PMA Capital Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) February 15, 2005

PMA Capital Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania		000-22761		22-2217932
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

380 Sentry Parkway Blue Bell, Pennsylvania		19422
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(215) 665-5046

(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

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 15, 2005, the registrant issued a news release regarding its Fourth Quarter 2004 results, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The registrant also released its Fourth Quarter 2004 Statistical Supplement, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information, including exhibits attached hereto, furnished under this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	Exhibit 99.1	PMA Capital Corporation News Release, dated February 15, 2005

	Exhibit 99.2	PMA Capital Corporation Fourth Quarter 2004 Statistical Supplement

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	PMA Capital Corporation

February 15, 2005	By:	/s/ William E. Hitselberger
	Name:	William E. Hitselberger
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description

Exhibit 99.1	PMA Capital Corporation News Release, dated February 15, 2005

Exhibit 99.2	PMA Capital Corporation Fourth Quarter 2004 Statistical Supplement