UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

           FORM 13F

     FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  December 31, 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:

                              Cedar Rapids,            2/8/2013
Kevin W. Helbing

Report Type (Check only one.):

[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)

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

[ ] 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:  105
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $173,232 (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
--------------		    -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --- ---- -------- --------- ------- ------- ----
			    		             	                                  
AGL Resources Inc             Common       001204-10-6     1,340    33,528 SH        Sole               33,528
AT&T Inc                      Common       00206R-10-2     3,427   101,660 SH        Sole              101,660
Abbott Laboratories           Common       002824-10-0    14,738   225,000 SH        Sole              225,000
Agilysys Inc                  Common       00847J-10-5     1,052   125,687 SH        Sole              125,687
Alliant Energy Corporation    Common       018802-10-8     5,366   122,200 SH        Sole              122,200
ALTERA CORP                   Common       021441-10-0       172     5,000 SH        Sole                5,000
American Strategic Inc Port
II                            Common       030099-10-5       224    25,420 SH        Sole               25,420
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP        Common       03073E-10-5       259     6,000 SH        Sole                6,000
BCE Inc                       Common       05534B-76-0       636    14,823 SH        Sole               14,823
BRE Properties Inc            Common       05564E-10-6       915    18,000 SH        Sole               18,000
Bank of America Corporation   Common       060505-10-4     1,625   140,000 SH        Sole              140,000
BECTON DICKINSON & CO         Common       075887-10-9       156     2,000 SH        Sole                2,000
BED BATH & BEYOND INC         Common       075896-10-0       335     6,000 SH        Sole                6,000
Bemis Company Inc             Common       081437-10-5     1,051    31,400 SH        Sole               31,400
Boeing Company                Common       097023-10-5     5,652    75,000 SH        Sole               75,000
CIT Group Inc                 Common       125581-80-1     2,128    55,065 SH        Sole               55,065
CAMPBELL SOUP CO              Common       134429-10-9       349    10,000 SH        Sole               10,000
Cincinnati Financial Corp     Common       172062-10-1    12,542   320,276 SH        Sole              320,276
COCA COLA CO                  Common       191216-10-0       290     8,000 SH        Sole                8,000
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO          Common       194162-10-3       418     4,000 SH        Sole                4,000
ConocoPhillips                Common       20825C-10-4       583    10,059 SH        Sole               10,059
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC       Common       209115-10-4        83     1,500 SH        Sole                1,500
Covanta Holding Corporation   Common       22282E-10-2         1        32 SH        Sole                   32
Cummins Inc                   Common       231021-10-6     7,934    73,230 SH        Sole               73,230
DANAHER CORP DEL              Common       235851-10-2       224     4,000 SH        Sole                4,000
Dean Foods Company            Common       242370-10-4       132     8,000 SH        Sole                8,000
Deere & Company               Common       244199-10-5     1,728    20,000 SH        Sole               20,000
DOLLAR TREE INC               Common       256746-10-8       243     6,000 SH        Sole                6,000
Dow Chemical Company          Common       260543-10-3     5,496   170,000 SH        Sole              170,000
Duke Energy Corporation       Common       26441C-20-4     4,214    66,056 SH        Sole               66,056
Emerson Electric Co           Common       291011-10-4       667    12,600 SH        Sole               12,600
Exelis Inc                    Common       30162A-10-8        28     2,500 SH        Sole                2,500
Express Scripts Holding
Company			      Common       30219G-10-8       216     4,000 SH        Sole                4,000
Exxon Mobil Corporation       Common       30231G-10-2     3,462    40,000 SH        Sole               40,000
FACTSET RESH SYS INC          Common       303075-10-5       264     3,000 SH        Sole                3,000
Federal-Mogul Corporation     Common       313549-40-4       308    38,457 SH        Sole               38,457
Fidelity National
Information                   Common       31620M-10-6       340     9,758 SH        Sole                9,758
Fidelity NationalFinancial
Inc                           Common       31620R-10-5       523    22,201 SH        Sole               22,201
Frontier Communications
Corp                          Common       35906A-10-8        58    13,439 SH        Sole               13,439
Arthur J Gallagher & Co       Common       363576-10-9       358    10,321 SH        Sole               10,321
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP         Common       369550-10-8       346     5,000 SH        Sole                5,000
General Electric Company      Common       369604-10-3     5,772   275,000 SH        Sole              275,000
General Motors Company        Common       37045V-10-0        10       364 SH        Sole                  364
General Motors Company-
Warrants A                    Common       37045V-11-8         6       331 SH        Sole                  331
General Motors Company-
Warrants B                    Common       37045V-12-6         4       331 SH        Sole                  331
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC         Common       375916-10-3        55     1,500 SH        Sole                1,500
H J Heinz Company             Common       423074-10-3     2,596    45,000 SH        Sole               45,000
Honeywell International Inc   Common       438516-10-6     2,412    38,000 SH        Sole               38,000
Hospira Inc                   Common       441060-10-0       500    16,000 SH        Sole               16,000
ITT CORP                      Common       450911-20-1        29     1,250 SH        Sole                1,250
Intel Corporation             Common       458140-10-0     1,237    60,000 SH        Sole               60,000
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS  Common       459200-10-1       575     3,000 SH        Sole                3,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co           Common       46625H-10-0     2,539    57,736 SH        Sole               57,736
JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC DEL     Common       469814-10-7        43     1,000 SH        Sole                1,000
Johnson & Johnson             Common       478160-10-4     2,664    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       203     5,625 SH        Sole                5,625
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP        Common       535678-10-6       137     4,000 SH        Sole                4,000
LOWES COS INC                 Common       548661-10-7       604    17,000 SH        Sole               17,000
MCCORMICK & CO INC            Common       579780-20-6       127     2,000 SH        Sole                2,000
MCDONALDS CORP                Common       580135-10-1       441     5,000 SH        Sole                5,000
Medtronic Inc                 Common       585055-10-6     1,026    25,000 SH        Sole               25,000
Merck & Co Inc                Common       58933Y-10-5       236     5,767 SH        Sole                5,767
METLIFE INC                   Common       59156R-10-8        59     1,800 SH        Sole                1,800
NRG ENERGY INC                Common       629377-50-8       225     9,770 SH        Sole                9,770
NATIONAL PRESTO INDS INC      Common       637215-10-4        69     1,000 SH        Sole                1,000
Newell Rubbermaid Inc         Common       651229-10-6     1,019    45,766 SH        Sole               45,766
NIKE INC                      Common       654106-10-3       310     6,000 SH        Sole                6,000
Old Republic International
Cor                           Common       680223-10-4     2,712   254,690 SH        Sole              254,690
OMNICOM GROUP INC             Common       681919-10-6       150     3,000 SH        Sole                3,000
ORACLE CORP                   Common       68389X-10-5       233     7,000 SH        Sole                7,000
PepsiCo Inc                   Common       713448-10-8     1,574    23,000 SH        Sole               23,000
Pfizer Inc                    Common       717081-10-3     1,003    40,000 SH        Sole               40,000
Phillips 66                   Common       718546-10-4       267     5,029 SH        Sole                5,029
Piper Jaffray Cos             Common       724078-10-0       268     8,329 SH        Sole                8,329
PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP   Common       726503-10-5       271     6,000 SH        Sole                6,000
Procter & Gamble Company      Common       742718-10-9     5,160    76,000 SH        Sole               76,000
QCR Holdings Inc              Common       74727A-10-4     1,100    83,181 SH        Sole               83,181
Resolute Forest Products      Common       76117W-10-9         1        58 SH        Sole                   58
Royal Dutch Shell ADR         Common       780259-20-6     2,758    40,000 SH        Sole               40,000
Schlumberger Limited          Common       806857-10-8     2,079    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     2,576    94,096 SH        Sole               94,096
STRYKER CORP                  Common       863667-10-1       329     6,000 SH        Sole                6,000
Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries LTD                Common       881624-20-9        67     1,802 SH        Sole                1,802
TEXAS INSTRS INC              Common       882508-10-4       154     5,000 SH        Sole                5,000
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO             Common       892356-10-6       353     4,000 SH        Sole                4,000
Treehouse Foods Inc           Common       89469A-10-4       503     9,652 SH        Sole                9,652
U S Bancorp                   Common       902973-30-4    22,080   691,284 SH        Sole              691,284
UNION PAC CORP                Common       907818-10-8       314     2,500 SH        Sole                2,500
Upstate New York
PowerProducersInc             Common       916783-10-3         0     2,059 SH        Sole                2,059
V F CORP                      Common       918204-10-8       453     3,000 SH        Sole                3,000
VARIAN MED SYS INC            Common       92220P-10-5        70     1,000 SH        Sole                1,000
Vectren Corporation           Common       92240G-10-1       784    26,658 SH        Sole               26,658
Verizon Communications Inc    Common       92343V-10-4     2,423    55,997 SH        Sole               55,997
WAL MART STORES INC           Common       931142-10-3       239     3,500 SH        Sole                3,500
WALGREEN CO                   Common       931422-10-9       370    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     8,719   255,086 SH        Sole              255,086
Wachovia Corp Ser L Conv Perp
Pfd                           Preferred    949746-80-4     1,715     1,400 SH        Sole                1,400
Windstream Corporation        Common       97381W-10-4       107    12,942 SH        Sole               12,942
Wintrust Financial
Corporation                   Common       97650W-10-8     8,460   230,523 SH        Sole              230,523
Xcel Energy, Inc.             Common       98389B-10-0     2,404    90,000 SH        Sole               90,000
Xylem Inc                     Common       98419M-10-0        68     2,500 SH        Sole                2,500
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd    Common       G62185-10-6       210     9,189 SH        Sole                9,189
Report Summary                Data Records 105           173,232           0 other managers on whose behalf report is filed