FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Helbing Kevin W. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/14/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED FIRE GROUP INC [UFCS] (Last) (First) (Middle) 118 SECOND AVENUE SE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Assistant VP/Interim PFO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401 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 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 65 (1) I By Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for self

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	02/19/2015	02/19/2020	Common	375	$ 16.89	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	02/18/2021	Common	1,000	$ 20.54	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	02/24/2022	Common	1,500	$ 20.93	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	02/15/2023	Common	2,000	$ 23.96	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	02/21/2024	Common	2,500	$ 29.61	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Helbing Kevin W. 118 SECOND AVENUE SE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401	Â	Â	  Assistant VP/Interim PFO	Â

Signatures

/s/ Kevin W. Helbing by Barrie W. Ernst, Attorney-in-Fact		11/20/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Represents the approximate number of shares (excluding fractionals) in the Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan allocated for the Reporting Person's benefit.
(2)	500 options each become vested and exercisable on 02/18/2015 and 02/18/2016, respectively.
(3)	500 options each become vested and exercisable on 02/24/2015, 02/24/2016 and 02/24/2017, respectively.
(4)	500 options each become vested and exercisable on 02/15/2015, 02/15/2016, 02/15/2017 and 02/15/2018, respectively.
(5)	500 options each become vested and exercisable on 02/21/2015, 02/21/2016, 02/21/2017, 02/21/2018, 02/21/2019 and 02/21/2020, respectively.

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