UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2012
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Institutional Investment Manager:
Name:    United Fire Group, Inc
Address:    118 Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids  IA  52401
Form 13F File Number: 28-6427
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete,and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of the Reporting Manager:
Name: Kevin W. Helbing
Title: Controller
Phone: 319 286-2533
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Kevin W. Helbing Cedar Rapids, IA 11/8/2012
Kevin W. Helbing
Report Type (Check only one.):

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13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting managerare
reported in this report.)

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13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

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13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)



FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:      0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:     104
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:     $173,860 (in thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:     NONE
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE



                                                                                                     VOTING AUTHORITY
                                                         VALUE   SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMNT  OTHER   -------------------
NAME OF ISSUER              TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP    (x $1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN  MANAGERS  SOLE   SHARED NONE
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AGL Resources Inc             Common       001204-10-6    1,372   33,528 SH        Sole              33,528
AT&T Inc                      Common       00206R-10-2    3,833  101,660 SH        Sole             101,660
Abbott Laboratories           Common       002824-10-0   15,426  225,000 SH        Sole             225,000
Agilysys Inc                  Common       00847J-10-5    1,081  125,687 SH        Sole             125,687
Alliant Energy Corporation    Common       018802-10-8    5,302  122,200 SH        Sole             122,200
ALTERA CORP                   Common       021441-10-0      170    5,000 SH        Sole               5,000
American Strategic Inc
Port II    		      Common       030099-10-5      229   25,420 SH        Sole              25,420
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP        Common       03073E-10-5      232    6,000 SH        Sole               6,000
BCE Inc                       Common       05534B-76-0      651   14,823 SH        Sole              14,823
BRE Properties Inc            Common       05564E-10-6      844   18,000 SH        Sole              18,000
Bank of America Corporation   Common       060505-10-4    1,236  140,000 SH        Sole             140,000
BECTON DICKINSON & CO         Common       075887-10-9      157    2,000 SH        Sole               2,000
BED BATH & BEYOND INC         Common       075896-10-0      378    6,000 SH        Sole               6,000
Bemis Company Inc             Common       081437-10-5      988   31,400 SH        Sole              31,400
Boeing Company                Common       097023-10-5    5,220   75,000 SH        Sole              75,000
CIT Group Inc                 Common       125581-80-1    2,169   55,065 SH        Sole              55,065
CAMPBELL SOUP CO              Common       134429-10-9      348   10,000 SH        Sole              10,000
Cincinnati Financial Corp     Common       172062-10-1   12,129  320,276 SH        Sole             320,276
COCA COLA CO                  Common       191216-10-0      303    8,000 SH        Sole               8,000
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO          Common       194162-10-3      429    4,000 SH        Sole               4,000
ConocoPhillips                Common       20825C-10-4      575   10,059 SH        Sole              10,059
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC       Common       209115-10-4       90    1,500 SH        Sole               1,500
Cummins Inc                   Common       231021-10-6    6,753   73,230 SH        Sole              73,230
DANAHER CORP DEL              Common       235851-10-2      221    4,000 SH        Sole               4,000
Dean Foods Company            Common       242370-10-4      131    8,000 SH        Sole               8,000
Deere & Company               Common       244199-10-5    1,649   20,000 SH        Sole              20,000
DOLLAR TREE INC               Common       256746-10-8      290    6,000 SH        Sole               6,000
Dow Chemical Company          Common       260543-10-3    4,922  170,000 SH        Sole             170,000
Duke Energy Corporation       Common       26441C-20-4    4,280   66,056 SH        Sole              66,056
Emerson Electric Co           Common       291011-10-4      608   12,600 SH        Sole              12,600
Exelis Inc                    Common       30162A-10-8       26    2,500 SH        Sole               2,500
Express Scripts Holding
Company                       Common       30219G-10-8      251    4,000 SH        Sole               4,000
Exxon Mobil Corporation       Common       30231G-10-2    3,658   40,000 SH        Sole              40,000
FACTSET RESH SYS INC          Common       303075-10-5      289    3,000 SH        Sole               3,000
Federal-Mogul Corporation     Common       313549-40-4      352   38,457 SH        Sole              38,457
Fidelity National Information Common       31620M-10-6      305    9,758 SH        Sole               9,758
Fidelity NationalFinancial
Inc                           Common       31620R-10-5      475   22,201 SH        Sole              22,201
Frontier Communications Corp  Common       35906A-10-8       66   13,439 SH        Sole              13,439
Arthur J Gallagher & Co       Common       363576-10-9      370   10,321 SH        Sole              10,321
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP         Common       369550-10-8      331    5,000 SH        Sole               5,000
General Electric Company      Common       369604-10-3    6,245  275,000 SH        Sole             275,000
General Motors Company        Common       37045V-10-0        8      364 SH        Sole                 364
General Motors Company-
Warrants A                    Common       37045V-11-8        5      331 SH        Sole                 331
General Motors Company-
Warrants B                    Common       37045V-12-6        3      331 SH        Sole                 331
GenOn Energy Inc              Common       37244E-10-7      203   80,347 SH        Sole              80,347
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC         Common       375916-10-3       48    1,500 SH        Sole               1,500
H J Heinz Company             Common       423074-10-3    2,518   45,000 SH        Sole              45,000
Honeywell International Inc   Common       438516-10-6    2,271   38,000 SH        Sole              38,000
Hospira Inc                   Common       441060-10-0      525   16,000 SH        Sole              16,000
ITT CORP                      Common       450911-20-1       25    1,250 SH        Sole               1,250
Intel Corporation             Common       458140-10-0    1,359   60,000 SH        Sole              60,000
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS  Common       459200-10-1      622    3,000 SH        Sole               3,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co           Common       46625H-10-0    2,337   57,736 SH        Sole              57,736
JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC DEL     Common       469814-10-7       40    1,000 SH        Sole               1,000
Johnson & Johnson             Common       478160-10-4    2,619   38,000 SH        Sole              38,000
JOS A BANK CLOTHIERS INC      Common       480838-10-1       73    1,500 SH        Sole               1,500
Lam Research Corporation      Common       512807-10-8      179    5,625 SH        Sole               5,625
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP        Common       535678-10-6      127    4,000 SH        Sole               4,000
LOWES COS INC                 Common       548661-10-7      514   17,000 SH        Sole              17,000
MCCORMICK & CO INC            Common       579780-20-6      124    2,000 SH        Sole               2,000
MCDONALDS CORP                Common       580135-10-1      459    5,000 SH        Sole               5,000
Medtronic Inc                 Common       585055-10-6    1,078   25,000 SH        Sole              25,000
Merck & Co Inc                Common       58933Y-10-5      260    5,767 SH        Sole               5,767
METLIFE INC                   Common       59156R-10-8       62    1,800 SH        Sole               1,800
NATIONAL PRESTO INDS INC      Common       637215-10-4       73    1,000 SH        Sole               1,000
Newell Rubbermaid Inc         Common       651229-10-6      874   45,766 SH        Sole              45,766
NIKE INC                      Common       654106-10-3      285    3,000 SH        Sole               3,000
Old Republic International
Cor                           Common       680223-10-4    2,369  254,690 SH        Sole             254,690
OMNICOM GROUP INC             Common       681919-10-6      155    3,000 SH        Sole               3,000
ORACLE CORP                   Common       68389X-10-5      220    7,000 SH        Sole               7,000
PepsiCo Inc                   Common       713448-10-8    1,628   23,000 SH        Sole              23,000
Pfizer Inc                    Common       717081-10-3      994   40,000 SH        Sole              40,000
Phillips 66                   Common       718546-10-4      233    5,029 SH        Sole               5,029
Piper Jaffray Cos             Common       724078-10-0      212    8,329 SH        Sole               8,329
PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP   Common       726503-10-5      265    3,000 SH        Sole               3,000
Procter & Gamble Company      Common       742718-10-9    5,271   76,000 SH        Sole              76,000
QCR Holdings Inc              Common       74727A-10-4    1,246   83,181 SH        Sole              83,181
Resolute Forest Products      Common       76117W-10-9        1       58 SH        Sole                  58
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC   Preferred    780097-87-9       49    2,000 SH        Sole               2,000
Royal Dutch Shell ADR         Common       780259-20-6    2,776   40,000 SH        Sole              40,000
Schlumberger Limited          Common       806857-10-8    2,170   30,000 SH        Sole              30,000
SMUCKER J M CO                Common       832696-40-5      345    4,000 SH        Sole               4,000
Spectra Energy Corporation    Common       847560-10-9    2,763   94,096 SH        Sole              94,096
STRYKER CORP                  Common       863667-10-1      334    6,000 SH        Sole               6,000
Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd                Common       881624-20-9       75    1,802 SH        Sole               1,802
TEXAS INSTRS INC              Common       882508-10-4      138    5,000 SH        Sole               5,000
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO             Common       892356-10-6      396    4,000 SH        Sole               4,000
Treehouse Foods Inc           Common       89469A-10-4      507    9,652 SH        Sole               9,652
U S Bancorp                   Common       902973-30-4   23,711  691,284 SH        Sole             691,284
UNION PAC CORP                Common       907818-10-8      297    2,500 SH        Sole               2,500
V F CORP                      Common       918204-10-8      478    3,000 SH        Sole               3,000
VARIAN MED SYS INC            Common       92220P-10-5       60    1,000 SH        Sole               1,000
Vectren Corporation           Common       92240G-10-1      762   26,658 SH        Sole              26,658
Verizon Communications Inc    Common       92343V-10-4    2,552   55,997 SH        Sole              55,997
WAL MART STORES INC           Common       931142-10-3      258    3,500 SH        Sole               3,500
WALGREEN CO                   Common       931422-10-9      364   10,000 SH        Sole              10,000
WASTE MGMT INC DEL            Common       94106L-10-9       64    2,000 SH        Sole               2,000
Wells Fargo & Company         Common       949746-10-1    8,808  255,086 SH        Sole             255,086
Wachovia Corp Ser L Conv
Perp Pfd                      Preferred    949746-80-4    1,733    1,400 SH        Sole               1,400
Windstream Corporation        Common       97381W-10-4      131   12,942 SH        Sole              12,942
Wintrust Financial
Corporation                   Common       97650W-10-8    8,661  230,523 SH        Sole             230,523
Xcel Energy, Inc.             Common       98389B-10-0    2,494   90,000 SH        Sole              90,000
Xylem Inc                     Common       98419M-10-0       63    2,500 SH        Sole               2,500
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd    Common       G62185-10-6      203    9,189 SH        Sole               9,189
Report Summary                Data Records 104          173,860  0 other managers on whose behalf report is filed