SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 24, 2002
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UICI
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-14953 75-2044750
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation (Commission File (IRS Employer
or organization) Number) Identification No.)
4001 McEwen Drive, Suite 200, Dallas, Texas 75244
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 392-6700
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. OTHER EVENTS
Matthew R. Cassell has notified UICI of his intention to
resign as UICI's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective
June 1, 2002. Mr. Cassell, who came to UICI in December 1999 and has
served as UICI's Chief Financial Officer since November 7, 2000,
intends to pursue other business interests.
Mark D. Hauptman, currently UICI's Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer, will also assume Chief Financial Officer duties on
June 1. Mr. Hauptman began his UICI career as Controller in 1988.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF
1995:
Certain statements in this report are "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Such statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties
including, but not limited to, the following: changes in general economic
conditions, including the performance of financial markets, and interest rates;
competitive, regulatory or tax changes that affect the cost of or demand for the
Company's products; health care reform; the ability to predict and effectively
manage claims related to health care costs; and reliance on key management and
adequacy of claim liabilities.
The Company's future results will depend in large part on accurately predicting
health care costs incurred on existing business and upon the Company's ability
to control future health care costs through product and benefit design,
underwriting criteria, utilization management and negotiation of favorable
provider contracts. Changes in mandated benefits, utilization rates, demographic
characteristics, health care practices, provider consolidation, inflation, new
pharmaceuticals/technologies, clusters of high-cost cases, the regulatory
environment and numerous other factors are beyond the control of any health plan
provider and may adversely affect the Company's ability to predict and control
health care costs and claims, as well as the Company's financial condition,
results of operations or cash flows. Periodic renegotiations of hospital and
other provider contracts coupled with continued consolidation of physician,
hospital and other provider groups may result in increased health care costs and
limit the Company's ability to negotiate favorable rates. Recently, large
physician practice management companies have experienced extreme financial
difficulties, including bankruptcy, which may subject the Company to increased
credit risk related to provider groups and cause the Company to incur
duplicative claims expense. In addition, the Company faces competitive pressure
to contain premium prices. Fiscal concerns regarding the continued viability of
government-sponsored programs such as Medicare and Medicaid may cause decreasing
reimbursement rates for these programs. Any limitation on the Company's ability
to increase or maintain its premium levels, design products, implement
underwriting criteria or negotiate competitive provider contracts may adversely
affect the Company's financial condition or results of operations.
The Company's Academic Management Services Corp. business could be adversely
affected by changes in the Higher Education Act or other relevant federal or
state laws, rules and regulations and the programs implemented thereunder may
adversely impact the education credit market. In addition, existing legislation
and future measures by the federal government may adversely affect the amount
and nature of federal financial assistance available with respect to loans made
through the U.S. Department of Education. Finally the level of competition
currently in existence in the secondary market for loans made under the Federal
Loan Programs could be reduced, resulting in fewer potential buyers of the
Federal Loans and lower prices available in the secondary market for those
loans.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
UICI
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(Registrant)
Date May 24, 2002 By /s/ Glenn W. Reed
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Glenn W. Reed
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel