8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2016

EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Iowa	0-10956	42-6234555
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

717 Mulberry Street, Des Moines, Iowa	50309
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(515) 345‑2902

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 19, 2016, EMC Insurance Group Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share of common stock payable June 7, 2016 to shareholders of record as of May 31, 2016. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number Description

99 Press Release

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized, on May 19, 2016.

EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC.

Registrant

/s/ Mark E. Reese

Mark E. Reese

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

99 Press Release

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99

EMC Insurance Group Inc. Declares

Quarterly Cash Dividend

DES MOINES, Iowa (May 19, 2016) – EMC Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ:EMCI) (the “Company”)

today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share of

common stock payable June 7, 2016 to stockholders of record as of May 31, 2016. The Company

has declared a quarterly dividend since it became a publicly held company in February 1982.

About EMCI

EMC Insurance Group Inc. is a publicly held insurance holding company with operations in property

and casualty insurance and reinsurance, which was formed in 1974 and became publicly held in

1982. The Company’s common stock trades on the Global Select Market tier of the NASDAQ Stock

Market under the symbol EMCI. Additional information regarding EMC Insurance Group Inc. may

be found at www.emcins.com/ir. EMCI’s parent company is Employers Mutual Casualty Company

(EMCC). EMCI and EMCC, together with their subsidiary and affiliated companies, conduct

operations under the trade name EMC Insurance Companies.