PMA Capital to Release First Quarter Results, Hold Conference Call with Investors and Webcast 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

BLUE BELL, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
PMA Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PMACA) announced today that it intends to
release its first quarter 2010 financial results on Thursday, April 29, 2010
after the market closes. At that time, a copy of the Company`s earnings release
and quarterly statistical supplement will be available on the Company`s website
at www.pmacapital.com in the Investor Information section (choose Current
Investor Information). Click on News Releases to access the earnings release and
Financial Reports to access the quarterly statistical supplement and investment
portfolio detail.

Management will hold a conference call with investors beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Eastern Standard Time on Friday, April 30th to review the Company`s financial
results in detail.

To listen to the conference call, please dial 888-713-4217 (domestic) or
617-213-4869 (international) approximately five minutes before start time and
use passcode 96118078. You may pre-register for the conference call using the
following link:

https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=P8PQBBEMM

Pre-registering is not mandatory but is recommended as it will provide you
immediate entry into the call and will facilitate the timely start of the
conference call. Pre-registration only takes a few moments and you may
pre-register at anytime, including up to and after the call start time.
Alternatively, if you would rather be placed into the call by an operator,
please use the dial-in information above at least five minutes prior to the call
start time.

To access the webcast, enter the Investor Information section of the Company`s
website (choose Current Investor Information). Click on News Releases to find
this announcement and then click on the microphone next to this release. Please
allow approximately 15 minutes prior to the call to visit the site and download
the necessary software to listen to the webcast. Please note that by accessing
the conference call via the Internet, you will be in a listen-only mode.

A replay of the conference call will be available from 11:30 a.m. on Friday,
April 30th through Monday, May 31, 2010 by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or
617-801-6888 (international) using passcode 52027414.

PMA Capital Corporation will also provide real-time, listen-only access to its
2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders via webcast. The annual meeting of PMA
Capital`s shareholders will be held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Company`s headquarters, which are located at 380
Sentry Parkway, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

Investors wishing to access the webcast of the Annual Meeting should enter the
Investor Information section (choose Current Investor Information). Click on
News Releases to find this announcement and then click on the microphone next to
the link entitled "2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders." Please allow
approximately 15 minutes prior to the call to visit the site and download the
necessary software to listen to the webcast.

A replay of the Annual Meeting will also be available via webcast accessible
through our website from approximately 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on
Wednesday, May 5th through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12th.

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.

PMA Capital Corporation
John M. Cochrane
(610) 397-5298
john_cochrane@pmagroup.com

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