Ohio Casualty Corporation to Participate in Friedman, Billings, Ramsey's 10th Annual Investor Conference

FAIRFIELD, Ohio--Nov. 24, 2003--Ohio Casualty Corporation today announced it will participate in Friedman, Billings, Ramsey's 10th Annual Investor Conference, which will be held Dec. 2, 2003 and 3, 2003 at the Executive Conference Center of the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. President and CEO Dan R. Carmichael will present an update on "Building Competitive Advantage at Ohio Casualty Corporation" on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2003, from 3:40 to 4:10 p.m. EST

The presentation can be heard live at http://www.fbrcorp.com/conf2003/default.asp, then click on Webcast from the side menu, and click on the ocas ticker symbol or at www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/fbr3/ocas/

Corporate Profile

Ohio Casualty Corporation is the holding company of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, which is one of six property-casualty subsidiary companies that make up Ohio Casualty Group. The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company was founded in 1919 and is licensed in 49 states. Ohio Casualty Group is ranked 45th among U.S. property/casualty insurance groups based on net premiums written (Best's Review, July 2003). The Group's member companies write auto, home and business insurance. Ohio Casualty Corporation trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol OCAS and had assets of approximately $5.1 billion as of September 30, 2003.