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Mercury Milestones 1970 $1 million in written premium in a single month Mid 80s Largest PPA in CA Mercury becomes the largest independent agency writer of private passenger auto insurance in California 1962 Sold first policy Mercury General Corporation, founded by Mr. George Joseph, sells its first policy We began with just six team members and 90 agents 1985 Initial public offering Mercury goes public at $19/share 1996 » Listed on New York Stock Exchange for trading » Oklahoma and Texas expansion 2019 Named one of America’s Best Midsize Employers by Forbes for the 3rd year in a row! 2016 Named by Forbes as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Financial Companies for the 3rd time! 2013 Named by Forbes as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2009 Acquires Auto Insurance Specialists (AIS) 2012 Celebrates 50th anniversary 1972 Mercury begins selling homeowners insurance Learn more at www.mercuryinsurance.com/about George Joseph founded Mercury Insurance on the belief that he could offer consumers quality insurance products at affordable rates and combine that with top-notch customer service. And more than 55 years later, this vision is still very much a part of the way we do business today. 1989 Georgia and Illinois expansion 1998 Florida expansion 2001 New York and Virginia expansion 2004 Arizona and Nevada expansion 1978 Establishes insurance industry’s first Special Investigations Unit (SIU) to fight insurance fraud 2003 » New Jersey expansion » $2 billion in annual net premiums written 2006 $3 billion in annual net premiums written 2015 Acquires Workmen’s Auto Insurance Company 1997 $1 billion in annual net premiums written

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Page 1: Mercury Milestones...80s Largest PPA in CA Mercury becomes the largest independent agency writer of private passenger auto insurance in California Sold first policy 1962 Mercury General

Mercury Milestones

1970 $1 million in written premiumin a single month

Mid80sLargest PPA in CA

Mercury becomes the largest independent agency writer of private passenger auto insurance in California

1962Sold first policyMercury General Corporation, founded by Mr. George Joseph, sells its first policyWe began with just six team members and 90 agents

1985 Initial public offeringMercury goes public at $19/share

1996 » Listed on New York Stock Exchange for trading

» Oklahoma and Texas expansion

2019 Named one of America’s Best Midsize Employers by Forbes for the 3rd year in a row!

2016Named by Forbes as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Financial Companies for the 3rd time!

2013Named by Forbes as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies

2009Acquires Auto Insurance Specialists (AIS)

2012 Celebrates 50th anniversary

1972Mercury begins selling homeowners insurance

Learn more at www.mercuryinsurance.com/about

George Joseph founded Mercury Insurance on the belief that he could offer consumers quality insurance products at affordable rates and combine that with top-notch customer service. And more than 55 years later, this vision is still

very much a part of the way we do business today.

1989Georgia and Illinois expansion

1998 Florida expansion

2001New York and Virginia expansion

2004Arizona and Nevada expansion

1978 Establishes insurance industry’s first Special Investigations Unit (SIU) to fight insurance fraud

2003 » New Jersey expansion» $2 billion in annual net

premiums written

2006 $3 billion in annual net premiums written

2015 Acquires Workmen’s Auto Insurance Company

1997$1 billion in annual net premiums written