Harleysville Group to Hold Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call on August...

Harleysville Group to Hold Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call on August 5, 2008

HARLEYSVILLE, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
Harleysville Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HGIC) will hold a live Webcast on
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, beginning at 8 a.m. (ET) to discuss its
second quarter 2008 earnings. The company will release its results on
Monday, August 4, 2008, after the close of regular trading on the
NASDAQ Stock Market.

The Webcast and a replay will be available from the Investors
section of the company's Web site (www.harleysvillegroup.com).

Harleysville Insurance is a leading regional provider of insurance
products and services for small and mid-sized businesses, as well as
for individuals, and ranks among the top 60 U.S. property/casualty
insurance groups based on net written premiums. Harleysville was
listed recently as #23 in the InformationWeek 500, the publication's
annual listing of the most innovative information technology
organizations in the U.S., and was the highest-ranked property and
casualty insurer on the 2007 list. Harleysville Mutual Insurance
Company owns 52 percent of Harleysville Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HGIC), a
publicly traded holding company for eight regional property/casualty
insurance companies collectively rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best
Company. Harleysville Group is a member of the NASDAQ Global Select
Market, which represents the top third of all NASDAQ-listed companies
and has the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the
world based on financial and liquidity requirements. Harleysville
Insurance--which distributes its products exclusively through
independent insurance agencies and reflects that commitment to its
agency force by being a Trusted Choice(R) company partner--currently
operates in 32 eastern and midwestern states.

Certain of the statements made during this presentation (other
than statements of historical facts) are forward-looking statements.
Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
include estimates and assumptions related to economic, competitive and
legislative developments. These forward-looking statements are subject
to change and uncertainty that are, in many instances, beyond the
company's control and have been made based upon management's
expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their
potential effect on Harleysville Group Inc. There can be no assurance
that future developments will be in accordance with management's
expectations so that the effect of future developments on Harleysville
Group will be those anticipated by management. Actual financial
results including operating return on equity, premium growth and
underwriting results could differ materially from those anticipated by
Harleysville Group depending on the outcome of certain factors, which
may include changes in property and casualty loss trends and reserves;
catastrophe losses; the insurance product pricing environment; changes
in applicable law; government regulation and changes therein that may
impede the ability to charge adequate rates; changes in accounting
principles; performance of the financial markets; fluctuations in
interest rates; availability and price of reinsurance; and the status
of the labor markets in which the company operates.

Harleysville Group Inc.
Investors:
Mark Cummins, 215-256-5025
mcummins@harleysvillegroup.com
or
Media:
Randy Buckwalter, 215-256-5288
rbuckwalter@harleysvillegroup.com

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