Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

Form S-3 No. 333-211612 Automatic Shelf Registration Statement pertaining to an undesignated amount of debt securities, preferred stock and common stock;

Form S-8 No. 333-188751 pertaining to the ProAssurance Corporation Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan;

Form S-8 No. 333-156645 pertaining to the ProAssurance Corporation 2008 Incentive Plan; and

Form S-8 No. 333-119917 pertaining to the ProAssurance Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan;

of our reports dated February 23, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of ProAssurance Corporation and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of ProAssurance Corporation and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of ProAssurance Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2016.

/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP

Birmingham, Alabama

February 23, 2017