United Fire Group, Inc. Reports on Annual Meeting of Shareholders
May 17 2019 - 11:30AM
United Fire Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFCS) (the "Company" or "UFG")
announced today that shareholders elected four Class B Directors to
our 12-member board at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held
on May 15, 2019.
The following individuals were each elected to
serve three-year terms expiring in 2022:
- John-Paul E. Besong, former Senior Vice President of e-Business
and Chief Information Officer for Rockwell Collins (now known as
Collins Aerospace) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
- James W. Noyce, former Chief Executive Officer and Director of
FBL Financial Group, Inc. in West Des Moines, Iowa;
- Mary K. Quass, President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG
Media, LLC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and
- Kyle D. Skogman, President of Skogman Construction Co. of Iowa
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In other official business, our
shareholders:
- ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019;
and
- approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the
Company's named executive officers.
New Officer Elections
The Company is pleased to announce the following
officer elections effective May 15, 2019:
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Dawn M.
Jaffray |
United Fire Group, Inc. elected Senior Vice President & Chief
Financial Officer Dawn M. Jaffray to Executive Vice President. |
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Scott
Bailey |
United Fire & Casualty Company elected Surety Underwriting
Manager Scott Bailey as an Assistant Vice President. |
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Kathleen
Goldsmith |
United Fire & Casualty Company elected Application Development
Manager Kathleen Goldsmith as an Assistant Vice President. |
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Ward
Johnson |
United Fire & Casualty Company elected Risk Control Manager
Ward Johnson as an Assistant Vice President. |
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Sarah
Madsen |
United Fire & Casualty Company elected Assistant General
Counsel Sarah Madsen as an Assistant Vice President. |
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James
Moen |
United Fire & Casualty Company elected Underwriting Manager
James Moen as an Assistant Vice President. |
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Casey
Prince |
United Fire & Casualty Company elected Marketing Communications
Manager Casey Prince as an Assistant Vice President. |
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Steve
Watters |
United Fire & Casualty Company elected Surety Claims Manager
Steve Watters as an Assistant Vice President. |
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About UFG—Founded in 1946 as
United Fire & Casualty Company, UFG, through its insurance
company subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of writing
property and casualty insurance.
Through our subsidiaries, we are licensed as a
property and casualty insurer in 46 states, plus the District of
Columbia, and we are represented by approximately 1,100 independent
agencies. A.M. Best Company assigns a rating of "A" (Excellent) for
members of the United Fire & Casualty Group.
For more information about UFG, visit
www.ufginsurance.com.
Contact—Randy Patten, AVP of
Finance and Investor Relations, 319-286-2537 or
rpatten@unitedfiregroup.com.
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