EMC Insurance Group Inc. Declares 114th
Consecutive Quarterly Cash Dividend and
Announces an Executive Officer Retirement
May 26, 2010 02:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time
DES MOINES, Iowa--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--On May 25, 2010, the Board of Directors of EMC
Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ:EMCI) declared a quarterly dividend of eighteen (18) cents per share of common
stock payable June 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of June 8, 2010. This is the one hundred and fourteenth
consecutive quarterly dividend declared since EMC Insurance Group Inc. became a publicly held company in
February 1982.
The Board of Directors also announced that William A. Murray, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, will retire on January 3, 2011. Mr. Murray has been an employee of EMC Insurance Companies since
1985 and has held the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 2001. He was elected to the Board
of Directors of Employers Mutual Casualty Company in 2008 and will continue in that capacity after his retirement.
Kevin J. Hovick, Senior Vice President – Business Development, has been designated as Mr. Murray’s successor.
EMC Insurance Group Inc. is the publicly-held insurance holding company of Employers Mutual Casualty Company
(Employers Mutual), a multiple-line property and casualty insurance company. Employers Mutual is an Iowa mutual
insurance company licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Employers Mutual and all of its subsidiaries
(including the Company) and an affiliate are referred to as the “EMC Insurance Companies.” For more information,
visit our website at www.emcins.com.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides issuers the opportunity to make cautionary statements
regarding forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any forward-looking statement contained in this report is based
on management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations of the Company’s future performance, taking into
account all information currentl