Mercury General Corporation Announces Management Change

PRNewswire-FirstCall
LOS ANGELES
Aug 3, 2005

Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY) announced today that Jack Dougherty, Vice President of East Coast Operations, is no longer employed by the Company and will be pursuing other interests.

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/.

SOURCE: Mercury General Corporation

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

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