Bruce Eckert, Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc., presides over the Market Close

Tuesday, December 19, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc.
[EIHI]

Bruce Eckert, Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. presides over the closing bell to celebrate the Company's recent initial public offering on NASDAQ. Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. listed in June 2006

EIHI operates through its subsidiaries a domestic casualty insurance group specializing in workers' compensation, a domestic accident and life insurance company, an offshore specialty reinsurance company and a third-party claims administration company. In June 2006, EIHI completed a stock offering in which it sold 7,475,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $10 per share, raising gross proceeds of $74.75 million. EIHI is located at 25 Race Avenue in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The company's Web address is www.easterninsuranceholdings.com.

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