RENO, Nev., June 1, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG) today announced the results of its 2007 annual meeting of the stockholders, which was held yesterday.

At the annual meeting, stockholders re-elected three members of the Board of Directors to serve three year terms expiring at the 2010 annual meeting of the stockholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified. The directors re-elected are Martin J. Welch, President and Chief Operating Officer of Employers Insurance Company of Nevada and Employers Compensation Insurance Company; Rose E. McKinney-James; and John P. Sande, III. Stockholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) reflecting the company's expectations regarding future events. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from expectations including, without limitation, factors that affect the future performance of Employers Holdings, Inc. These factors are contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and in Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, 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.

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 11 states from 13 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.

SOURCE Employers Holdings, Inc.

media, Trish White,
Director, Corporate Communications,
+1-775-327-2636,
twhite@employers.com,
or
analysts, Vicki Erickson,
Vice President, Investor Relations,
+1-775-327-2794,
verickson@employers.com,
both of Employers Holdings, Inc.

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