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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): January 28,
2009
ProAssurance
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-16533 63-1261433
(State of
Incorporation) (Commission
File
No.)
(IRS Employer I.D. No.)
100
Brookwood Place, Birmingham,
Alabama
35209
(Address of Principal Executive
Office
) (Zip
code)
Registrant’s telephone number,
including area
code: (205) 877-4400
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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR
240.13e-(c))
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Item
7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure
On Janury
28, 2009 we issued a news release reporting our receipt of regulatory approvals
for our transactions with The PICA Group and Georgia Lawyers Insurance Company.
We also reporting that we have completed our acquisition of Mid-Continent
General Agency.
Eligible
policyholders will vote on the proposed sponsored-demutualization of The PICA
Group in a special meeting on March 31, 2009. If the transaction is approved,
closing is expected early in the second quarter. Our acquisition of Georgia
Lawyers Insurance Company is expected to close in the first week of
February.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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News
Release reporting ProAssurance’s receipt of regulatory approvals for our
transactions with The PICA Group and Georgia Lawyers Insurance Company. We
also reporting that we have completed our acquisition of Mid-Continent
General Agency.
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The
information we are furnishing under Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this Current Report
on Form 8K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall such information
be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation
language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: January
30, 2009
PROASSURANCE
CORPORATION
By: /s/
Frank B. O’Neil
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Frank B. O’Neil
Senior Vice
President