Employers Holdings, Inc. Names Lori A. Brown Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

RENO, Nev.— April 22, 2014— Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG), America’s small business insurance specialist^®, today announced that Lori A. Brown has been promoted to senior vice president, deputy general counsel. She is the company’s primary attorney for employment and executive compensation law, is assistant corporate secretary to the holding company and corporate secretary to all of the Company’s subsidiaries, and works extensively with the company’s statutory, regulatory and public company filings. Ms. Brown previously served as vice president, deputy general counsel, a position she held with EMPLOYERS^® since 2007. She is based out of the company’s San Francisco and Walnut Creek, Calif. offices.

Ms. Brown has over 20 years of experience as an attorney in California primarily in the areas of labor and employment, corporate governance and SEC compliance.

In making today’s announcement, Lenard T. Ormsby, executive vice president, general counsel Employers Holdings, Inc., said, “We are pleased to have Lori as part of the executive legal team in this critically important role. Her highly respected wealth of experience, leadership capabilities, and legal skills will continue to serve EMPLOYERS as we execute on our business strategies.”

Ms. Brown commented, “I am truly honored to continue to work with our incredible legal, compliance and insurance operations teams here at EMPLOYERS. I look forward to this great opportunity to continue to partner with these leaders, providing quality legal advice and solutions in a wide variety of business situations.”