State Auto Financial to Participate in the 2006 Sandler O'Neill Financial Services Conference

State Auto Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:STFC) today
announced it will participate in the Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P.,
Financial Services Conference, to be held June 8 - 9, 2006 at the Le
Parker Meridien, in New York. State Auto Chairman, CEO and President
Bob Restrepo will participate in a Personal Lines Insurance panel on
Thursday, June 8 from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. eastern time.
   The webcast of the entire Sandler symposium can be found at
www.sandleroneill.com. The symposium will be archived for 60 days and
will also be available via audio at 617-213-8842.
   State Auto Financial Corporation, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio,
is a property and casualty insurance holding company. The company
markets its personal and commercial insurance products through more
than 22,300 independent agents associated with approximately 3,000
agencies in 27 states. The company has been named Forbes Magazine's
"Best Managed Insurance Company in America" for 2006 and is in a
select group, making up just 3% of publicly traded companies, earning
the Mergent Dividend Achiever Award for having increased its dividends
for ten or more years in succession. The State Auto Insurance
Companies are rated A+ (Superior) by the A.M. Best Company. Additional
information on the company can be found on its web page at
www.STFC.com.