Employers Holdings, Inc. Announces Dividend

RENO, Nev., Aug. 7 NV-EIG-Dividend


RENO, Nev., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Employers Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: EIG) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash
dividend of six cents ($0.06) per share of common stock.  The dividend is
payable on September 4, 2008 to stockholders of record as of August 21, 2008.


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This news release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the
future performance of Employers Holdings, Inc. within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject
to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from current expectations. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, the discretion of Employers Holdings, Inc.'s
Board of Directors with respect to the payment of future dividends based on
its periodic review of factors that ordinarily affect dividend policy, such as
current and prospective financial condition, earnings and liquidity,
prospective business conditions and regulatory, legislative or industry
factors. Additional cautionary statements regarding other risk factors that
could have an effect on the future performance of Employers Holdings, Inc. and
its subsidiaries are contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended Dec. 31, 2007 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.
Employers Holdings, Inc. undertakes no obligation to release publicly the
result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made
to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.



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small business insurance specialist. are registered trademarks of Employers
Insurance Company of Nevada. Workers' compensation insurance and services are
offered through Employers Insurance Company of Nevada and Employers
Compensation Insurance Company.



Employers Holdings, Inc. is a holding company with subsidiaries that are
specialty providers of workers' compensation insurance and services focused on
select, small businesses engaged in low to-medium-hazard industries. The
company, through its subsidiaries, operates in 12 states from 12 office
locations. The company's insurance subsidiaries, Employers Insurance Company
of Nevada and Employers Compensation Insurance Company, are rated A-
(Excellent) by the A.M. Best Company.



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