Terra Insurance elects GAIPresident/CEO to Board

July 20, 2007

CHARLESTON, W.Va.-Gary M. DeJidas, P.E., President and CEO of GAI Consultants, Inc. (GAI), a national engineering firm with a local office in Charleston, has recently been elected tothe Terra Insurance Company (Terra) Board of Directors. Terra’s shareholder selected Mr. DeJidas to the Board during the recent annual shareholders meeting. An insured-owned, domestic risk retention group, Terra offers Liability Insurance, Environmental Liability Insurance, and Professional Liability Insurance.

Mr. DeJidas will serve on the seven-person board addressing policy decisions and other issues. GAI has been a Terra shareholder for over 35 years. As GAI's President and CEO, Mr. DeJidas directs the 500-plus employee, multidisciplinary, engineering and environmental consulting firm, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008.

Office locations include Charleston, Fort Wayne, Ind., Philadelphia, Pa., Pittsburgh, Pa., Orlando, Fla., Jacksonville, Fla., Cincinnati, Ohio, Florence, Ky., and Richmond, Va.