Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Cataldo Robert Francis

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/16/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

UNITED FIRE GROUP INC [UFCS]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

118 2ND AVE SE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP & Strategy Officer /

(Street)

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2303	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/15/2023	Stock Option (right to buy)	400.0	$23.96	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/21/2024	Stock Option (right to buy)	1500.0	$29.61	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	5/16/2028	Stock Option (right to buy)	2681.0	$52.16	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	2/15/2029	Stock Option (right to buy)	2892.0	$54.26	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	2/20/2025	Stock Option (right to buy)	2000.0	$29.12	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	All options currently exercisable.
(2)	893 options are vested and exercisable. Remaining options become vested and exercisable in equal installments on 5/16/2020, and 5/16/2021.
(3)	Options become vested and exercisable in equal installments on 2/15/2020, 2/15/2021, and 2/15/2022, respectively.
(4)	1500 options are vested and exercisable. Remaining options become vested and exercisable on 2/21/2020.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cataldo Robert Francis 118 2ND AVE SE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401			VP & Strategy Officer

Signatures
/s/ Robert F. Cataldo		8/21/2019
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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