The PMA Insurance Group Names Mario Spina Vice President of Direct Sal

    Business Editors/Insurance Writers

    BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2005--The PMA Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer specializing in workers' compensation, is pleased to announce that Mario Spina has been promoted to Vice President of Direct Sales. Mr. Spina is responsible for managing PMA Direct, a sales and service team that interacts directly with PMA clients in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
    Mr. Spina started his career with The PMA Insurance Group in 1988 in the claims area. In 1995, he joined PMA's Direct team as an Account Executive and later held several management roles. He was previously PMA's Assistant Vice President of Direct Sales.
    "Mario has built a very talented direct sales team that effectively interacts with our clients, as well as internally with other members of the PMA Team," said John Santulli, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Field Operations. "Under Mario's strong leadership, our Direct operation has grown its book of business and maintained strong business retentions. Today, the Direct operation is PMA's largest individual source of business."
    Mr. Spina has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business Administration from Ursinus College--Collegeville, Pennsylvania. He also holds his Associate in Claims (AIC) designation.
    The PMA Insurance Group is known for service excellence and high levels of customer satisfaction. As a performance-oriented workers' compensation specialist, The PMA Insurance Group also offers commercial automobile, commercial multi-peril, general liability, integrated disability management and group disability insurance to mid and large size employers.
    With 17 offices from New York to Florida, The PMA Insurance Group is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The PMA Insurance Group includes Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Company, Manufacturers Alliance Insurance Company and Pennsylvania Manufacturers Indemnity Company, which are subsidiaries of PMA Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PMACA). PMA Capital Corporation has $3.3 billion in assets at December 31, 2004.
    For more information, please visit our website at www.pmagroup.com

    Editor's Note: Photo available upon request.

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CONTACT: The PMA Insurance Group, Blue Bell Diane Schmidt, 1-800-222-2749, ext. 5136 Diane_Schmidt@pmagroup.com

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