Barrie W. Ernst

United Fire & Casualty Co. engages in the business of writing property and casualty insurance and life insurance and selling annuities through a network of independent agencies. The company operates through following business segments: Property and Casualty Insurance, and Life Insurance. The Property and Casualty Insurance segment includes commercial lines insurance, including surety bonds, personal lines insurance and assumed insurance. The Life Insurance segment is comprised of deferred and immediate annuities, universal life insurance products and traditional life insurance products. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

United Fire & Casualty Co. (Investment Portfolio) (UFC-IM) is the investment portfolio division of United Fire & Casualty Co., an insurance management firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1946 and they are ultimately owned by United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UFCS). UFC-IM provides investment management solution for businesses and individual clients.

United Fire Group provides investment advice. The firm's portfolio consists of the holdings of affiliated insurance companies. It offers insurance protection for people’s businesses, homes, vehicles and lives. The company was founded by Scott McIntyre Sr. on January 2, 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.