State Auto Financial Reports No Appreciable Loss

    COLUMBUS, Ohio--Sept. 26, 2001--State Auto Financial Corporation announced today that it expects no appreciable loss from the World Trade Center disaster as the company is not licensed or active in the state of New York.
    Chairman Robert H. Moone stated, "It would appear that we may have several small claims from traveling policyholders who lost personal property as a result of this terrible national tragedy. Like all Americans, we grieve for those who lost their lives, yet take comfort in the strength and solidarity of a nation that is once again united and resolved."