BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation (NASDAQ: IPCC) today announced that the shareholders elected the nine director nominees to the Board of Directors at today's Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Other actions taken at the Annual Meeting included the approval by the shareholders of the proposals to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Infinity's independent registered public accounting firm; to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Infinity's named executive officers; and to indicate a preferred frequency for future advisory votes on executive compensation.

Re-elected for one year terms were Victor T. Adamo, who currently serves as a member of The Mutual RRG's Board of Directors; Richard Bielen, President and Chief Operating Officer of Protective Life; Angela Brock-Kyle, founder and CEO of B.O.A.R.D.S.; Teresa A. Canida, Principal and Portfolio Manager of Cito Capital Group, LLC; James R. Gober, Chairman, CEO and President of Infinity; Harold E. Layman, retired CEO of Blount International, Inc.; E. Robert Meaney, industrial sector consultant; James L. Weidner, insurance industry consultant and President of Weidner Enterprises, LLC; and Samuel J Weinhoff, insurance industry consultant.

At today's Board of Directors meeting, the following individuals were elected to serve as officers for one year terms (except as otherwise noted): James R. Gober, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President; Samuel J. Simon, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary; Robert H. Bateman, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; Glen N. Godwin, Senior Vice President (assuming the Chief Executive Officer title from Mr. Gober, beginning August 1, 2017), Business Development; Scott C. Pitrone, Senior Vice President, Product Management; Amy K. Jordan, Senior Vice President and Controller; Troy P. Ballard, Assistant Treasurer; Mary Linn Clark, Assistant Treasurer; and James H. Romaker, Associate General Counsel and Secretary.

Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation is a national provider of personal automobile insurance with a concentration on nonstandard auto insurance. Its products are offered through a network of approximately 10,800 independent agencies and brokers. For more information about Infinity, please visit http://www.infinityauto.com.

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