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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KKR 1996 GP LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BRISTOL WEST HOLDINGS INC [BRW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/03/2007 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/03/2007   U(1)   12,257,368 D $ 22.5 0 I See Footnote (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KKR 1996 GP LLC C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
KKR ASSOCIATES 1996 L P C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
KKR 1996 FUND L P C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
BRISTOL WEST ASSOCIATES LLC C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
KRAVIS HENRY R C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
ROBERTS GEORGE R C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
RAETHER PAUL E C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO., L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
GREENE JAMES H JR C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
GILHULY EDWARD A C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
STUART SCOTT M C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X

Signatures

/s/ Richard Kreider, by Power of Attorney for all Reporting Persons		07/05/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer, Farmers Group Inc. and BWH Acquisition Company in exchange for cash.
(2)	See attached joint filer information. Information with respect to Messrs. Golkin, Huth, Navab, Fisher and Michelson may be found on a corresponding Form 4 filed on the date hereof.

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