Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 8, 2004

STEPHEN WIGGINS – UICI (UCI)

STEPHEN F. WIGGINS is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HealthMarket, Inc., an insurance company that develops and sells consumer driven health Plans to employer groups. Prior to HealthMarket, Mr. Wiggins was the Founder and served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Health Plan from 1984 through August 1997. Under his leadership, Oxford grew to $5 billion of annual revenue and ranked among the 300 largest US corporations. He co-founded Health Partners, Inc., in 1993, a physician practice management company that grew to $150 million of annual revenue before it was sold. He is also a principal co-Founder and Director of Intelliclaim, Inc., which provides claim auditing and productivity software and services to over 20 health insurers; BenefitPort, LLC, one of the nation's largest health insurance sales organizations, with nine regional offices and over $1.5 billion of in-force premium, and IPXray, LLC, an Internet security firm. Mr. Wiggins was the Founder and remains a Trustee of Accessible Space, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis that develops and operates residential facilities for individuals with mobility impairments and brain injuries. Mr. Wiggins received a BA from Macalester College where he currently serves as a Trustee. He received an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief overview of UICI?

Mr. Wiggins: UICI is a health insurance company with a collection of

businesses, primarily selling health insurance to the