Sector: Financials
Director information for UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda K. Clancy | Independent Director | 71 | ["wealth of valuable experience in the insurance industry","Global Chief Technology Officer for AEGON N.V.","40-year career with AEGON","numerous financial leadership positions including President of Transamerica Life Insurance Company","Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Transamerica Life Insurance Company","Senior Vice President, Information & Finance and Treasurer of Life Investors Insurance Co. of America","audit committee financial expert","Academia & Education","Accounting","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Risk Management"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation and Human Capital Committee"] | 2026 |
| Christopher R. Drahozal | Independent Director | 64 | ["John M. Rounds Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Kansas School of Law","Mason Ladd Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law","Special advisor to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","Private law practice experience","Law clerk for the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, Fifth Circuit, and United States Supreme Court","Actuarial","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Investment","Risk Management"] | ["Compensation and Human Capital Committee","Risk Management Committee"] | 2026 |
| George D. Milligan | Independent Director | 69 | ["President-CEO of The Graham Group, Inc.","director of West Bancorporation, Inc.","former director of Allied Life Insurance Company","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Investment","Risk Management"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation and Human Capital Committee","Executive Committee","loan committee","nominating and governance committee"] | 2026 |
| Gilda L. Spencer | Independent Director | 63 | ["Distinguished career as legal counsel and business executive","Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at Allstate Corporation","Vice President, Chief Litigation Counsel for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company","Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio","Bachelor’s degree in political science from The Ohio State University","Law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Risk Management"] | ["Compensation and Human Capital Committee"] | 2026 |
| James W. Noyce | Chairperson of the Board; Director | 70 | ["strong business, accounting, and insurance industry background","extensive public company experience","nearly three decades of experience in financial services industry","Chief Executive Officer and Director of FBL Financial Group, Inc.","Chief Financial Officer at FBL","Chief Administrative Officer at FBL","Executive Vice President and General Manager at FBL","Interim CEO of the Greater Des Moines YMCA","audit committee financial expert","numerous professional certifications and designations","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Investment","Risk Management"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation and Human Capital Committee","Investment Committee"] | 2026 |
| John-Paul E. Besong | Independent Director | [] | ["Investment Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Kevin J. Leidwinger | Executive Director | 62 | ["30 years of industry experience","Former President and Chief Operating Officer of CNA Commercial","Global Casualty Manager for Chubb","Bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College","Chair of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Investment","Risk Management"] | [] | 2026 |
| Lura E. McBride | Independent Director; President & CEO | 54 | ["President & CEO at Van Meter Inc.","Chief Operating Officer at Van Meter","experience in Systems Integration, Change Management, Human Performance, Knowledge Management, Business Process Design and Program Management","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Risk Management"] | ["Compensation and Human Capital Committee","The Tippie School of Business Advisory Board","The Hall-Perrine Foundation"] | 2026 |
| Mark A. Green | Independent Director | 58 | ["Independent Insurance Consultant at Atchley Consulting","Operating Partner at Vistria Group","Executive Board Member at MGT Insurance","Executive Vice President of Business Development and Reinsurance at Kemper Corporation","Various roles at Allstate Corporation","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Investment","Technology & Systems","Risk Management"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation and Human Capital Committee","Executive Committee","Investment Committee"] | 2026 |
| Matthew R. Foran | Independent Director | 45 | ["extensive experience in the insurance technology sector","investment experience","Co-Founder and President of Stoic Lane, Inc.","Trustee of the American College of Financial Services","Head of Alternative Distribution at The Hartford Insurance Group","leader of IVANS Marketplace at Applied Systems","board member of GuideOne Insurance","Founder and CEO at EvoSure, LLC","Director of Strategy and Operational Planning and Execution at Zurich North America","business development role at Marsh USA, Inc.","degree in Economics from the University of Illinois","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Investment","Technology & Systems","Risk Management"] | ["Executive Committee"] | 2026 |
| Scott L. Carlton | Independent Director | 57 | ["extensive leadership experience","strong international business background","expertise within the finance and accounting functions","President of Tokai Carbon GE LLC","previous President of SGL Carbon LLC","Vice President of Finance and Controlling at SGL Carbon","bachelor’s degree in financial management from Clemson University","Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte","completed the Senior Executive Education Program at the London Business School","insurance experience on both domestic and international scale","Certified Director within the National Association of Corporate Directors","Academia & Education","Accounting","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Risk Management"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation and Human Capital Committee","Executive Committee","Investment Committee"] | 2026 |
| Susan E. Voss | Independent Director | 70 | ["Experience in insurance and financial product regulation and compliance","Founder of Voss Consulting, LLC","Iowa Insurance Commissioner for 8 years","President of NAIC in 2011","Member of boards for NCCI and Everlake Life Insurance Company","Senior Administration","Business Operations","Corporate Governance","Finance & Capital","Industry Service","Investment","Risk Management"] | ["Audit Committee","Executive Committee","National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) committees"] | 2026 |
