Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director and officer of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ Frederick W. Anton III
    Frederick W. Anton III

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ Paul I. Detwiler, Jr.
    Paul I. Detwiler, Jr.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ Joseph H. Foster
    Joseph H. Foster

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ Thomas J. Gallen
    Thomas J. Gallen

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ Anne S. Genter
     Anne S. Genter

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ James F. Malone III
    James F. Malone III

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ Louis N. McCarter III
    Louis N. McCarter III

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ John W. Miller, Jr.
    John W. Miller, Jr.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ Edward H. Owlett
    Edward H. Owlett

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ Louis I. Pollock
    Louis I. Pollock

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ Roderic H. Ross
    Roderic H. Ross

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ L.J. Rowell, Jr.
    L.J. Rowell, Jr.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director and officer of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, Francis W. McDonnell and Charles A. Brawley, III, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned:

(A) in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of l933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) pertaining to a shelf offering by PMA of an indeterminate number of its Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share, preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, debts securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units, preferred securities of a trust or trusts and a guarantee or guarantees of the preferred securities of a trust or trusts, and a related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act and all post-effective amendments thereto; and

(B) in connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all registrations, amendments, qualification or notifications under the applicable securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect to securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued, distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other person or entity.

Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and all such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted. This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force and effect on May 15, 2003.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 6th day of February 2002.

/s/ John W. Smithson
    John W. Smithson