Feb 19 (Reuters) - UnitedHealth's ( UNH ) insurance unit

is offering employees in its benefits operations unit the option

to accept buyouts if they quit by March 3, CNBC reported on

Wednesday.

Those who don't accept the offer will either continue in

their current role or a comparable position, the report added,

citing two people familiar with the matter.

If the unit, UnitedHealthcare, does not meet a resignation

quota through buyouts, it will lay employees off, the people

said, citing an internal resource site.

The benefits operations unit oversees multiple subdivisions

that help manage customer service, claims, enrollment,

customers' insurance benefits and more, according to the report.

UnitedHealth ( UNH ) did not immediately respond to a Reuters request

for comment.