In addition, Fitch assigns an initial’A’ rating to the district’s $2.9 million in outstanding maintenance tax notes.The Rating Outlook is Stable. As part of the partnership, account holders and their immediate householdmembers receive:* The benefit of Identity Theft 911`s “LifeStages” program for expert one-on-oneresolution services and consultation from on-demand certified fraud specialists,plus credit and fraud monitoring tools, during various life events whenconsumers are particularly vulnerable to identity theft. * Assistance with placing fraud alerts, completing fraud affidavits, replacingdocuments and interfacing with police departments, creditors, collectionagencies and credit rating bureaus. * Dedicated online access to Identity Theft 911`s proactive educationalmaterial, including daily threat alerts, investigative articles, monthlynewsletters, white papers and preventative tips.Identity Theft 911`s comprehensive identity theft resolution services are a freebenefit to account holders.

About Identity Theft 911®Protecting over 12 million households, Identity Theft 911 is a leader inidentity theft resolution, providing innovative, enterprise-level fraudsolutions and consumer education to Fortune 500 companies, many of America’slargest insurance companies, corporate benefit providers and a wide spectrum offinancial institutions. Theft 911Corporate CommunicationsBrian Justice, Copyright Business Wire 2009. DES MOINES, Iowa–(Business Wire)–On May 19, 2009, the Board of Directors of EMC Insurance Group Inc.(Nasdaq:EMCI) declared a quarterly dividend of eighteen (18) cents per share ofcommon stock payable June 8, 2009 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2009.This is the one hundred and tenth consecutive quarterly dividend declared sinceEMC Insurance Group Inc became a publicly held company in February 1982. EMC Insurance Group Inc., the publicly-held insurance holding company of EMCInsurance Companies, owns subsidiaries with operations in property and casualtyinsurance and reinsurance. EMC Insurance Companies is one of the largestproperty and casualty entities in Iowa and among the top 60 insurance entitiesnationwide based on premium volume.

EMC Insurance Companies has been included onthe 2009 Ward`s Top 50 list and is a member of the Independent Insurance Agents& Brokers of America (the Big “I”) Trusted Choice program. For more information,visit our website at The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides issuers theopportunity to make cautionary statements regarding forward-looking statements.Accordingly, any forward-looking statement contained in this report is based onmanagement`s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations of the Company`sfuture performance, taking into account all information currently available tomanagement. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as the resultof many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to management. Ifa change occurs, the Company`s business, financial condition, liquidity, resultsof operations, plans and objectives may vary materially from those expressed inthe forward-looking statements. EMC Insurance Group Inc.Anita Novak, 515-345-2515 (Investors)orLisa Hamilton, 515-345-7589 (Media) Copyright Business Wire 2009. NEW YORK–(Business Wire)–The Worldcom Public Relations Group, the largest global network of independentpublic relations firms, elected new officers, and four new partner firms at itsannual group meeting held recently in Seattle, Wash. New officers are: Diego Biasi, chairman (Business Press, Italy), Matt Kucharski,chair elect (Padilla Speer Beardsley, Minneapolis).

Tom Van Blarcom, past chair(TQPR Thailand, Bangkok) and Melissa Sturges, secretary treasurer (Sturges WordCommunications, Kansas City). Other board members elected include: Niall Dologhan, knowledge sharing (Kestrel,London), Corinna Voss, marketing (HBI Helga Bailey GmbH, Munich), Neil McGlone,membership (Michael A. Burns Associates, Dallas), John Bliss, practice group,(BlissPR, New York), Stephanie Paul, strategic plan (Phillips Group, Brisbane),Hal Dash, Americas Region chair (Cerrell Associates, Los Angeles), DouglasWright, Asia Pacific Region chair (Wrights, Melbourne) and Crispin Manners, EMEARegion chair (Kaizo, London). The Americas Region has three new partners: Sandy Hillman Communications fromBaltimore, MD; Parallax Communications Group from Indianapolis, IN and InfoMediaConsulting from Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Worldcom`s Europe, Middle East &Africa (EMEA) Region, there is one new partner: PRAM Consulting from Prague,Czech Republic. Diego Biasi of Business Press in Milan, the new Chairman of Worldcom`s GroupBoard said, “Each year at our annual group meeting, hundreds of PR professionalsrepresenting their firms from around the world, contribute to Worldcom`s growingsuccess. With the addition of four new partners, we become even stronger as aglobal force in a wide range of business practices tailored to build our ownbrand as well as our clients`.” Americas RegionSandy Hillman Communications, Baltimore Hillman Communications provides comprehensive communications services forits clients – from strategy and branding, to public relations programdevelopment and implementation.