Donegal Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DGICA) (Nasdaq:DGICB) announces that the Company will hold a live webcast on Friday, October 23, 2009, beginning at 11:00AM Eastern Time. At that time, the Company will discuss results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. The Company will release its quarterly results on this same date prior to the opening of regular trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market.

You may listen to the webcast by accessing the event link in the Investors area of Donegal Group's website (www.donegalgroup.com).

Donegal Group Inc. is an insurance holding company whose insurance subsidiaries offer personal and commercial property and casualty lines of insurance in five Mid-Atlantic states (Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York and Pennsylvania), seven Southeastern states (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia) and six Midwestern states (Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin).

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SOURCE: Donegal Group Inc.

CONTACT: Donegal Group Inc. Jeffrey D. Miller, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (717) 426-1931 Fax: (717) 426-7031 jeffmiller@donegalgroup.com