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.