Harleysville Group Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend by 6% to $0.38

The Board of Directors of Harleysville Group Inc. HGIC today increased the company's regular quarterly cash dividend by 6 percent to $0.38 per share from $0.36 per share, or to an annualized $1.52 per share from $1.44 per share. The dividend is payable September 30, 2011, to shareholders of record on September 15, 2011. This marks the 101st consecutive quarter Harleysville Group has paid a dividend since the company went public in 1986.