Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
d. The Board of Directors of FBL Financial Group, Inc. elected Roger K. Brooks as a new director of the Company. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Brooks and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Brooks was selected as a director. Mr. Brooks has no material interest in any prior, existing or proposed transaction or series of transactions with FBL or its management. A news release announcing Mr. Brooks' election is included herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Board of Directors of FBL Financial Group, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share to owners of Class A and Class B common stock. This declared dividend was determined as part of the company's ongoing capital management plan and represents a decrease of 50 percent from FBL's first quarter common stock dividend. The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2009. A news release announcing this dividend is included herewith as Exhibit 99.1.