UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 25, 2009

SEC Form 3/A — Form 3/A

Issuer: UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2009-02-25

Reporting Person: RIFE JOHN A (Director, Pres - United Life Ins. Co.)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	22561	Direct
Common Stock	745	Indirect
Common Stock	202058	Indirect
Common Stock	241796	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.85	2013-02-21	Common Stock (2500)		Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.66	2014-02-20	Common Stock (12000)		Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.39	2015-02-18	Common Stock (20000)		Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$39.13	2016-02-17	Common Stock (20000)		Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.23	2017-02-16	Common Stock (20000)		Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.39	2018-02-15	Common Stock (3000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person serves as co-trustee of this employee benefit plan and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. None of the shares are allocated to the reporting person's individual account. The reporting person will receive a pension benefit from the plan. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

F2: The reporting person serves as co-trustee of the plan. 3,719 shares are allocated to the reporting person's individual account. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares that are not allocated to his individual account, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

F3: 2,500 options currently exercisable.

F4: 12,000 options currently exercisable.

F5: 20,000 options currently exercisable.

F6: 3,000 options currently exercisable.