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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wasilewski Raymond Walter   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FBL FINANCIAL GROUP INC [FFG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Operating Officer - Life (Last) (First) (Middle) 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2018 (Street) WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 02/01/2018   M   670 A (1) 670 D   Class A Common Stock 02/01/2018   D   670 D $ 71.2 0 D   Class A Common Stock 02/01/2018   M   1,011 A (1) 1,011 D   Class A Common Stock 02/01/2018   D   1,011 D $ 71.2 0 D   Class A Common Stock 02/01/2018   M   834 A (1) 834 D   Class A Common Stock 02/01/2018   D   834 D $ 71.2 0 D   Class A Common Stock 02/01/2018   M   375 A (1) 375 D   Class A Common Stock 02/01/2018   D   375 D $ 71.2 0 D   Class A Common Stock               3,114.468 I by Trust (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)

(1)

02/01/2018

M

670

02/01/2018

02/01/2018

Class A Common Stock

670

(1)

0

D

Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)

(1)

02/01/2018

M

1,011

02/01/2018

02/01/2019

Class A Common Stock

1,011

(1)

1,011

D

Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)

(1)

02/01/2018

M

834

02/01/2018

02/01/2020

Class A Common Stock

834

(1)

1,668

D

Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)

(1)

02/01/2018

M

375

02/01/2018

02/01/2021

Class A Common Stock

375

(1)

1,125

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wasilewski Raymond Walter 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266			Chief Operating Officer - Life

Signatures

By: Mark Wickham per filed confirming stmt For: Raymond W Wasilewski		02/05/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each unit of cash settled RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of FBL Financial Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock. On February 1, 2018, 20% of the reporting person's previously granted cash settled RSU's were vested and settled. The units vest 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date. 20% of the units will be exercisable and expire on each vest date.
(2)	Reporting person holds 3,114.468 shares in a company sponsored 401(k) plan. Ownership form is indirect and the nature of the indirect beneficial ownership is by Trust.

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