SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                              Exchange Act of 1934



       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 23, 2005


                            ProAssurance Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                   001-16533                  63-1261433
  (State of Incorporation)     (Commission File No.)     (IRS Employer I.D. No.)


       100 Brookwood Place, Birmingham, Alabama                35209
       (Address of Principal Executive Office)               (Zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (205) 877-4400







ITEM 2.02    RESULTS OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On February 23, 2005 ProAssurance Corporation issued a news release announcing
its financial results for its year and quarter ended December 31, 2004.


ITEM 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

             a.  None

             b.  None

             c.  We are furnishing the following document as an Exhibit to this
                 Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation
                 8-K:

                 99.1  Press release reporting results of our operations for the
                       fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2004,
                       issued on February 23, 2005.



We are furnishing the exhbit to this Form 8-K in accordance with items 2.02. The
exhibit shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject
to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.




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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date: February 23, 2005



                                             PROASSURANCE CORPORATION




                                             By: /s/ Howard H. Friedman
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                     Howard H. Friedman
                                                     Chief Financial Officer




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