Mercury General Corporation to Report Second Quarter Results on August 2, 2004

Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY) announces the following Webcast:

  What:    Mercury General 2004 Second Quarter Results

  When:    Monday, August 2, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. EDT

  Where:   http://phx.corporateir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=93387&s=wm&e=918105

  How:     Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address
           above.

  Contact: Judy Walters of Mercury General Corporation, 323-937-1060

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the Web site http://www.mercuryinsurance.com/. To access the Web site replay, go to Investor Relations and click on Conference Calls.

Mercury General (NYSE: MCY) and its subsidiaries are a multiple line insurance organization offering predominantly personal automobile and homeowners insurance through a network of independent agents and brokers in many states. For more information, visit our website at http://www.mercuryinsurance.com/.

SOURCE: Mercury General Corporation

CONTACT: Judy Walters of Mercury General Corporation, +1-323-937-1060

Web site: http://www.mercuryinsurance.com/