UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2006


                           Unico American Corporation
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                     Nevada
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


           0-3978                                   95-2583928
    (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)


      23251 Mulholland Drive
     Woodland Hills, California                         91364
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)


                                 (818) 591-9800
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


         (Former name or former address, if changed since last Report.)


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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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On August 9, 2006, the registrant issued a news release announcing its results
of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. A copy of the news release
is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of
any general incorporation language in such filing.


                                   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.

                                                    UNICO AMERICAN CORPORATION
                                                    (Registrant)


Date: August 9, 2006                        By:     /s/ Lester A. Aaron
                                                    -------------------
                                          Name:     Lester A. Aaron
                                          Title:    Chief Financial Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number        Description
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99.1                  News release dated August 9, 2006


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