Exhibit 99




Contacts:
       Analyst contact:  Dennis E. McDaniel
       Vice President, Investor Relations
       513-603-2197
       dennis.mcdaniel@ocas.com

       Media contact:  Cindy L. Denney
       Assistant Vice President, Corporate Communications
       (Ofc.) 513-603-2074    Cell: 513-703-7372
       cindy.denney@ocas.com


For Immediate Release

                         OHIO CASUALTY CORPORATION
                         DECLARES REGULAR DIVIDEND


FAIRFIELD, Ohio, August 8, 2007 --- The shareholders of Ohio Casualty
Corporation (NASDAQ: OCAS) today approved a proposal to adopt the
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 6, 2007 among Liberty Mutual
Insurance Company, Waterfall Merger Corp. and Ohio Casualty
Corporation.

The proposed transaction is also subject to approval from the
Departments of Insurance in the states of Indiana and Ohio. Following
these approvals, it is anticipated that the transaction will close
during the third quarter 2007.


Corporate Profile

Ohio Casualty Corporation is the holding company of The Ohio Casualty
Insurance Company, which is one of six property-casualty insurance
companies that make up Ohio Casualty Group, collectively referred to as
Consolidated Corporation.  The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company was founded
in 1919 and is licensed in 49 states.  Ohio Casualty Group is ranked 50th
among U. S. property/casualty insurance groups based on net premiums
written (Best's Review, July 2007).  The Group's member companies write
auto, home and business insurance.  Ohio Casualty Corporation trades on the
NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol OCAS and had assets of approximately
$5.7 billion as of June 30, 2007.


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