EX 10.1 Mgmt Perf Plan 2014








Management Performance Plan
Effective January 1, 2014


Objective
The objective of the Management Performance Plan is to provide annual incentive payments to employees of FBL Financial Group, Inc. with a salary grade of 45 or higher, in the form of an annual cash payment, for the achievement of a predetermined set of corporate goals. The goals may apply to operations and results of the entire enterprise or may apply to a segment of the business or the operations. Payment of cash incentives pursuant to achievement of the goals will be subject to FBL Financial Group, Inc. and the Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Company meeting triggers as approved annually by the Management Development and Compensation Committee. Triggers may relate to profitability, stability, positive surplus and levels of capital, among other matters, and may be applied across the Company or by defined groups within the company. In addition, the Management Development and Compensation Committee retains negative discretion annually to limit or eliminate payment of cash incentives to any or all Tiers, Groups, segments, teams or individuals in its sole discretion. 
Administration 
The Management Performance Plan is approved by the Board of Directors through the actions of the Management Development and Compensation Committee. FBL management shall have the discretion to make decisions respecting the operations of the plan that do not have a material impact on the total amount paid.
Corporate Goals
Each plan year, the Board of Directors through the Management Development and Compensation Committee will authorize a set of corporate goals as the measure of performance necessary to receive the cash incentive. The performance goals will focus on key metrics for growth, efficiency and profitability. The goals and weighting of goals may differ for various business segments, teams or individuals within the overall Company, as deemed appropriate by the Management Development and Compensation Committee.
There will be no less than three Goal Groups each year: Property & Casualty, Life and Shared Services. The Property and Casualty and Life Goal Groups will have 50% of their goals specific to their business unit and 50% will be based on the overall corporate goals. The overall corporate goal shall be 100% of the goals for the Shared Services Goal Group and members of FBL Management Team. All eligible employees (salary grade 45 or higher) will be put into Goal Groups based on the discretion of management. Once an employee is placed in a Goal Group, the employee will remain in that Goal Group for the entire year, even if they move to a different business unit during the year. The Goal Groups will be determined as of March 1 each year.
Attainment of Goals
Each goal will be measured on an annual basis, with a separate determination of the attainment level. The actual value assigned to each goal (which determines the cash incentive eligible to employees) depends on the level of achievement of each corporate goal. 
Eligible employees will be divided into Tiers based upon salary grade as determined annually and approved by the Management Development and Compensation Committee. The Committee shall also approve a Threshold (the minimum level of achievement at which a cash incentive is provided), a Target (the level of achievement that is targeted for each goal) and a Cap (the level of achievement at or above which the maximum cash incentive is provided).
With respect to individual employees or groups of employees, the Chief Executive Officer is authorized to exercise discretion regarding administration of the plan when needed as the result of employees moving from one Tier to another (either up, or down) or reclassification of existing positions.









Eligible Participants
Participation in the Management Performance Plan includes full-time, salary grade 45 and above employees of FBL Financial Group, Inc. who are classified as active employment status as of the last working day of the plan year. The following rules shall be considered in the determination of eligibility of any employee or class of employees.
		
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	Part-time or high-time, salary grade 45 and above employees of FBL Financial Group, Inc. are not eligible to participate in the Management Performance Plan.


		
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	Agents, Agency Managers, temporary employees, independent contractors, per diem adjusters, and leased employees are not eligible to participate in the Management Performance Plan.


		
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	For employees who transfer from full-time, grade 45+ to part-time or high-time during the year, the cash incentive will be prorated based upon completed service as an eligible employee during the plan year. For employees who transfer from full-time, grade 45+ to temporary, all rights to a cash incentive will be forfeited.


		
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	Cash incentive payments for eligible newly hired employees or current employees who become eligible for the Management Performance Plan during the plan year will be prorated based upon completed service as an eligible employee during the plan year.


		
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	In the event an employee’s active employment terminates prior to the last working day of the plan year by reason of retirement, reduction in complement, transfer to Farm Bureau agent or Agency Manager status, company transfer to a multi-line state Farm Bureau affiliate, military leave, permanent disability, or death, the cash incentive payment will be prorated based upon completed service as an eligible employee during the plan year, assuming all other criteria have been met.


		
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	Payment for deceased employee’s cash incentive pay will be made to the beneficiary on record for group life insurance, if living; otherwise to surviving spouse, if living; otherwise to employee’s estate.


		
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	In the event an employee’s active employment terminates prior to the last working day of the plan year for any other reason not included in bullet #5, all rights to a cash incentive will be forfeited.


Participation in the Management Performance Plan does not guarantee employment, nor does participation at any time guarantee ongoing participation.  In addition, the Management Development and Compensation Committee retains negative discretion to limit or eliminate payment of cash incentives to any or all Tiers, Groups, segments, teams or individuals in its sole discretion.
Base Salary
Cash incentive payments are made based on a percentage of the participant’s base salary, based on the level of achievement of corporate goals as determined by the Management Development and Compensation Committee. For this purpose, base salary consists of the employee's regular monthly rate of pay, including any retro pay adjustments, during the plan year. Cash payments for unused vacation at termination are not included in base salary.
CEO Discretion
Subject to approval by the Management Development and Compensation Committee, the CEO will have the flexibility to increase or decrease the payments to any FBL Management Team member by an amount up to 25% of such individual’s attained cash incentive for the measurement year.  Cumulative changes to the individual cash incentive payments cannot increase or decrease the total payout for the FBL Management Team by more than 5%.  The CEO shall certify that the payments as proposed would not prevent deductibility of any such payments by the company under IRS Code §162(m).
Payments of Cash Incentives 
Subject to the negative discretion of the Management Development and Compensation Committee to limit or eliminate payment of cash incentives, payments will be made annually, on or before March 15, to each eligible participant, subject to the attainment level of the goals, for the prior plan year. 
Cash incentive payments made under the Management Performance Plan are considered compensation for purposes of calculating group life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability income benefits. In addition, this cash incentive payment will be included in the calculation of retirement benefits. 
Cash incentive payments will be made in a single, separate, lump sum payment and are subject to federal and state taxes. Cash incentive payments may also be subject to court-ordered child support, garnishments, wage assignments 









and tax levies. Cash incentive payments are not subject to voluntary payroll deductions, including but not limited to 401(k) loan payments, United Way, insurance premium and flex deductions. Cash incentive payments for active employees are eligible for the 401(k) deduction and 401(k) match provision.
Employees Grade 50 and above may elect to defer cash incentive payments in accordance with all terms and conditions of the FBL Financial Group, Inc. Executive Salary and Bonus Deferred Compensation Plan and the FBL Financial Group, Inc. Nonqualified Excess 401(k) Plan.
Continuation
This Management Performance Plan shall replace and supersede any existing Management Performance Plans effective January 1, 2014, and shall continue in force from year to year thereafter as set forth herein, until amended or otherwise terminated by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of FBL Financial Group, Inc.