Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ERNST BARRIE W
   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 Investment Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
118 SECOND AVENUE SE, P.O. BOX 73909		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2008
(Street)

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52407-3909		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
04/06/2009		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 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 12/19/2008   J(1)   500 A $ 30 6,891 (2) (3) I By 401(k) for spouse
Common Stock 12/19/2008   J(4)   200 A $ 30 7,091 (3) (5) I As custodian for daugther

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ERNST BARRIE W
118 SECOND AVENUE SE
P.O. BOX 73909
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52407-3909		       VP/Chief Investment Officer  

Signatures

 /a/ Barrie W. Ernst   05/06/2009
**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) On December 19, 2008, the individual retirement account for the benefit of Mr. Ernst's spouse sold 500 shares of Company common stock. On March 31, 2009, the December 19, 2008 sale was cancelled
(2) The number of securities beneficially held includes: 1,944 shares of restricted stock issued under the Company's 2008 Stock Plan, which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 05/21/2013; 216 shares held in the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Mr. Ernst's benefit; 500 shares held in an individual retirement account for the benefit of Mr. Ernst's spouse; and approximately 4,231 shares held in a Company 401(k) account for Mr. Ernst's benefit, based on a statement from the trustee.
(3) The number of securities shown as being held in the Company 401(k) account for Mr. Ernst's benefit is the approximate number of shares of common stock for which Mr. Ernst 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.
(4) On December 19, 2008, Mr. Ernst, as custodian for his daughter, sold 200 shares of Company common stock. On March 31, 2009, the December 19, 2008 sale was cancelled, effective as of December 19, 2008.
(5) The number of securities beneficially held includes: 1,944 shares of restricted stock issued under the Company's 2008 Stock Plan, which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 05/21/2013; 216 shares held in the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Mr. Ernst's benefit; 500 shares held in an individual retirement account for the benefit of Mr. Ernst's spouse; 200 shares held as custodian for Mr. Ernst's daughter; and approximately 4,231 shares held in a Company 401(k) account for Mr. Ernst's benefit, based on a statement from the trustee.
 
Remarks:
This amendment is filed to report the cancellation of two sale transactions that originally occurred on December 19, 2008.  This amendment also explains the unitized nature of the shares held for Mr. Ernst's benefit in the Company 401(k) account and discloses the approximate number of shares of common stock beneficially owned after the reported transactions, instead of disclosing the number of unitized shares.

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