Summary of UNITED FIRE GROUP INC

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Our 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 16, 2012 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, were 23,392,059 shares constituting approximately 91.7 percent of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the close of business on March 19, 2012. The following proposals were adopted by the margins indicated below. Proposal 1: Election of one Class A director to serve the remainder of an unexpired term ending in May 2014 (or until such time as his successor has been duly elected). Election of four Class C directors for a term of three years ending in May 2015 (or until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected).

                                                          Number of Shares
                                                                               Broker
                                              Votes For    Votes Withheld    Non-Votes
Scott L. Carlton          Class A Director   21,267,401           176,578    1,948,080
Christopher R. Drahozal   Class C Director   20,305,519         1,138,460    1,948,080
Jack B. Evans             Class C Director   20,481,098           962,881    1,948,080
George D. Milligan        Class C Director   20,478,433           965,536    1,948,080
Michael W. Phillips       Class C Director   21,269,545           174,434    1,948,080

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young, LLP.

                                                          Number of Shares
                                                                          Votes         Broker
                                     Votes For       Votes Against      Abstained      Non-Votes
Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP    21,917,595          1,012,243        462,221              -

Proposal 3: Approval of a resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

                                                        Number of Shares
                                                                        Votes         Broker
                                   Votes For       Votes Against      Abstained      Non-Votes
Say-on-Pay Advisory Vote on
Compensation of the Company's     20,371,730            569,355        502,894      1,948,080
Named Executive Officers

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 16, 2012, United Fire Group, Inc. held its annual shareholders' meeting at which the shareholder presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 was used. The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

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Item 8.01. Other Events
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of United Fire Group, Inc. held on May 16, 2012, the directors declared a $0.15 per share quarterly dividend which will be paid June 15, 2012 to common stock shareholders of record as of June 1, 2012. Also at its May16 meeting, the Board of Directors approved an extension of United Fire's existing share repurchase program, authorizing the purchase of an additional 1 million shares of the Company's common stock and extending the program's expiration date until August 2014. The amount and timing of any purchases under this program is at the Company's discretion. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) None.

(b) None.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
Exhibit Number Exhibit Description

99.1           Shareholder Presentation from Annual Shareholder's Meeting on May
               16, 2012.
99.2           Press release of United Fire Group, Inc. dated May 17, 2012.

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