Webcast Alert: Mercury General Corporation to Report Fourth Quarter Results on February 9, 2009

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

  What:      Mercury General Corporation Webcast

  When:      February 9, 2009 @ 1:00pm EST

  Where:     http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=55427

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

  Contact:   Judy Walters - VP/Corp. Secretary of Mercury General
             Corporation, Phone: 323-857-7140

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the Web site http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=55427.

Mercury General Corporation and its subsidiaries are a multiple line insurance organization offering predominantly personal automobile and homeowners insurance through a network of independent producers in many states. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.mercuryinsurance.com.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Audio: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=55427

SOURCE: Mercury General Corporation

CONTACT: Judy Walters, VP|Corp. Secretary of Mercury General
Corporation, +1-323-857-7140

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