Departure
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act of
1934
BRISTOL
WEST HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Date
of
Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March
6, 2006
Commission
File No. 001-31984
Delaware 001-31984 13-3994449
(State
or other
jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (I.R.S.
Employer
of
incorporation) Identification
No.)
5701
Stirling Road, Davie,
Florida 33314
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (954)
316-5200
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the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) On
March
6, 2006, Scott C. Nuttall, a director of Bristol West Holdings, Inc.
(“Bristol
West”),
notified Bristol West that he does not intend to stand for re-election at
Bristol West’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and will retire from the
Board of Directors at that time.
Further,
On March 7, 2006, Inder-Jeet S. Gujral, a Bristol West director, notified
Bristol West that he does not intend to stand for re-election at Bristol
West’s
2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and will retire from the Board of Directors
at that time.
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
BRISTOL
WEST HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: March
8, 2006
By: /s/
Craig E. Eisensacher
Craig
E.
Eisenacher
Senior
Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and duly authorized
officer)