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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * McIntyre Dee Ann   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED FIRE GROUP INC [ufcs] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 2007 FIRST AVENUE SE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/16/2018 (Street) CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52406-2804 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/16/2018   P   270 A $ 51.84 47,904 (1) D   Common Stock               50,802 I By J. Scott McIntyre Marital Election Trust Common Stock               449,675 (2) I By Dee Ann McIntyre Irrevocable Trust Common Stock               2,426,533 (3) (5) I By Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust Common Stock               471,863 (4) (5) I By McIntyre Foundation

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McIntyre Dee Ann 2007 FIRST AVENUE SE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52406-2804		X

Signatures

Dee Ann McIntyre, by Mark R. Van Heukelom, Attorney-in-Fact		05/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The number of securities directly owned by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction include: 438 certificated shares (168 shares held prior to reported transaction, and 270 shares reflected in reported transaction); 16,500 shares in an individual retirement account, and 30,966 shares held in a revocable trust for the Reporting Person's benefit (10,966 shares in one revocable trust account and 20,000 shares in another revocable trust account).
(2)	The Reporting Person is a lifetime beneficiary of the Dee Ann McIntyre Irrevocable Trust.
(3)	The Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust (for which the Reporting Person serves as Trustee) holds 2,426,533 shares (2,421,533 shares in one account, and 5,000 shares in a separate brokerage account).
(4)	The McIntyre Foundation is a private foundation for which the Reporting Person serves as one of three directors.
(5)	The Reporting Person hereby expressly declares that, pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13d-4, this filing shall not be construed as an admission that such person is a beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.

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