Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Wilkins Michael T
   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)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
118 SECOND AVENUE SE, P.O. BOX 73909		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/29/2010
(Street)

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52407-3909		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
04/06/2010		 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 03/29/2010 04/05/2010 G V 25 A $ 0 (1) 5,086 (2) D  
Common Stock               436,165 (3) (4) I See footnote #3

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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
Wilkins Michael T
118 SECOND AVENUE SE
P.O. BOX 73909
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52407-3909		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Michael T. Wilkins by Dianne M. Lyons, Attorney-in-Fact   05/27/2010
**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) This transaction represents a service award of shares gifted at no cost to the reporting person.
(2) The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the reporting person following the reported transaction includes: 2,773 shares held by the reporting person individually; and 2,313 shares of resticted stock issued under the Company's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 05/21/2013.
(3) The total number of securities held indirectly by the reporting person following the reported transaction includes: 202,058 shares held by the issuer's defined benefit pension plan, for which Mr. Wilkins serves as one of two co-trustees; and 234,107 shares held by the issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"), for which Mr. Wilkins serves as one of two co-trustees.
(4) None of the shares held by the issuer's defined benefit pension plan are allocated specifically for Mr. Wilkins' individual benefit. Only 1,575 shares held in the issuer's ESOP are allocated specifically for Mr. Wilkins' individual benefit. Mr. Wilkins disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares held by these two plans that are not allocated for his individual benefit, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Wilkins is the beneficial ownwer of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.
 
Remarks:
This amendment is filed to clarify the direct and indirect nature of the reporting person's beneficial holdings of the issuer's common stock and to clarify that the shares granted to the reporting person as a service award were granted at no cost.

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