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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BUTRUS PAUL R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PROASSURANCE CORP [PRA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Vice-Chairman / Executive Vice-President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PROASSURANCE CORPORATION, 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/08/2005 (Street) BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209-6811 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 03/09/2005 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/09/2005   A   1,933 A $ 41.15 178,962 D   Common Stock               9,164 (1) I ProAssurance Group Savings and Retirement Plan [401(k)] Common Stock               47,321 I SEP / Regions Bank

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 41.15

03/09/2005

A

12,500

09/10/2005(2)

09/10/2015

Common Stock

12,500

$ 41.15

12,500

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 33.28

09/10/2004(3)

09/10/2014

Common Stock

12,500

12,500

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 22

09/04/2003(4)

09/04/2013

Common Stock

12,500

12,500

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 16.8

07/15/2002(5)

07/15/2012

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 21.01

06/27/2001

12/08/2008

Common Stock

26,250

26,250

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 26.03

06/27/2001

12/01/2008

Common Stock

28,875 (6)

28,875

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 24.68

06/27/2001

12/02/2007

Common Stock

113,613 (6)

113,613

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BUTRUS PAUL R C/O PROASSURANCE CORPORATION 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209-6811	X		Vice-Chairman	Executive Vice-President

Signatures

Paul R. Butrus		04/08/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares were allocated prior to August 29, 2002 and were exepmt under Rule 16b-3
(2)	The options vest in five equal installments commencing on September 10, 2005
(3)	The options vest in five equal installments commencing on September 10, 2004
(4)	The options vest in five equal installments commencing on September 4, 2003
(5)	The options vest in five equal installments commencing on July 15, 2002
(6)	On June 27, 2001, in connection with the consolidation of Medical Assurance, Inc. and Professionals Group, Inc. under the ownership of ProAssurance Corporations (NYSE:PRA), each share of Medical Assurance, Inc. common stock was converted into one share of ProAssurance Corporation common stock, and each option to purchase Medical Assurance, Inc. common stock was converted into one option to purchase ProAssurance Corporation common stock. The acquisitions reported herein reflect shares of ProAssurance Corporation common stock and stock options acquired beneficially by the reporting person in exchange for the surrender of shares and stock options owned beneficially in Medical Assurance, Inc. The acquisition of ProAssurance Corporation shares and options reported herein is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended (the "Act"), by virtue of Rule 16b-3(d) promulgated under the Act.

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