Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Mead Ronald L	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/1/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FBL FINANCIAL GROUP INC [FFG]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) VP - Sales and Distribution /
(Street) WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	914.138	I	by Trust (1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)	2/1/2017 (2)	2/1/2021 (2)	Class A Common Stock	50	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)	2/1/2018 (2)	2/1/2022 (2)	Class A Common Stock	92	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)	2/1/2019 (2)	2/1/2023 (2)	Class A Common Stock	137	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)	2/1/2020 (2)	2/1/2024 (2)	Class A Common Stock	190	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)	2/1/2021 (2)	2/1/2025 (2)	Class A Common Stock	329	(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Reporting person holds 914.138 shares in a company sponsored 401(k) plan. Ownership form is indirect and the nature of the indirect beneficial ownership is by Trust.
(2)	Each unit of cash settled RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of FBL Financial Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock. The units of cash settled RSU's will be settled in cash on each vesting date. 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.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mead Ronald L 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266			VP - Sales and Distribution

Signatures
By: Mark Wickham per filed confirming stmt For: Ronald L Mead		3/5/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date