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): April 27, 2010

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 April 27, 2010, PMA Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding the decision of the Company’s Board of Directors to amend the Section 382 Shareholder Rights Plan dated as of August 6, 2009 (the “Rights Plan”) if the Company’s shareholders vote to approve the Rights Plan at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 5, 2010.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated April 27, 2010.

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
April 27, 2010	By:	/s/ Stephen L. Kibblehouse
	Name:		Stephen L. Kibblehouse
	Title:		Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.                      Description                                                                                              &# 160;            

99.1 Press Release dated April 27, 2010.

EX-99.1

For Immediate Release	Contact:	John M. Cochrane
		(610) 397-5298
		john_cochrane@pmagroup.com

PMA Capital to Amend Section 382 Rights Plan

Blue Bell, PA, April 27, 2010 – PMA Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PMACA) (the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors determined that if the Company’s shareholders vote to approve the Section 382 Shareholder Rights Plan dated as of August 6, 2009 (the “Rights Plan”) at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 5, 2010 (the “Approval Date”), the Board will promptly amend the Rights Plan to require that it be submitted to the shareholders for their approval every three years following the Approval Date for so long as the Rights Plan remains in effect.  The proposal to approve the Rights Plan is set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was mailed to the Company’s shareholders on or about March 30, 2010.

The Board of Directors of the Company adopted the Rights Plan in order to protect the Company’s ability to use its net operating loss carry forwards to reduce potential future federal income tax obligations.  The Rights Plan will expire on August 6, 2010 if shareholder approval of the Rights Plan is not obtained before then.

PMA Capital Corporation, headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, is a holding company whose operating subsidiaries provide insurance and fee-based services.  Insurance products include workers’ compensation and other commercial property and casualty lines of insurance.  Fee-based services include third party administrator, managing general agent and program administrator services.  The operating subsidiaries are marketed under PMA Companies and include The PMA Insurance Group, PMA Management Corp., PMA Management Corp. of New England and Midlands Management Corporation.

For additional information, visit www.pmacapital.com.