Meadowbrook's Comment on Class Action Complaint

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: MIG) ("Meadowbrook" or the "Company") has become aware of the filing of a class action complaint against Meadowbrook and certain of its officers on August 15, 2013 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging violations of the federal securities laws during the period between July 30, 2012 and August 8, 2013.

Meadowbrook has reviewed the allegations contained in the complaint with its counsel and believes that they are baseless and without merit.  Meadowbrook intends to defend itself against the complaint vigorously.

Mike Costello, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary commented, "While we understand that it is not unusual for this type of complaint to be filed when a company experiences a material drop in the trading price of its shares, we believe that the complaint is inaccurate and the claims are entirely without merit.  We emphatically reject any suggestion that the Company or any of its officers violated the federal securities laws.  Accordingly, we will vigorously defend ourselves and will pursue all remedies available to us in connection with this matter."

About Meadowbrook Insurance Group
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc., based in Southfield, Michigan, is a leader in the specialty program management market. Meadowbrook includes several agencies, claims and loss prevention facilities, self-insured management organizations and six property and casualty insurance underwriting companies. Meadowbrook has twenty-eight locations in the United States. Meadowbrook is a risk management organization, specializing in specialty risk management solutions for agents, professional and trade associations, and small to medium-sized insureds. Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MIG". For further information, please visit Meadowbrook's corporate web site at http://www.meadowbrook.com.  

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made by Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. in this release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as "will," "expects," "believe," "anticipates," "would," "may be" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include the Company's anticipated financial results and results of analyses on impairment charges. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. These factors and risks include, but are not limited to, our ability to secure a waiver from our lenders under our credit agreement in connection with the financial covenant non-compliance and the potential impact of such non-compliance; a failure of additional capital to be available or only available on unfavorable terms; our geographic concentration and the business, economic, natural perils, man made perils, and regulatory conditions within our most concentrated region; goodwill impairment risk employed as part of our growth strategy and the anticipated impact of the goodwill impairment charge recognized in the second quarter of 2013; efforts with regard to the review of strategic alternatives; actions taken by regulators, rating agencies or lenders, including the impact of the downgrade by A.M. Best of the Company's and its insurance company subsidiaries'' financial strength rating, any negative impact from the class action litigation or any similar litigation filed in the future described above  and operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's cautionary statements contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not intend, and undertakes no duty to, release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein.

SOURCE Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.