POWER OF ATTORNEY



 KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director

and/or officer of PMA Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation ("PMA"),

hereby makes, designates, constitutes and appoints Lisa A. Hanssen and Ellen

Jerrehian, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as the

undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power and authority

to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the

undersigned, to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer and/or director of PMA, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance

with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules

thereunder, and any other forms or reports the undersigned may be required to

file in connection with the undersigned's ownership, acquisition or disposition

of securities of the Company;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned,

which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4

or 5, or other form or report, and timely file such form or report with the

United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or

similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,

in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the

undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall

contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



      Such attorneys-in-fact, or either 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 forms and reports, to execute and

deliver any and all other such documents, and to take further action as they, or

either of them, deem appropriate.  The powers and authorities granted herein to

such attorneys-in-fact, 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, or either of them, or by their

respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.



      The undersigned acknowledges that neither the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,

in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, nor PMA, are

assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.



      This Power of Attorney supercedes and revokes any and all prior powers of

attorney granted by the undersigned with respect to the subject matter contained

herein.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the

undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by PMA, unless

earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 1st day of February, 2007.







       /s/ Robert L. Pratter

       Name: Robert L. Pratter