Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Protective Insurance Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, John D. Nichols, Jr., Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board of Directors, and William C. Vens, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to our knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 8, 2019

/s/ John D. Nichols, Jr.

John D. Nichols, Jr.

Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board of Directors

/s/ William C. Vens

William C. Vens

Chief Financial Officer