Delphi Financial Declares Regular $0.10 Per Share Cash Dividend

Delphi Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: DFG) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the Company’s common stock for the fourth quarter of 2009. Such dividend will be payable on December 2, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2009.

Delphi Financial Group, Inc. is an integrated employee benefit services company. Delphi is a leader in managing all aspects of employee absence to enhance the productivity of its clients and provides the related group insurance coverages: long-term and short-term disability, life, excess workers’ compensation for self-insured employers, large deductible workers’ compensation, assumed workers’ compensation and casualty reinsurance, travel accident, dental and limited benefit health insurance. Delphi’s asset accumulation business emphasizes individual annuity products. Delphi’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DFG and its corporate website address is www.delphifin.com.