SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CONNER DAVID E (Last) (First) (Middle) 118 SECOND AVENUE SE P.O. BOX 73909 (Street) CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52407-3909 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO [ UFCS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) VP/Chief Claims Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2009
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	04/30/2009		P		8(1)	A	$18.67(2)	2,319(3)(4)	I	by 401(k) Plan for self

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Approximately 8 shares acquired by the trustee of the Company 401(k) account for Mr. Conner's benefit, based on a statement of the trustee.

2. The price per share is the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of the reported transaction.

3. The amount of securities beneficially held includes: 1,266 shares of restricted stock issued under Company's 2008 Stock Plan, which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 05/21/2013; 223 shares held in the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Mr. Conner's benefit; and approximately 830 shares held in a Company 401(k) account for Mr. Conner's benefit, based on a statement of the plan trustee.

4. Th number of securities shown as being held in or acquired or disposed of by the Company 401(k) account for Mr. Conner's benefit is the approximate number of shares of common stock for which Mr. Conner has the right to direct the vote under the 401(k) plan. Such shares are not directly allocated to plan participants, but are instead held in a unitized fund consisting primarily of common stock, together with a small percentage of short-term investments. Participants acquire units of this fund.

Remarks:

	/s/ David E. Conner by Randy A. Ramlo, Attorney-in-Fact	05/04/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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