Mercury General Corporation to Report Third Quarter Results on November 3, 2008

Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY) reported that on Monday, November 3, 2008, the Company will release results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008 and will host an investor conference call and webcast that same day at 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time (1:00 P.M. Eastern Time) to review the Company's results of operations for the third quarter.

All interested investors will be able to access the conference call at (877) 807-1888 (USA), (706) 679-3827 (International) or the webcast at http://www.mercuryinsurance.com/. A replay of the call will be available beginning at 1:30 P.M. Pacific Time and running through November 10, 2008. The replay telephone numbers are (800) 642-1687 (USA) or (706) 645-9291 (International). The conference ID# is 68104532. The replay will also be available on the Company's website shortly following the call.

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 http://www.mercuryinsurance.com/.

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CONTACT: Theodore Stalick, VP|CFO of Mercury General Corporation,
+1-323-937-1060

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