PMA Capital to Release First Quarter Results, Hold Conference Call with Investors and Webcast 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

PMA Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PMACA) announced today that it intends to release its first quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, April 30, 2009 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.

Management will hold a conference call with investors beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 1^st to review the Company’s financial results in detail.

To listen to the conference call, please dial 888-680-0860 (domestic) or 617-213-4852 (international) approximately five minutes before start time and use passcode 92364548. You may pre-register for the conference call using the following link:

https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=P9VPTL4EE

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. 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 (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 through Monday, June 1, 2009 by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) using passcode 63879296.

PMA Capital Corporation will also provide real-time, listen-only access to its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders via webcast. The annual meeting of PMA Capital’s shareholders will be held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 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 "2009 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 Time on Wednesday, May 6^th through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 13^th.

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, primarily in the eastern part of the United States, underwritten and marketed under the trade name The PMA Insurance Group. Fee-based services include third party administrator, managing general agent and program administrator services.

For additional information, visit www.pmacapital.com.