8-K

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 19, 2007

PMA Capital Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania	001-31706	23-2217932
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(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:   (610) 397-5298

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On November 19, 2007, PMA Capital Corporation (the “Registrant”) issued a news release stating that it engaged Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. to assist in its evaluation of strategic options with respect to its run-off operations at PMA Capital Insurance Company.  A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1       PMA Capital Corporation News Release, dated November 19, 2007

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
November 19, 2007	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 November 19, 2007

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

380 Sentry Parkway Blue Bell, PA 19422
	PRESS RELEASE
For Release: Contact:	Immediate William E. Hitselberger (610) 397-5298

PMA Capital Engages Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. to assist in Strategic Evaluation of Run-off Operations

Blue Bell, PA, November 19, 2007 -- PMA Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PMACA) today announced that it has engaged Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. to assist in its evaluation of strategic options with respect to its run-off operations at PMA Capital Insurance Company.  These operations consist solely of the Company’s discontinued reinsurance and excess and surplus lines businesses and do not relate to the ongoing operations of The PMA Insurance Group.

The Company said strategic options include a sale of the run-off operations.

PMA Capital Corporation, headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, is a holding company whose operating subsidiaries provide insurance and fee-based third party administrator services.  Insurance products include workers’ compensation and other commercial property and casualty lines of insurance, primarily in the eastern part of the United States, underwritten and marketed under the trade name The PMA Insurance Group.

For additional information, visit www.pmacapital.com.