Mercury General Corporation to Report First Quarter Results on May 7, 2007

PRNewswire-FirstCall
LOS ANGELES
Apr 18, 2007

Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY) reported that on Monday, May 7, 2007, the Company will release results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007. The Company also announced that Chairman, George Joseph, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Gabriel Tirador, 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 first quarter period.

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 May 14, 2007. The replay telephone numbers are (800) 642-1687 (USA) or (706) 645-9291 (International). The conference ID# is 6300927. 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/ .

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: ctovar@mercuryinsurance.com

SOURCE: Mercury General Corporation

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

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