UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Aug 5, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2010-07-15

Reporting Person: CONNER DAVID E (VP/Chief Claims Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-07-15	Common Stock	P	7	$20.06	Acquired	1370	Indirect
2010-07-30	Common Stock	P	7	$21.44	Acquired	1374	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1226	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The deemed execution date of this transaction is the statement date as provided by the Company's 401(k)Plan trustee/administrator.

F2: Shares acquired through payroll deduction and participation in Company's 401(k) Plan.

F3: This transaction qualifies as a non-discretionary transaction from a tax-qualified plan and is voluntarily reported on Form 4.

F4: Represents the approximate number of shares acquired by the trustee/administrator of the Company's 401(k) Plan for the reporting person's benefit, based on a statement of the trustee/administrator.

F5: The price per share is based on a statement provided by the Company's 401(k) Plan trustee/administrator.

F6: Th number of securities shown as being held in or acquired or disposed of by the Company 401(k) account for Mr. Conner's benefit is the approximate number of shares of common stock for which Mr. Conner has the right to direct the vote under the 401(k) plan. Such shares are not directly allocated to plan participants, but are instead held in a unitized fund consisting primarily of common stock, together with a small percentage of short-term investments. Participants acquire units of this fund.

F7: The total number of securities beneficially held indirectly by the reporting person following the reported transaction includes: approximately 1,083 shares held in a Company 401(k) account for Mr. Conner's benefit; and 287 shares held in the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Mr. Conner's benefit.

F8: The total number of securities beneficially held indirectly by the reporting person following the reported transaction includes: approximately 1,087 shares held in a Company 401(k) account for Mr. Conner's benefit; and 287 shares held in the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Mr. Conner's benefit.

F9: The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the reporting person following the reported transaction includes: 1,226 shares of restricted stock issued under the Company's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 05/21/2013.