Exhibit 99.2

United Fire Group, Inc. Reports on Annual Shareholders' Meeting

• Directors Elected to Board of Directors

• New Officer Appointments Announced

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UFCS) announced today that five directors were elected to our 13-member board at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on May 15, 2013.

The following individuals were each elected to serve three-year terms expiring in 2016: John-Paul E. Besong, Senior Vice President of e-Business for Rockwell Collins; James W. Noyce, retired insurance executive; Mary K. Quass, President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Media, LLC; John A. Rife, retired insurance executive; and Kyle D. Skogman, President of Skogman Construction Company of Iowa.

In other official business, shareholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2013 fiscal year and passed an advisory resolution approving compensation of our named executive officers.

New Officer Appointments

The Company is pleased to announce the appointments of new officers to two of its subsidiary companies, United Fire & Casualty Company and United Life Insurance Company. Effective May 15, 2013, the following officers were appointed:

Mary B. Bianco  
West Coast Regional Office Claims Manager Mary Bianco was appointed Assistant Vice President of United Fire & Casualty Company. Her new title will be Assistant Vice President and Claims Manager.

	Victoria (Torie) L. Hefel Personal Lines Regional Manager Torie Hefel was appointed Assistant Vice President of United Fire & Casualty Company. Her new title will be Assistant Vice President and Personal Lines Regional Manager.
	Alison B. Kaster Program Manager Alison Kaster was appointed Assistant Vice President of United Fire & Casualty Company. Her new title will be Assistant Vice President and Program Manager.
	Corey L. Ruehle Assistant Vice President and Midwest Branch Manager Corey Ruehle was appointed Vice President of United Fire & Casualty Company. His new title will be Vice President and Midwest Branch Manager.
	Julia (Julie) A. Sherman Assistant Vice President and United Life Marketing Manager Julie Sherman was appointed Vice President of United Life Insurance Company. Her new title will be Vice President and United Life Marketing Manager.

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About United Fire Group, Inc.:

Founded in 1946 as United Fire & Casualty Company, United Fire Group, Inc., through its insurance company subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of writing property and casualty insurance and life insurance as well as selling annuities.

Through our subsidiaries, we are licensed as a property and casualty insurer in 43 states, plus the District of Columbia, and we are represented by approximately 1,200 independent agencies. The United Fire pooled group is rated "A" (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company.

Our subsidiary, United Life Insurance Company, is licensed in 36 states, represented by more than 900 independent life agencies and rated an "A-" (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company.

For more information about United Fire Group, Inc. visit www.unitedfiregroup.com.

Contact:

Anita Novak, Director of Investor Relations, 319-399-5251 or alnovak@unitedfiregroup.com

Disclosure of forward-looking statements

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