PMA Capital to Release First Quarter 2005 Results, Hold Conference Cal

    Business Editors

    BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2005--PMA Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PMACA) announced today that it intends to release its first quarter 2005 financial results on Wednesday, May 4, 2005, 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 release; from Current Investor Information, you can click on Financial Reports to access the quarterly statistical supplement.
    Management will hold a conference call with investors from 8:00 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 5th to review the Company's financial results in detail. To listen to the conference call, please dial 800-299-7098 (domestic) or 617-801-9715 (international) approximately five minutes before start time and use passcode 97000283. 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 June 5, 2005 by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) using passcode 26451262.
    PMA Capital Corporation will also provide real-time, listen-only access to its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders via webcast. The annual meeting of PMA Capital's shareholders will be held at approximately 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 5, 2005 at the Company's headquarters, which are located at 380 Sentry Parkway, Blue Bell, PA.
    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 "2005 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 Thursday, May 5th through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 12th.
    PMA Capital Corporation, headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, is an insurance holding company, whose operating subsidiaries provide workers' compensation, integrated disability 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.
    For additional information, visit www.pmacapital.com.

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CONTACT: PMA Capital Corporation, Blue Bell William E. Hitselberger, 215-665-5046

KEYWORD: PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INSURANCE BANKING EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: PMA Capital Corporation

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