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United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 6, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Tim Borst - Vice President of Investor Relations Kevin Leidwinger - President and Chief Executive Officer Julie Stephenson - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Eric Martin - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Paul Newsome - Piper Sandler Operator Good day, and welcome to the United Fire Group Insurance 2024 Third Quarter Con ...

Table of Contents Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.001 par value UFCS The NASDAQ Global Select Market UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number 001-34257 ...

United Fire Group (UFCS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.81 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.21 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.31 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 285.71%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this property and casualty insurance company would post a loss of $0.04 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.07, delivering a surprise of -75%.Over the las ...

Exhibit 99.1 United Fire Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results Net income of $0.76 per diluted share and adjusted operating income of $0.81 per diluted share (1) Third quarter 2024 highlights compared to third quarter 2023: • Net income increased from $6.4 million to $19.7 million. • Net investment income increased 49% to $24.5 million. • GAAP combined ratio improved 3.8 points to 98.2%; composed of an underlying loss ratio of 57.9%, catastrophe loss ratio of 4.4%, no prior year reserve development ...

Third quarter 2024 highlights compared to third quarter 2023:(1) Net income increased from $6.4 million to $19.7 million.Net investment income increased 49% to $24.5 million.GAAP combined ratio improved 3.8 points to 98.2%; composed of an underlying loss ratio of 57.9%, catastrophe loss ratio of 4.4%, no prior year reserve development, and underwriting expense ratio of 35.9%.The underlying combined ratio improved 2.1 points to 93.8%.Net premiums written(2) increased 23% to $305.6 million.Book value per comm ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Fire Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFCS) (the "Company", "UFG", "we", or "our") announced today that its 2024 third quarter earnings results will be released after the market closes on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. An earnings call will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. central time to allow securities analysts, shareholders and other interested parties the opportunity to hear management discuss the Company's 2024 third quarter results. Tele ...