Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officer; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 7, 2009, United Fire & Casualty Company issued a press release
announcing that Jack B. Evans, vice chairman of our board, had been named
interim chairman of the board of directors. Evans will immediately assume the
post left vacant by the untimely passing of J. Scott McIntyre Jr., who died on
Tuesday, October 6, 2009, after serving as our chairman for the past 34 years. A
copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.