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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT
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Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
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Exchange
Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 2,
2009
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ProAssurance
Corporation
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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001-16533
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63-1261433
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer I.D. No.)
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100
Brookwood Place, Birmingham, Alabama
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35209
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(Address
of Principal Executive Office )
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(Zip
code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code: (205) 877-4400
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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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act
(17CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17CFR
240.13e-(c))
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ITEM
2.02
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RESULTS
OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL
CONDITION
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On
November 2, 2009 we filed a news release reporting the results of our operations
for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The text of the release is furnished
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8K.
The
information we are furnishing under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8K,
including Exhibit 99.1, is not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall such
information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the
general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such filing.
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ITEM
7.01
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REGULATION
FD DISCLOSURES
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In this
item we are highlighting our disclosure, in Exhibit 99.1, that we have updated
our online disclosure of our entire investment portfolio to provide details of
our holdings through September 30, 2009. The disclosure is available under
Supplemental Investor Information in the Investor Relations section of our
website, www.ProAssurance.com.
The direct link to the Supplemental Investor Information page is:
www.proassurance.com/investorrelations/supplemental.aspx.
The
information we are furnishing under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8K,
including Exhibit 99.1, is not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall such
information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the
general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such filing.
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ITEM
9.01
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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99.1
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News
release reporting results of our operations for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009, issued on November 2,
2009.
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SIGNATURE
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
November 2, 2009
PROASSURANCE
CORPORATION
by: /s/
Frank B. O’Neil
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Frank B.
O’Neil
Senior
Vice-President