LAS VEGAS, May 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Terrible Herbst, Inc. has been honored with the EMPLOYERS(R) Workplace Safety Award for its commitment to providing the safest work environments possible for its most valued assets, its employees. The EMPLOYERS Workplace Safety Award was created by EMPLOYERS, America's small business insurance specialist(R), to recognize outstanding workplace safety performance and to expand awareness of accident prevention as an operational imperative with bottom-line financial impact.

Las Vegas-based Terrible's owns and operates a leading chain of gas station convenience stores throughout Nevada, California and Arizona. Over the course of the past three years, Terrible's has further enhanced its focus on workplace safety and best practices in loss control to lower its number of injuries by 46 percent and the number of work days missed by injured workers by 50 percent. As a result, Terrible's has reduced its claims costs by nearly 90 percent and decreased its experience modification factor from 1.75 to 1.18.

"It's an honor to recognize Terrible's with the EMPLOYERS Workplace Safety Award," said Woody Hill, vice president of loss control, EMPLOYERS. "Ultimately, workplace safety is about employers caring about their people and creating a culture that makes safety a priority. Terrible's results over the last three years represent a true commitment to safety and illustrate the value of employers, agents and carriers working together to achieve successful outcomes."

EMPLOYERS also recognizes Terrible's insurance agent, Steve Polott of Insurcorp, for his shared commitment to enabling maximum workplace safety for his clients. Mr. Polott's partnership with Terrible's and EMPLOYERS reinforces the value generated when the insured, agent and carrier work together to achieve meaningful loss control results.

About Employers Holdings, Inc.

Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG) 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 throughout the United States. Insurance is offered by Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, Employers Compensation Insurance Company, Employers Preferred Insurance Company, and Employers Assurance Company, all rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. Additional information can be found at: http://www.employers.com.

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