Item 8.01. Other Events

On November 14, 2012, the Board of Directors of FBL Financial Group approved a plan to repurchase up to $30 million of shares of Class A common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, with the timing and terms of the purchases to be determined by management of FBL Financial Group. There is no guarantee as to the timing of any repurchases or the exact number of shares, if any, that FBL Financial Group will repurchase. The $30 million stock repurchase authorization will commence upon the completion of the current $200 million repurchase plan, which was approved in October 2011 and has $14.6 million remaining.

On November 15, 2012, FBL Financial Group issued a news release regarding the share repurchase authorization transaction. The news release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.