Reg FD Disclosure

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ____________________   FORM 8-K   CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934   Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 27, 2018   MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION   (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)   California    001-12257         95-221-1612    (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   4484 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90010   (Address of Principal Executive Offices) ____________________   (323) 937-1060   (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) ____________________   Not applicable   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   c Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   c Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14.a-12)   c Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   c Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company     c If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.      c Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure    On November 27, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing its estimated catastrophe losses resulting from the Camp Fire and the Woolsey Fire that occurred in November 2018. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The press release is furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K. Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits   (d) Exhibits . 99.1     Press Release, dated November 27, 2018, issued by Mercury General Corporation, furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.   SIGNATURES     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.       MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION Date: November 27, 2018     By:  /s/ Theodore R. Stalick   Name:    Theodore R. Stalick    Its:  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer