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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001021408-02-010754
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020630
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020814

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MERCURY GENERAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000064996
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				952211612
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12257
		FILM NUMBER:		02731729

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4484 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90010
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2139371060

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LOS ANGELES
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 <HR SIZE="4" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"
COLOR="#000000"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"
COLOR="#000000"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August
13, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>MERCURY GENERAL
CORPORATION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>California</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(State or
Other Jurisdiction of</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Incorporation)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>0-3681</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><B>(Commission</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>File Number)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>95-221-1612</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>4484 Wilshire Boulevard </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Los Angeles, California 90010 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(323) 937-1060 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone
number, including area code) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="4" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><P></P>



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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation FD Disclosure </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;On August 14, 2002, the Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002
(the &#147;<I>Form 10-Q</I>&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In connection with the filing of the Form 10-Q, the Registrant has provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission the certifications below, as required by 18 U.S.C.
&#167; 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Certification of Chief Executive Officer
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. &#167; 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the
undersigned officer of Mercury General Corporation (the &#147;<I>Company</I>&#148;) hereby certifies, to such officer&#146;s knowledge, that: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the &#147;<I>Report</I>&#148;) fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;G<SMALL>EORGE</SMALL>
J<SMALL>OSEPH&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>George Joseph</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Chief
Executive Officer</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Dated: August 14, 2002 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Certification of Chief Financial Officer </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. &#167; 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Mercury General Corporation (the &#147;<I>Company</I>&#148;) hereby certifies,
to such officer&#146;s knowledge, that: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the &#147;<I>Report</I>&#148;) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T<SMALL>HEODORE</SMALL>
S<SMALL>TALICK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Theodore Stalick</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Chief Financial Officer</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Dated: August 14, 2002 </FONT></DIV> <P></P>
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The foregoing certifications are being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. &#167; 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;On August 13, 2002, each of the Principal Executive Officer, George Joseph, and Principal Financial Officer, Theodore
Stalick, of the Registrant submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission sworn statements pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Order No. 4-460. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 are copies of each of these statements. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">The foregoing information, including the exhibits, is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether
made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. </FONT></DIV> <P></P>
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SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">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. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
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SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(registrant)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T<SMALL>HEODORE</SMALL>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Theodore Stalick</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Chief
Financial Officer</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="86%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer dated August 13, 2002.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="86%"> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer dated August 13,
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 <DIV ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">I, George Joseph, state and attest that: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of Mercury General Corporation, and, except as corrected or
supplemented in a subsequent covered report: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or
definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed). </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company&#146;s audit committee. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this
statement, is a &#147;covered report&#148;: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Mercury General Corporation; </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of Mercury General Corporation filed with the Commission subsequent to the
filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">any amendments to any of the foregoing. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Subscribed and sworn to before me</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">this 13th day of August 2002.</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<DESCRIPTION>STATEMENT UNDER OATH THEORDORE R. STALICK
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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>EXHIBIT 99.2 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER REGARDING </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>FACTS AND
CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">I, Theodore R. Stalick, state and attest that: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of Mercury General
Corporation, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or
definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed). </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company&#146;s audit committee. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this
statement, is a &#147;covered report&#148;: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Mercury General Corporation; </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of Mercury General Corporation filed with the Commission subsequent to the
filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Subscribed and sworn to before me</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">this 13th day of August 2002.</FONT></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Theodore R. Stalick</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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