LANCASTER, Pa., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. ("EIHI") announced today that Lucia A. Tompkins has joined Eastern Alliance Insurance Group ("EAIG") in the new position of Regional Business Executive for the Southeastern states. EAIG is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of EIHI.

EAIG entered the Southeastern workers' compensation marketplace earlier this year, securing licenses to underwrite in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina. Tompkins will spearhead EAIG's long-term strategic initiatives and manage the day-to-day operations in the Southeast region. The new regional office will be located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

"We are pleased to have Lucia join our family of companies," said Bruce M. Eckert, Chief Executive Officer for EIHI. "As an expert in workers' compensation insurance and a native of North Carolina, Lucia is a tremendous asset to Eastern Alliance as we extend our full compliment of workers' compensation products and services to North Carolina and the Southeast territory."

Tompkins has more than thirty years of underwriting, marketing and management experience in the property and casualty insurance industry. She most recently served as a consultant with Brick Street Mutual Insurance, and previously served in various executive and management roles for subsidiaries of Suncoast Holdings, Inc., and AIG and Aetna Life and Casualty. Tompkins graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor of Arts degree and has earned Associate in Risk Management and Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designations.

Founded in 1997, EAIG specializes in providing workers' compensation products and services to businesses and self-insured clients in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. EAIG distributes its products through independent insurance agencies.

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.

EAIG and EIHI are located at 25 Race Avenue in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Their Web addresses are http://www.eains.com and http://www.easterninsuranceholdings.com, respectively.

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