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): October 7, 2010

PMA Companies, Inc.

(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

PMA Capital Corporation

(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 October 7, 2010, PMA Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing its intention to delist its 8.50% Monthly Income Senior Notes due 2018 from the New York Stock Exchange Amex.  A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.               Description                                                                                                     &# 160;     

99.1           Press release.

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 Companies, Inc.
October 7, 2010	By:	/s/ Stephen L. Kibblehouse
	Name:		Stephen L. Kibblehouse
	Title:		Senior Vice President

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.             Description                                                                                                       &# 160;   

99.1 Press release.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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

PMA Companies Announces Intention to Delist

8.50% Monthly Income Senior Notes

Blue Bell, PA, October 7, 2010 – PMA Companies, Inc., formerly known as PMA Capital Corporation, today announced that it intends to voluntarily delist its 8.50% Monthly Income Senior Notes due June 15, 2018 from the NYSE Amex.  PMA is delisting the notes in order to eliminate the administrative costs associated with the listing of the notes.  The delisting will be effective on the tenth day following the filing of a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Delisting the notes will not affect their terms.  Once the notes are delisted, PMA will deregister the notes under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  PMA has not made arrangements for listing the notes on another national securities exchange.

About the PMA Companies

PMA Companies (www.pmacompanies.com) provides risk management solutions and services, including workers’ compensation and property & casualty insurance, throughout the United States. Headquartered in Blue Bell, PA, PMA Companies is part of Old Republic International’s family of companies. Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) is an insurance holding company that is one of the nation’s 50 largest publicly held insurance organizations.

PMA Companies includes the PMA Insurance Group, specializing in workers’ compensation and other commercial property & casualty insurance products; PMA Management Corp. and PMA Management Corp. of New England, providing results-driven risk management services; and Midlands Management Corporation, a managing general agent with a specialty in excess workers’ compensation, program administration and third party administration services.