On November 6, 2017, in contemplation of Robert L. Howe leaving the board of directors in May of 2018 due to reaching the age limit for directors, the board of directors of EMC Insurance Group Inc. amended the By-Laws to increase the size of the board from five to six directors and elected Peter S. Christie to serve as an independent director. Mr. Christie has been appointed to serve on the compensation committee of the board. The initial term for Mr. Christie will expire on the date of the company’s next annual meeting of stockholders. On that date, Mr. Christie is expected to stand for election to the board of directors by the company’s stockholders for a term expiring in 2019. Mr. Christie is an independent consultant with more than forty years of experience in the insurance industry in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Since becoming an independent consultant in 1999, Mr. Christie has served as an independent director for a number of companies, including Securities and Exchange Commission registrants, and as Senior Advisor to the Bermuda Monetary Authority.