PMA Capital Corporation Promotes John M. Cochrane to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

PMA Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PMACA) today announced that John M. Cochrane has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cochrane is assuming this position after holding the interim CFO title since December of 2009.

Mr. Cochrane, who has 25 years of experience in finance and operations in the insurance industry, joined PMA in 2003. He initially served as the PMA Insurance Group’s Vice President and Controller and in November 2007, he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance. Prior to coming to PMA, Mr. Cochrane held positions of increasing responsibility within the insurance industry. He began his career at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., where he spent eight years in accounting and auditing roles.

“I am extremely pleased that John will continue to lead PMA Capital’s financial operations,” said Vincent T. Donnelly, President and Chief Executive Officer, PMA Capital Corporation. “During 2010, he served in this capacity on an interim basis. He has demonstrated strong leadership as the top financial executive in our organization and is a valued member of the executive leadership team. I look forward to his continued success.”

Mr. Cochrane graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. A Certified Public Accountant, he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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.

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