PENN MILLERS ELECTS DONALD A. PIZER TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WILKES-BARRE, PA (May 19, 2009) -- Penn Millers Mutual Holding Company has elected Donald A. Pizer to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Pizer is retired from Ernst and Young LLP where he held various positions, most recently Partner and Associate Director, Financial Services Industry Services. He presently serves as Director and Audit Committee Chair of Philadelphia Insurance Company and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company and is chair of the Abington Memorial Hospital Foundation, Abington, PA.

Mr. Pizer holds M.S. and B.S. degrees from The Pennsylvania State University. He and his wife, Marcia Herr Pizer, reside in Jenkintown, PA.
In addition to Mr. Pizer, members of Penn Millers’ Board of Directors include Heather M. Acker; F. Kenneth Ackerman, Jr.; Dorrance R. Belin, Esq.; John L. Churnetski; John M. Coleman; Douglas M. Gaudet; Kim E. Michelstein; Robert A. Nearing, Jr.; James M. Revie and J. Harvey Sproul, Jr.

Penn Millers Insurance Company is a regional property and casualty company whose strong financial foundation and successful operating strategies have earned the company a rating of "A- " (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company, the nation’s leading insurance rating organization. Penn Millers writes competitive products through quality, professional independent insurance agents in eight (8) Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic and Southern states and competitive agribusiness products through quality, professional independent insurance agents and brokers in 33 states throughout the continental United States. Please visit our website at www.pennmillers.com for additional information.

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