Republic Announces Quarterly Dividend

December 13, 2005

The Board of Directors of Dallas-based insurer, Republic Companies Group Inc., has declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 12 cents per share payable on Jan. 13, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 30, 2005.

Republic Companies Group, through a group of insurance companies and related entities, provides personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products to individuals and small to medium-size businesses primarily in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico.