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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from Commission File Number 001-34257 UNITED FIRE GROUP , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Iowa ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value 118 Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 319 ) 399-5700 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Large accelerated filer Emerging growth company Trading Symbol UFCS 52401 Accelerated filer 45-2302834 to ( I.R.S Employer Identification No. ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes X No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " , and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 0.7 billion . For purposes of this calculation , all directors and executive officers of the registrant are considered affiliates . As of February 24 , 2021 , 25,087,310 shares of common stock were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III of this Form 10 - K incorporates by reference certain information from the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended , for its annual shareholder meeting to be held on May 19 , 2021 .