Director elections to the board of directors announced

Director elections to the board of directors

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Fire Group, Inc. $(UFG)$ (Nasdaq: UFCS) announced today that its shareholders elected three Class B directors to its 11-member board of directors at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders held on May 21, 2025.

The following individuals were each elected as Class B directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2028:

   -- John-Paul Besong, retired chief information officer executive. 
 
   -- Matthew R. Foran, co-founder and president of Stoic Lane, Inc. 
 
   -- James W. Noyce, retired insurance and financial services executive. 

In other official business, shareholders:

   -- Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's 
      independent registered public accounting firm for 2025. 
 
   -- Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named 
      executive officers. 

About UFG

Founded in 1946 as United Fire & Casualty Company, UFG, through its insurance company subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of writing property and casualty insurance. The company is licensed as a property and casualty insurer in 50 states and the District of Columbia, and is represented by approximately 1,000 independent agencies. AM Best assigns a rating of "A-" (Excellent) for members of the United Fire & Casualty Group. For more information about UFG, visit www.ufginsurance.com.

Contact:

Investor relations

Email: ir@unitedfiregroup.com

Media inquiries

Email: news@unitedfiregroup.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 21, 2025 16:00 ET (20:00 GMT)