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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></div><div><br/></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure</span></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On September 4, 2020, FBL Financial Group, Inc. 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The full text of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section&#160;18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div 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style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Date:  September 4, 2020&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.</span></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:336px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Donald J. Seibel</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Donald J. Seibel</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Chief Financial Officer</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div><br/></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></div>	</div></body>
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text: Document
  UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D. C. 20549
  FORM
  8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
  September 4, 2020
  Commission File Number:
  1-11917
  FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Iowa
  42-1411715
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  5400 University Avenue,
  West Des Moines,
  Iowa
  50266-5997
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  (515)
  225-5400
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:
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  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
  Title of each class
  Trading Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange on which registered
  Class A Common Stock, without par value
  FFG
  New York Stock Exchange
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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  Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
  On September 4, 2020, FBL Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a news release announcing that the Company has received a proposal dated September 4, 2020 from Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company ("FBPCIC") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock of the Company that are not currently owned by FBPCIC or the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. The full text of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
  The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d) Exhibits.
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99.1
  News release of FBL Financial Group, Inc. dated September 4, 2020
  104
  Cover Page Interactive Data File formatted as iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and contained in Exhibit 101.
  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  Date:  September 4, 2020
  FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
  By
  /s/ Donald J. Seibel
  Donald J. Seibel
  Chief Financial Officer