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): November 12, 2003


                            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 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.



On November 12, 2003, ProAssurance Corporation. issued a news release announcing
its financial  results for its quarter ended September 30, 2003, a copy of which
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current  Report and  incorporated  herein by
reference.

The information in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying  exhibit,  is being
furnished  under Item 12 and 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:  November 12, 2003

                                 PROASSURANCE CORPORATION


                                 By: /s/ Howard H. Friedman


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                                          Howard H. Friedman
                                        Chief Financial Officer

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