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Kevin J. Leidwinger serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He joined UFG in August 2022 to lead the Company through its ongoing transformation, bringing 30 years of industry experience to the role. Mr. Leidwinger previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CNA Commercial in Chicago, a property and casualty insurance company, from June 2015 to April 2022. Prior to joining CNA in 2015, he held the role of Global Casualty Manager for Chubb, responsible for the company's worldwide portfolio of general liability, workers compensation, excess umbrella, auto, environmental and errors and omissions business. Mr. Leidwinger is a graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was named 2021 board chair of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI).

Julie A. Stephenson joined UFG as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2023. Ms. Stephenson has over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently serving as global head of casualty reinsurance at Swiss Re. Prior to joining Swiss Re in 2021, she held the positions of Chief Operating Officer-Middle Market (2019-2021) and Commercial Chief Underwriting Officer (2015-2019) at CNA Insurance and Global Liability Manager for Chubb Insurance.

Eric J. Martin became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in February 2023, after joining UFG as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in April 2022. Prior to joining UFG, he served as Head of Enterprise Transformation at Transamerica Corporation (an insurance company), beginning in 2020. Mr. Martin also held numerous other positions at Transamerica including: Chief Operating Officer, Individual Solutions and Retail Affiliates (2019-2020); Senior Vice President, Controller and Head of Finance (2016-2019) and various other roles dating back to 2001.

Sarah E. Madsen became our Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary in April 2022 and was appointed Senior Vice President in March 2024. Ms. Madsen previously served as Assistant General Counsel from 2018-2022. Prior to joining UFG, she served as corporate counsel for a national insurance and financial strategies firm, counsel for a global non-profit and was a partner at a St. Paul, MN-based law firm, where she practiced financial services, insurance, and commercial litigation. Ms. Madsen holds a CPCU designation.

Steven D. Hernandez became our Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in May 2024. Prior to joining UFG, he served as Senior Vice President at CNA Insurance from 2016-2024 and held various leadership roles at Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.

Mr. Noyce has a strong business, accounting, and insurance industry background, with extensive public company experience. Before retiring, Mr. Noyce had nearly three decades of experience in the financial services industry, most recently as Chief Executive Officer and Director of FBL Financial Group, Inc. (FBL), an insurance holding company headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. While at FBL, Mr. Noyce served as Chief Executive Officer and Director (2007-2009), Chief Financial Officer (1996- 2007), and Chief Administrative Officer (2002-2007). From January 2000 to July 2002, he was Executive Vice President and General Manager of the property casualty companies managed by FBL. Mr. Noyce began his employment with FBL and its affiliates in 1985. From January to May 2016, Mr. Noyce served as Interim CEO of the Greater Des Moines YMCA while the organization performed a search for a permanent CEO. Since 2009, Mr. Noyce has served as a director of West Bancorporation, Inc. of West Des Moines, Iowa, a bank holding company, and served as Board Chairman from April 2018 until April 2024. Mr. Noyce has held or still holds numerous professional certifications and designations including certified public accountant; Fellow, Casualty Actuarial Society; Associate, Society of Actuaries; Fellow, Life Management Institute; and Member, American Academy of Actuaries. He was named Outstanding CPA in Business and Industry by the Iowa Society of CPAs and was inducted into the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Business and Industry Hall of Fame in 2007. He is also an audit committee financial expert.

Mr. Green is an Independent Insurance Consultant with Atchley Consulting, an insurance consulting company, since July of 2022. While at Atchley, Mr. Green also served as Operating Partner at Vistria Group, a private equity firm in Chicago, Illinois, from 2021 to 2024. Mr. Green has an extensive background in the insurance sector with business development roles, as well as investment experience. In addition to his prior role at Vistria Group, Mr. Green was selected to serve as an Executive Board Member at MGT Insurance, an insurance tech startup, in October 2023. Prior to joining Vistria Group in 2021, he served for five years at Kemper Corporation, as Executive Vice President of Business Development and Reinsurance, and Executive Vice President and President of Life and Health. From 2009 to 2016, Mr. Green gained valuable experience in various roles at Allstate Corporation, including as Vice President and Senior Vice President at Allstate Financial, President of Ivantage from 2013 to 2015, President of Allstate Dealer Services from 2014 to 2015, and President of Encompass Insurance Company from 2015 to 2016. Prior to joining Allstate, Mr. Green worked for various other companies in the insurance industry from 1995 to 2009. He holds a bachelor's degree from Macalester College, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University.

Ms. Voss joined American Enterprise Group, Inc. as its Vice President and General Counsel in November 2013. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, American Enterprise Group provides personal and customized health and life insurance solutions for individuals, families and small business owners. In 2019, Ms. Voss became VP of Government Relations and retired on December 31, 2019. Prior to joining American Enterprise Group, Inc., Ms. Voss founded her own consulting firm in 2013, Voss Consulting, LLC, which provides consulting and expert witness services in the areas of insurance and financial product regulation and compliance issues. Before Voss Consulting, Ms. Voss worked in Iowa state government for 31 years, the last 20 of which were spent with the Iowa Insurance Division. In 2005 she was appointed by then- Governor Tom Vilsack to serve as Iowa Insurance Commissioner, a position she held until 2013. Ms. Voss was elected by her peers as an officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in 2007 and served as its President in 2011. During her time as Iowa Insurance Commissioner and her tenure with the NAIC, Ms. Voss served on a number of NAIC committees including: Market Conduct and Regulation Committee (which she chaired from 2005 to 2006), the Principles-Based Reserving Working Group (which she chaired in 2012), International Insurance Committee (which she chaired in 2012), Life and Annuities Committee, Financial Condition Committee and Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation Committee. Ms. Voss is also a member of the Board of Directors for NCCI and Everlake Life Insurance Company. Ms. Voss brings regulatory and compliance expertise to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Foran is Co-Founder and President of Stoic Lane, Inc., a private equity holding company in Chicago, Illinois, positions he has held since 2021. Mr. Foran is also a Trustee of the American College of Financial Services, a private college focused on professional training for financial practitioners. From 2018 to April of 2021, he was Head of Alternative Distribution at The Hartford Insurance Group, an investment and insurance company. Mr. Foran's background includes serving as leader of IVANS Marketplace at Applied Systems, an insurance technology and software company, from 2015 to 2018; as a board member of GuideOne Insurance from 2015 to 2018; as Founder and CEO at EvoSure, LLC, an early InsurTech firm that was acquired by Applied Systems, from 2012 to 2015; as Director of Strategy and Operational Planning and Execution at Zurich North America from 2009 to 2012; and in a business development role at Marsh USA, Inc. from 2004 to 2009. Mr. Foran graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Economics.

Mr. Drahozal is the John M. Rounds Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, Kansas, where he has taught from 1994-2025. During Fall 2015 and Fall 2018 he was the Mason Ladd Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law. He is on the Board of Directors of The McIntyre Foundation and of Theatre Lawrence. From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Drahozal served as special advisor to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a government agency headquartered in Washington, D.C., on matters related to the use of arbitration clauses in consumer financial services contracts. Prior to teaching, Mr. Drahozal was in private law practice in Washington, D.C., and served as a law clerk for the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Drahozal is a first cousin by marriage to Mr. Carlton, another director of the Company. Mr. Drahozal is an internationally known scholar whose writing focuses on the law and economics of dispute resolution, particularly arbitration.

Lura E. McBride is the President & CEO at Van Meter Inc. (Van Meter), a one-hundred percent employee-owned electrical and automation distributor, a position she has held since 2016. She previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Van Meter from 2010 to 2016. In her role as President and CEO, she has responsibility for the overall vision, direction, and growth strategy of Van Meter, a 100 percent employee-owned electrical and automation distributor that employs over 800 employee-owners in 25 locations across Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. She has experience building strong leadership and a high performance culture to create lasting value for customers, supplier partners, communities, and employee-owners. in the industry, she serves on the Van Meter Board of Directors and The Industrial & Electrical division of Affiliated Distributors. Prior to joining Van Meter in 2008, she worked for almost 15 years at Accenture, a global management consulting company based out of Chicago, Illinois. Her work experience was in the areas of Systems Integration, Change Management, Human Performance, Knowledge Management, Business Process Design and Program Management. Ms. McBride graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in Finance and Marketing. In the community, Ms. McBride serves on various boards and committees including The Tippie School of Business Advisory Board and The Hall-Perrine Foundation.

Ms. Spencer has a distinguished career as legal counsel and business executive, currently serving as an adjunct professor for Loyola University Chicago School of Law, a position she has held since January 2023. Between 2012 and 2021, Ms. Spencer held the role of Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel of Dispute Resolution Services for Allstate Corporation, an American insurance company, leading a team of 60 associates in managing the insurer's litigation portfolio. Before joining Allstate, Ms. Spencer was Vice President, Chief Litigation Counsel for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Prior to joining Nationwide in 2001, she served as Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. She began her career as an associate with Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, a law firm in San Diego, California. Ms. Spencer serves on the board of directors for LINK Unlimited, a Chicago-based organization, and YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago. She was also elected to the board of directors for The Ohio State University Alumni Association where she has served as chair of the Audit, Finance and Nominating Committees. She graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in political science. She earned her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she served as President of the Black Law Students Association.

On August 21, 2026, United Fire Group, Inc. announced that the Company's Board of Directors appointed Teresa J. Brown as a Class C director, effective immediately. Brown is a prominent insurance executive with over 35 years of experience in the property and casualty industry, currently serving as a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group. Prior to this, she held the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer at Grange Insurance from 2016 until her retirement in 2024. Brown has held several other leadership positions throughout her career, including chief risk officer at Allstate and Aviva USA; senior vice president of property insurance product management at Allstate; director at Deloitte Consulting; chief actuary and senior vice president of claims at Safeco Insurance; and chief actuary at Travelers Insurance. Brown graduated from Southwestern College with bachelor's degrees in applied mathematics and communication. She is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and board certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors. In addition to serving on the UFG board, Brown is currently a board member of Branch Insurance and Southwestern College. She is also a former board member of Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited.