Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) reported quarterly earnings of $3.52 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.52 by 39.13 percent. This is a 31.84 percent increase over earnings of $2.67 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.681 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.589 billion by 5.79 percent. This is a 13.73 percent increase over sales of $1.478 billion the same period last year.