8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 8, 2011

EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Iowa	0-10956	42-6234555
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

717 Mulberry Street, Des Moines, Iowa	50309
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(515) 345-2902

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 8, 2011, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that the 2011 second quarter and year-to-date earnings information will be released to the media before the opening of regular market hours on August 9, 2011.  The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99	Press release

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized, on July 8, 2011.

EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC.

Registrant

/s/  Bruce G. Kelley

Bruce G. Kelley

President & Chief Executive Officer

/s/  Mark E. Reese

Mark E. Reese

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99	Press release

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	Contact: Anita Novak (Investors)
	515-345-2515
	Lisa Hamilton (Media)
	515-345-7589

EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC. ANNOUNCES

SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS CALL/WEBCAST

ACCESS INFORMATION

DES MOINES, Iowa (July 8, 2011) – EMC Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ OMX/GS:EMCI) (the “Company”) today announced that second quarter earnings will be released before the market opens on August 9, 2011 and that an earnings call will be held at 11:00 a.m. eastern daylight time on that date to allow securities analysts, stockholders and other interested parties the opportunity to hear management discuss the Company’s second quarter 2011 earnings results, as well as its expectations for the second half of 2011.

TELECONFERENCE: Dial-in information for the call is toll-free 1-877-407-9205 (International: 1-201-689-8054). The event will be archived and available for digital replay through November 10, 2011. The replay access information is toll-free 1-877-660-6853 (International: 1-201-612-7415); passcodes (both required for playback) are account no. 286; conference ID no. 375086.

WEBCAST: A webcast of the teleconference can be accessed at the Company’s investor relations page at www.emcins.com/ir.  The archived webcast will be available until November 9, 2011.

TRANSCRIPT: A transcript of the teleconference will be available on the Company’s website soon after the completion of the teleconference.

ABOUT EMCI: EMC Insurance Group Inc. is a publicly held insurance holding company with operations in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. The Company’s common stock trades on the Global Select Market tier of the NASDAQ OMX Stock Market under the symbol EMCI. 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.