UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 25, 2009

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

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

Reporting Person: McIntyre J. Scott Jr. (Director, Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2560611	Direct
Common Stock	4968	Indirect
Common Stock	6144	Indirect
Common Stock	3794	Indirect
Common Stock	40086	Indirect
Common Stock	449675	Indirect
Common Stock	519240	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.66	2014-02-20	Common Stock (18000)		Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.39	2015-02-18	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 disclaims ownership of these securities, 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 an other purpose.

F2: 14,000 options currently exercisable and 4,000 options become exercisable on 02/20/2009.

F3: 12,000 options currently exercisable and 8,000 options become exercisable in two equal installments of 4,000 options each on 02/18/2009 and 02/18/2010.

F4: 4,000 options currently exercisable and 16,000 options become exercisable in four equal installments of 4,000 options each on 02/16/2009, 02/16/2010, 02/16/2011 and 02/16/2012.

F5: 3,000 options become exercisable in five equal installments of 600 options each on 05/21/2009, 05/21/2010, 05/21/2011, 05/21/2012 and 05/21/2013.