United Fire Gr (NASDAQ:UFCS) reported quarterly earnings of $0.70 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.64 by 9.37 percent. This is a 25 percent increase over earnings of $0.56 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $331.12 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $336.18 million by 1.51 percent. This is a 11.86 percent increase over sales of $296.00 million the same period last year.