PMA Capital to Release Third Quarter 2008 Results and Hold Conference Call with Investors

PMA Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PMACA) today announced that it intends to release its third quarter 2008 financial results on Monday, November 3, 2008, before the market opens. 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 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 3^rd to review the Company’s financial results in detail.

To listen to the conference call, please dial 888-680-0869 (domestic) or 617-213-4854 (international) approximately five minutes before start time and use passcode 50017836. You may pre-register for the conference call using the following link: www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=P73EV3BNU

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 5 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 Wednesday, December 3, 2008 by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) using passcode 63060887.

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.