Management

James E. Hohmann
Chief Executive Officer

James E. (Jim) Hohmann was named chief executive officer of FBL Financial Group in January 2010, after eight months as interim CEO. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to FBL, Hohmann was President and CEO of Allstate Financial with executive accountabilities for 15 Allstate affiliates including Allstate Life Insurance Company, Allstate Bank, Allstate Workplace and Allstate Institutional Markets. Prior to that, Hohmann was President and Chief Operating Officer at Conseco, Inc.; President and CEO of XL Life and Annuity; and President, Financial Institutions, for Zurich Kemper Life. Hohmann also worked for nearly 13 years for business consulting practices: Tillinghast/Towers Perrin where he was Managing Principal of the Chicago Life operations, and KPMG Peat Marwick. A Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, Hohmann began his career as a life insurance actuary. Hohmann has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Northwestern University and earned his MBA from the University of Chicago, graduating with high honors. Hohmann is a member of the board of governors of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and is a former board member of the American Council of Life Insurers. He also serves on the boards of the Greater Des Moines Partnership and OMNI Youth Services in Chicago.

Holdings: 114,662 shares     View Transactions

Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Feb 24, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	97,826	n/a
Feb 24, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	33,156	20.44
Dec 1, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	2,622	17.69
Nov 1, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	2,627	20.15
Oct 1, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	2,623	18.06
Sep 1, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	2,642	16.11
Aug 1, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	2,626	9.81
Jul 1, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	2,621	8.67
Jun 1, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	3,211	7.92
May 1, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	3,500	5.60
Apr 29, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	72,464	n/a

James P. Brannen
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer

Jim Brannen, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer of FBL Financial Group, is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a major in accounting. He joined FBL in 1991 and held various positions in the tax and accounting areas prior to being named to Vice President - Finance in 2000. He was promoted to Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer in 2007. Brannen chairs the Asset/Liability Committees of the Life Insurance Companies, and the Corporate Compliance Committee.

Prior to joining FBL, Brannen worked primarily on corporate tax matters for insurance companies for Ernst & Young. Brannen is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants.

He is also active in civic and industry organizations. Brannen is past president of the board of the non-profit enterprise Children and Families of Iowa. He is a past member of the boards of American Parkinson Disease Association - Iowa Chapter and Junior Achievement of Central Iowa and served on the tax committee for the National Association of Independent Insurers.

Holdings: 57,994 shares     View Transactions

Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Feb 9, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	27,974	n/a
Dec 8, 2009	Option Execute	597	15.75
Dec 3, 2009	Sell	4,790	19.14
Dec 3, 2009	Option Execute	4,790	15.13 - 15.75
Feb 17, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	573	n/a
Feb 17, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	129	6.66
Aug 26, 2008	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	1,800	21.14
Feb 19, 2008	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	1,051	n/a
Feb 19, 2008	Disposition (Non Open Market)	330	31.46
Feb 20, 2007	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	1,172	n/a
Feb 20, 2007	Disposition (Non Open Market)	380	40.36
Jan 16, 2006	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	4,069	n/a
Dec 19, 2005	Disposition (Non Open Market)	150	31.49
Mar 3, 2005	Option Execute	3,097	8.75
Feb 23, 2005	Sell	4,159	28.00
Feb 23, 2005	Option Execute	4,159	8.75 - 23.00
Jan 17, 2005	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	1,708	n/a
Dec 2, 2004	Disposition (Non Open Market)	200	28.48
Feb 27, 2004	Disposition (Non Open Market)	200	28.79
Feb 27, 2004	Sell	1,700	28.47
Feb 27, 2004	Option Execute	2,359	8.75
Feb 11, 2004	Disposition (Non Open Market)	100	28.00
Jan 15, 2004	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	1,172	n/a
Feb 10, 2003	Option Execute	300	8.75

Charles T. Happel
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer

Charles T. (Charlie) Happel, CFA, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, joined the company in 1984 as a Farm Bureau Financial Services agent, moving to the corporate office in 1986 as a consultant for investment products. He became a Securities Analyst in 1989. He was promoted to Senior Portfolio Manager for Tax-preferenced Securities in 1999, managing portfolios of municipal bonds, preferred stock, and in 2000, the EquiTrust Value Growth and EquiTrust Managed portfolios. Happel became Securities Vice President in 2001, wherein he developed and executed strategy for property-casualty and equity mutual fund portfolios valued at more than $1.5 billion. He assumed the position of Vice President - Investments in August 2008, and was named Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer in September 2009.

Happel is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, holds an MBA from Drake University and a number of industry designations, including CFA, CFP, FLMI, ChFC, CLU, and CPCU.

He is a member of the Iowa Society for Financial Analysts, the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR), Chicago Municipal Analysts Forum, and the National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NFMA).

Holdings: 16,204 shares     View Transactions

Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Feb 9, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	10,080	n/a
Jun 8, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	1,604	9.35
Aug 20, 2008	Disposition (Non Open Market)	222	20.64
Aug 1, 2008	Statement of Ownership	0	n/a

Tom May
Vice President, EquiTrust

Tom May is Vice President, EquiTrust, a subsidiary of FBL Financial Group. May joined FBL in 2002 as Alliance Marketing Vice President. In 2003, he was a member of a small group that launched the EquiTrust Life Strategic Business Unit, serving as Vice President – Sales and Marketing until assuming his current position in September 2009.

May earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1970 and a master's degree in actuarial science two years later.

May joined Equitable Life of Iowa in 1972, serving in various actuarial capacities for the next nine years. He then joined Central Life Assurance Company in Des Moines as Marketing Actuary and held various positions, including Marketing Services Vice President, Controller and Chief Financial Officer, gaining experience in product development, sales management and mergers and acquisitions. In 1990, May returned to Equitable of Iowa to join the management team of a new, start up annuity operation called USG Annuity & Life, eventually becoming Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

May is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

David A. McNeill
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

David A. McNeill, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of FBL Financial Group, joined the legal department of FBL in 1989 and held various positions in the Legal Department prior to being promoted to his current position in 2009. Prior to joining FBL, McNeill was in private practice as an attorney in the Des Moines law firm of Davis, Hockenberg, Wine, Brown, Koehn & Shors (now Davis Brown) (1989), and an attorney with Miller & Sanford law firm (now Lathrop & Gage) in Springfield, Missouri (1985-1989). Prior to receiving his law degree, McNeill held several editorial positions, including Managing Editor of the Nevada Evening Journal, a daily newspaper in Nevada, Iowa. McNeill received his Juris Doctorate degree, with honors, from Drake University Law School in 1985 and his bachelor's degree from Simpson College in 1979.

McNeill is the companies' representative to the Federation of Iowa Insurers, and serves as a director of the Kansas Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association and the Colorado Life and Health Insurance Protection Association.

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Kevin R. Slawin
Executive Vice President, Marketing and Distribution

Kevin R. Slawin, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Distribution, joined FBL Financial Group in October 2009. He is responsible for all aspects of the organization's marketing and distribution functions including business development, brand management, sales management and agent recruiting and retention.

Slawin has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Over the past 14 years, he has held a number of senior management positions at Allstate Financial including CEO, Allstate Bank; Senior Vice President, Operations and Technology; and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he served as President, Distribution.

Slawin holds a Masters of Management degree from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S. degree in accounting from Indiana University. Slawin currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Insurance Market Standards Association (IMSA).

Russell J. Wiltgen
Chief Actuary

Russell Wiltgen assumed the Chief Actuary position at FBL Financial Group in 2010. He is responsible for actuarial matters and enterprise risk management.

Wiltgen comes to FBL Financial Group with nearly 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining FBL, he was with the UNIFI Companies in Lincoln, Nebraska for 11 years where he held life and annuity product management positions, most recently serving as Vice President-Individual Annuity Product Management. He also worked for the Mutual of Omaha Companies for 17 years where he held various actuarial management positions including Vice President and Chief Product Actuary Risk Life. His disciplines provide experience in strategic business planning, risk management, product development and management, distribution expansion and field engagement.

Wiltgen holds a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from the University of Iowa. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of American Academy of Actuaries.

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