# UFG Insurance

> UFG Insurance is the Cedar Rapids, Iowa property-and-casualty carrier that has spent 80 years selling business coverage the slow way - through independent agents rather than TV ads or apps. Operating as publicly traded United Fire Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFCS), it writes commercial property, liability, auto, workers' compensation, inland marine, surety bonds, excess-and-surplus lines and reinsurance for small and middle-market companies. With roughly $1.4 billion in annual revenue and about 850 independent agencies placing its business, UFG competes on underwriting discipline and claims service instead of price, and is midway through a multi-year turnaround under CEO Kevin Leidwinger.

- **Founded:** 1946
- **Headquarters:** Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
- **Founders:** Scott McIntyre Sr. (Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 850 employees
- **Products:** Commercial insurance, Surety bonds, Excess and surplus (E&S) lines, Reinsurance, Specialty coverages
- **Notable:** Reached its 80-year business milestone in 2026, tracing continuous operation to 1946., Grew from a single-state auto writer into a national multiline property-casualty carrier., Surpassed $1 billion in revenue for the first time in 2015.

## Products & services

- **Commercial insurance** — Property, general liability, commercial auto, workers' compensation, inland marine and umbrella coverage for small business and middle-market companies in construction, services, retail, wholesale and manufacturing.
- **Surety bonds** — Contract and commercial surety bonds, especially for construction contractors - a line UFG has written since 1952.
- **Excess and surplus (E&S) lines** — Specialty and surplus-lines coverage for harder-to-place and non-standard risks, launched in 2014.
- **Reinsurance** — Assumed reinsurance coverage for property-and-casualty risks.
- **Specialty coverages** — Marine specialty, professional liability and earthquake coverages within the broader property-casualty portfolio.

## Achievements

- Reached its 80-year business milestone in 2026, tracing continuous operation to 1946.
- Grew from a single-state auto writer into a national multiline property-casualty carrier.
- Surpassed $1 billion in revenue for the first time in 2015.
- Listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market in 1986 after a 1971 IPO.
- Improved its Q4 2024 combined ratio by 4.8 points to 94.4% and grew net written premiums 13%.

## Latest updates

- **2026** — UFG Insurance marks its 80th year in business.
- **2025-02** — Reported full-year 2024 results: net income of $2.39 per diluted share and an improving underlying combined ratio.
- **2024-03** — Announced a wave of new officer appointments as part of its turnaround under CEO Kevin Leidwinger.
- **2022-07** — Named industry veteran Kevin Leidwinger, formerly of CNA and Chubb, as President and CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://ufginsurance.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ufginsurance
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ufginsurance
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ufginsurance/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFGInsurance

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Last updated: 2026-08-11