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: HUTCHINS KENT J (VP/COO - United Life Ins. Co.)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	43	Indirect
Common Stock	99	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.85	2016-09-01	Common Stock (250)		Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.23	2017-02-16	Common Stock (2500)		Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.39	2018-02-15	Common Stock (2500)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: 100 options currently exercisable and 150 options become exercisable in three equal installments of 50 options each on 09/01/2009, 09/01/2010 and 09/01/2011.

F2: 500 options currently exercisable and 2,000 options become exercisable in four equal installments of 500 options each on 02/16/2009, 02/16/2010, 02/16/2011 and 02/16/2012.

F3: 2,500 options become exercisable in five equal installments of 500 options each on 02/15/2009, 02/15/2010, 02/15/11, 02/15/12 and 02/15/2013.