FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   ERNST BARRIE W 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/06/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO [UFCS] (Last) (First) (Middle) 118 SECOND AVENUE SE, P.O. BOX 73909 4. 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 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 02/25/2009 (Street) CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52407-3909 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 1,944 (1) D   Common Stock 216 I By Employee Stock Ownership Plan for self Common Stock 500 I By IRA for spouse Common Stock 200 I As custodian for daughter Common Stock 2,840 (2) I By 401(k) Plan for self

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	08/01/2012	Common Stock	12,000	$ 17.7	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	02/21/2013	Common Stock	2,000	$ 15.85	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	02/20/2014	Common Stock	2,000	$ 21.66	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	02/18/2015	Common Stock	2,500	$ 32.39	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	02/17/2016	Common Stock	2,500	$ 39.13	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (7)	02/16/2017	Common Stock	5,000	$ 35.23	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	05/21/2018	Common Stock	7,114	$ 33.43	D	Â

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	Â	Â	  VP/Chief Investment Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ 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 5(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)	Represents restricted shares of common stock granted under Company's 2008 Stock Plan. Shares vest, subject to certain conditions, on 05/21/2013.
(2)	The number of shares 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 investements. Participants aquire units of this fund.
(3)	12,000 options currently exercisable.
(4)	2,000 options currently exercisable.
(5)	2,000 options currently exercisable and 500 options that become exercisable on 02/18/2010.
(6)	1,500 options currently exercisable and 1,000 options that become exercisable in two equal installments of 500 options each on 02/17/2010 and 02/17/2011.
(7)	2,000 options currently exercisable and 3,000 options that become exercisable in three equal installments of 1,000 options each on 02/16/2010, 02/16/2011 and 02/16/2012.
(8)	7,114 options that become exercisable in four equal installments of 1,423 options each on 05/21/2009, 05/21/2010, 05/21/2011 and 05/21/2012 and one installment of 1,422 options on 05/21/2013.
  Remarks: This amendment is filed to explain the unitized nature of the shares held for Mr. Ernst's benefit in the Company 401(k) account.  The amendment also updates the number of options that are exercisable as of the date of filing this amendment

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