LANCASTER, Pa., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. (EIHI) announced today that Bruce Eckert, Chief Executive Officer and Kevin Shook, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Annual Insurance Conference. The two-day conference will be held at The Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York, New York. EIHI will conduct its presentation on Thursday, September 7, 2006, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference will be webcast at http://www.kbw.com/news/conferenceInsurance2006.html and will be archived for 60 days following the close of the conference.
EIHI operates through its subsidiaries a domestic casualty insurance group specializing in workers' compensation, a domestic accident and life insurance company, an offshore specialty reinsurance company and a third-party claims administration company. In June 2006, EIHI completed a stock offering in which it sold 7,475,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $10 per share, raising gross proceeds of $74.75 million. EIHI is located at 25 Race Avenue in Lancaster. The company's Web address is http://www.easterninsuranceholdings.com/.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In addition to historical information this press release may contain "forward-looking statements" that are made in good faith by EIHI pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to strategies, goals, beliefs, expectations, intentions, results of operations, future performance and business of EIHI. Numerous competitive, economic, regulatory, legal, technological and other factors could cause financial performance to differ materially from the goals, plans, objectives, intentions and expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. EIHI cautions that the foregoing factors are not all inclusive. EIHI does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company. This press release also does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, EIHI securities. Such an offer will be made only by means of a prospectus.
FINANCIAL CONTACT:
Kevin Shook, Chief Financial Officer
(717) 735-1660
