NEW YORK, NY, Jan. 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEW YORK--The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG) will release its fourth quarter 2012 results after the close of regular stock market hours on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. The earnings release will be available shortly thereafter on Navigators' website at www.navg.com.

The Company will hold a conference call for investors and analysts on Thursday, February 14, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. (ET) hosted by President and Chief Executive Officer Stanley A. Galanski and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Ciro M. DeFalco. The call will be available via live webcast on Navigators' website at www.navg.com.

To participate by telephone, the domestic dial-in number is (800) 850-2903 and the international dial-in number is (224) 357-2399. Participants may connect to the webcast at:

http://investor.shareholder.com/navg/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=123733

The webcast will be available for replay on the "IR Events" page in the "Investor Relations" section of Navigators' website immediately after the call on February 14, 2013, through midnight ET on May 14, 2013.

The Navigators Group, Inc. is an international specialty insurance holding company with insurance company operations, underwriting management companies, and operations at Lloyd's. Headquartered in New York, Navigators has offices in major insurance centers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. 

CONTACT: Ciro M. DeFalco
         Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
         914-933-6043
         cdefalco@navg.com
         
         www.navg.com