Barron’s 400 Selects EMPLOYERS

Employers Holdings, Inc. is excited to announce that the company has once again been selected to the Barron’s 400 Index. This is Employers Holdings Inc. fourth time being selected to the index since Barron’s 400 was created in 1997. With only about 6% of all North American publically-listed companies being selected to the Barron’s 400 Index, this demonstrates the financial strength, stability, and dependability of Employers Holdings, Inc.

Barron’s 400 selects companies based on their fundamental financial soundness and the overall strength of the company’s financial results. They also consider how strong the prospects as an investment are for shareholders.

The Barron’s 400 Index, first introduced on the cover of the September 3, 2007 issue of Barron’s, has outperformed the broader U.S. equity market by more than five percentage points per year in the last decade, a clear measure of the quality of the companies it selects. For more information about the index and its methodology you may refer to www.barrons400.com or to http://www.marketgrader.com/MGMainWeb/barrons/barrons.jsp

Contact Information

Company contact: Mike Paquette
(775) 327-2562 or mpaquette@employers.com

Investor relations contact: Adam Prior, The Equity Group, Inc.
(212) 836-9606 or aprior@equityny.com

About Employers Holdings, Inc.

EMPLOYERS^® and America’s small business insurance specialist^® are registered trademarks of EIG Services, Inc. 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 operates throughout the United States, with the exception of four states that are served exclusively by their state funds. Insurance is offered through Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, Employers Compensation Insurance Company, Employers Preferred Insurance Company, Employers Assurance Company and Cerity Insurance Company, all rated A- (Excellent) by the A.M. Best Company. Not all companies do business in all jurisdictions. See www.employers.com and www.cerity.com for coverage availability.