FORM 5 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Form 3 Holdings Reported Form 4 Transactions Reported

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * McIntyre Dee Ann 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED FIRE GROUP INC [ufcs] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 2007 FIRST AVENUE SE 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2016 (Street) CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52406-2804 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/16/2016   P4 7,500 A $ 49.15 47,634 (1) D   Common Stock 12/19/2016   P4 7,500 A $ 49.99 47,634 (1) D   Common Stock             50,802 I J. Scott McIntyre Marital Election Trust Common Stock             499,675 (2) (4) I Dee Ann McIntyre Irrevocable Trust Common Stock             2,426,533 I Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust Common Stock             486,863 (3) (4) I McIntyre Foundation

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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 Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McIntyre Dee Ann 2007 FIRST AVENUE SE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52406-2804	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Dee Ann McIntyre, by Mark R. Van Heukelom, Attorney-in-Fact		02/14/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	The number of securities directly owned by the Reporting Person at the end of the issuer's fiscal year includes: 168 certificated shares, 16,500 shares in an individual retirement account, and 30,966 shares held in a revocable trust for the Reporting Person's benefit (of which 10,966 shares are held in one revocable trust account, and 20,000 shares are held in an another revocable trust account). Form 4s for the transactions dated 12/16/2016 and 12/19/2016 were not filed at the time of the transactions, but have been filed prior to the filing of this Form 5.
(2)	The Reporting Person is a lifetime beneficiary of the Dee Ann McIntyre Irrevocable Trust.
(3)	The McIntyre Foundation is a private foundation, for which the Reporting Person serves as one of three directors.
(4)	The Reporting Person hereby expressly declares that, pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13d-4, this filing shall not be construed as an admission that such person is a beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.

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