Douglas D. Dirks has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Employers Holdings, Inc. (formerly EIG Mutual Holding Company) and Employers
Group, Inc. (formerly Employers Insurance Group, Inc.) since their creation in
April 2005. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of Employers Insurance
Company of Nevada (EICN) and Employers Compensation Insurance Company (ECIC)
since January 2006. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of EICN
from January 2000 until January 2006, and served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of ECIC and its predecessor from May 2002 until January 2006.
Mr. Dirks has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Employers
Occupational Health, Inc. (EOH) and Elite Insurance Services, Inc. (EIS) since
2002. He has been a Director of Employers Holdings, Inc., and Employers Group,
Inc., since April 2005; a Director of EICN since December 1999, EOH since 2000,
EIS since August 1999 and a Director of ECIC and its predecessor since May 2002.
Mr. Dirks was the Chief Executive Officer of Nevada’s State Industrial Insurance
System (SIIS) from 1995 to 1999 and its Chief Financial Officer from 1993 to
1995. Prior to joining SIIS, he served in senior insurance regulatory positions
and as an advisor to the Nevada Governor’s Office. Mr. Dirks also has worked in
the public accounting and investment banking industries and is a licensed
Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas. He presently serves on the
Board of Directors of the Nevada Insurance Guaranty Association and the Nevada
Insurance Education Foundation. Mr. Dirks holds BA and MBA degrees from the
University of Texas and a JD degree from the University of South Dakota.
