UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 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 8/8/2012
Kevin W. Helbing
Report Type (Check only one.):

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13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are
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:     106
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:     $168,996 (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    1,299   33,528 SH         Sole             33,528
AT&T Inc                      Common       00206R-10-2    3,625  101,660 SH         Sole            101,660
Abbott Laboratories           Common       002824-10-0   14,506  225,000 SH         Sole            225,000
Agilysys Inc                  Common       00847J-10-5    1,090  125,687 SH         Sole            125,687
Alliant Energy Corporation    Common       018802-10-8    5,569  122,200 SH         Sole            122,200
ALTERA CORP                   Common       021441-10-0      169    5,000 SH         Sole              5,000
American Strategic Inc
Port II                       Common       030099-10-5      221   25,420 SH         Sole             25,420
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP        Common       03073E-10-5      236    6,000 SH         Sole              6,000
BCE Inc                       Common       05534B-76-0      611   14,823 SH         Sole             14,823
BRE Properties Inc            Common       05564E-10-6      900   18,000 SH         Sole             18,000
Bank of America Corporation   Common       060505-10-4    1,145  140,000 SH         Sole            140,000
BECTON DICKINSON & CO         Common       075887-10-9      150    2,000 SH         Sole              2,000
BED BATH & BEYOND INC         Common       075896-10-0      371    6,000 SH         Sole              6,000
Bemis Company Inc             Common       081437-10-5      984   31,400 SH         Sole             31,400
Boeing Company                Common       097023-10-5    5,573   75,000 SH         Sole             75,000
CIT Group Inc                 Common       125581-80-1    1,963   55,065 SH         Sole             55,065
CAMPBELL SOUP CO              Common       134429-10-9      334   10,000 SH         Sole             10,000
Cincinnati Financial Corp     Common       172062-10-1   12,193  320,276 SH         Sole            320,276
COCA COLA CO                  Common       191216-10-0      313    4,000 SH         Sole              4,000
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO          Common       194162-10-3      416    4,000 SH         Sole              4,000
ConocoPhillips                Common       20825C-10-4      562   10,059 SH         Sole             10,059
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC       Common       209115-10-4       93    1,500 SH         Sole              1,500
Cummins Inc                   Common       231021-10-6    7,097   73,230 SH         Sole             73,230
DANAHER CORP DEL              Common       235851-10-2      208    4,000 SH         Sole              4,000
Dean Foods Company            Common       242370-10-4      136    8,000 SH         Sole              8,000
Deere & Company               Common       244199-10-5    1,617   20,000 SH         Sole             20,000
DOLLAR TREE INC               Common       256746-10-8      323    6,000 SH         Sole              6,000
Dow Chemical Company          Common       260543-10-3    5,355  170,000 SH         Sole            170,000
Duke Energy Corporation       Common       26441C-10-5    3,417  148,192 SH         Sole            148,192
Emerson Electric Co           Common       291011-10-4      587   12,600 SH         Sole             12,600
Exelis Inc                    Common       30162A-10-8       25    2,500 SH         Sole              2,500
Express Scripts Holding
Company                       Common       30219G-10-8      223    4,000 SH         Sole              4,000
Exxon Mobil Corporation       Common       30231G-10-2    3,423   40,000 SH         Sole             40,000
FACTSET RESH SYS INC          Common       303075-10-5      279    3,000 SH         Sole              3,000
Federal-Mogul Corporation     Common       313549-40-4      423   38,457 SH         Sole             38,457
Fidelity National Information Common       31620M-10-6      333    9,758 SH         Sole              9,758
Fidelity NationalFinancial
Inc                           Common       31620R-10-5      428   22,201 SH         Sole             22,201
Frontier Communications Corp  Common       35906A-10-8       51   13,439 SH         Sole             13,439
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc  Preferred    36239Q-30-7      406   15,845 SH         Sole             15,845
Arthur J Gallagher & Co       Common       363576-10-9      362   10,321 SH         Sole             10,321
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP         Common       369550-10-8      330    5,000 SH         Sole              5,000
General Electric Company      Common       369604-10-3    5,731  275,000 SH         Sole            275,000
General Motors Company        Common       37045V-10-0        7      364 SH         Sole                364
General Motors Company-
Warrants A                    Common       37045V-11-8        4      331 SH         Sole                331
General Motors Company-
Warrants B                    Common       37045V-12-6        2      331 SH         Sole                331
GenOn Energy Inc              Common       37244E-10-7      137   80,347 SH         Sole             80,347
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC         Common       375916-10-3       41    1,500 SH         Sole              1,500
H J Heinz Company             Common       423074-10-3    2,447   45,000 SH         Sole             45,000
Honeywell International Inc   Common       438516-10-6    2,122   38,000 SH         Sole             38,000
Hospira Inc                   Common       441060-10-0      560   16,000 SH         Sole             16,000
ITT CORP                      Common       450911-20-1       22    1,250 SH         Sole              1,250
Intel Corporation             Common       458140-10-0    1,599   60,000 SH         Sole             60,000
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS  Common       459200-10-1      587    3,000 SH         Sole              3,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co           Common       46625H-10-0    2,063   57,736 SH         Sole             57,736
JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC DEL     Common       469814-10-7       38    1,000 SH         Sole              1,000
Johnson & Johnson             Common       478160-10-4    2,567   38,000 SH         Sole             38,000
JOS A BANK CLOTHIERS INC      Common       480838-10-1       64    1,500 SH         Sole              1,500
Lam Research Corporation      Common       512807-10-8      212    5,625 SH         Sole              5,625
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP        Common       535678-10-6      125    4,000 SH         Sole              4,000
LOWES COS INC                 Common       548661-10-7      483   17,000 SH         Sole             17,000
MCCORMICK & CO INC            Common       579780-20-6      121    2,000 SH         Sole              2,000
MCDONALDS CORP                Common       580135-10-1      443    5,000 SH         Sole              5,000
Medtronic Inc                 Common       585055-10-6      968   25,000 SH         Sole             25,000
Merck & Co Inc                Common       58933Y-10-5      241    5,767 SH         Sole              5,767
METLIFE INC                   Common       59156R-10-8       56    1,800 SH         Sole              1,800
NATIONAL PRESTO INDS INC      Common       637215-10-4       70    1,000 SH         Sole              1,000
Newell Rubbermaid Inc         Common       651229-10-6      830   45,766 SH         Sole             45,766
NIKE INC                      Common       654106-10-3      263    3,000 SH         Sole              3,000
Old Republic International
Cor                           Common       680223-10-4    2,111  254,690 SH         Sole            254,690
OMNICOM GROUP INC             Common       681919-10-6      146    3,000 SH         Sole              3,000
ORACLE CORP                   Common       68389X-10-5      208    7,000 SH         Sole              7,000
PepsiCo Inc                   Common       713448-10-8    1,625   23,000 SH         Sole             23,000
Pfizer Inc                    Common       717081-10-3      920   40,000 SH         Sole             40,000
Phillips 66                   Common       718546-10-4      167    5,029 SH         Sole              5,029
Piper Jaffray Cos             Common       724078-10-0      195    8,329 SH         Sole              8,329
PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP   Common       726503-10-5      242    3,000 SH         Sole              3,000
Procter & Gamble Company      Common       742718-10-9    4,655   76,000 SH         Sole             76,000
Progress Energy Inc           Common       743263-10-5    1,151   19,131 SH         Sole             19,131
QCR Holdings Inc              Common       74727A-10-4    1,090   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       44    2,000 SH         Sole              2,000
Royal Dutch Shell ADR         Common       780259-20-6    2,697   40,000 SH         Sole             40,000
Schlumberger Limited          Common       806857-10-8    1,947   30,000 SH         Sole             30,000
SMUCKER J M CO                Common       832696-40-5      302    4,000 SH         Sole              4,000
Spectra Energy Corporation    Common       847560-10-9    2,734   94,096 SH         Sole             94,096
STRYKER CORP                  Common       863667-10-1      331    6,000 SH         Sole              6,000
Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd                Common       881624-20-9       71    1,802 SH         Sole              1,802
TEXAS INSTRS INC              Common       882508-10-4      143    5,000 SH         Sole              5,000
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO             Common       892356-10-6      332    4,000 SH         Sole              4,000
Treehouse Foods Inc           Common       89469A-10-4      601    9,652 SH         Sole              9,652
U S Bancorp                   Common       902973-30-4   22,232  691,284 SH         Sole            691,284
UNION PAC CORP                Common       907818-10-8      298    2,500 SH         Sole              2,500
V F CORP                      Common       918204-10-8      400    3,000 SH         Sole              3,000
VARIAN MED SYS INC            Common       92220P-10-5       61    1,000 SH         Sole              1,000
Vectren Corporation           Common       92240G-10-1      787   26,658 SH         Sole             26,658
Verizon Communications Inc    Common       92343V-10-4    2,489   55,997 SH         Sole             55,997
WAL MART STORES INC           Common       931142-10-3      244    3,500 SH         Sole              3,500
WALGREEN CO                   Common       931422-10-9      296   10,000 SH         Sole             10,000
WASTE MGMT INC DEL            Common       94106L-10-9       67    2,000 SH         Sole              2,000
Wells Fargo & Company         Common       949746-10-1    8,530  255,086 SH         Sole            255,086
Wachovia Corp Ser L Conv
Perp Pfd                      Preferred    949746-80-4    1,575    1,400 SH         Sole              1,400
Windstream Corporation        Common       97381W-10-4      125   12,942 SH         Sole             12,942
Wintrust Financial
Corporation                   Common       97650W-10-8    8,184  230,523 SH         Sole            230,523
Xcel Energy, Inc.             Common       98389B-10-0    2,557   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      196    9,189 SH         Sole              9,189
Report Summary                Data Records 104          170,448  0 other managers on whose behlaf report is filed