January 22, 2020 by matray

ProAssurance Corp. today reported a preliminary estimate of $37 million of adverse development in our prior accident year loss reserves in the fourth quarter of 2019 in our Specialty Property & Casualty segment. This adverse development is in response to deteriorating loss experience, driven by a large national healthcare account… Continue reading...

December 10, 2019 by matray

The Board of Directors of ProAssurance Corp. declared a cash dividend of $0.31 per common share, payable on Jan. 14, 2020, to shareholders who own our stock as of Dec. 27, 2019. “The dividend declared today reflects our ongoing commitment to our customers and shareholders,” said Edward L. Rand, Jr.,… Continue reading...

September 26, 2019 by matray

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “aa-” of certain members of the ProAssurance Group. Concurrently, AM Best has upgraded the FSR to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and… Continue reading...

September 5, 2019 by matray

The Board of Directors of ProAssurance Corp. has declared a cash dividend of $0.31 per common share, payable on Oct. 11, 2019, to shareholders who own our stock as of Sept. 27, 2019. The company's dividend policy anticipates a total annual dividend of $1.24 per share, to be paid in… Continue reading...

August 27, 2019 by matray

ProAssurance Corp. president and chief executive officer Edward L. Rand, Jr., will discuss the medical professional liability insurance company’s recently reported results, current market trends and long-term strategy during a question and answer session with investors at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2019 Insurance Conference on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019,… Continue reading...

July 17, 2019 by matray

ProAssurance Corp. has been named to the Ward’s 50 for 2019. This is the thirteenth-consecutive year the Ward Group has recognized ProAssurance as one of America’s fifty top performing property-casualty insurance companies. To be included in the Ward’s 50, companies are subject to a rigorous evaluation process that includes financial… Continue reading...

June 6, 2019 by matray

Fitch Ratings has affirmed ProAssurance Corporation’s (PRA) subsidiaries Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings at 'A' (Strong). Fitch has downgraded PRA's senior unsecured debt to 'BBB' from 'BBB+' and its Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BBB+' from 'A-'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. A full list of rating actions follows at… Continue reading...

May 23, 2019 by matray

Shareholders of ProAssurance Corp, acting at yesterday’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, cast approximately 95 percent of their votes to elect Edward L. Rand, Jr., president and chief operating officer of ProAssurance, to its Board of Directors for a one-year term ending at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2020. Shareholders… Continue reading...

April 8, 2019 by matray

ProAssurance Corp. provided details of a revised management structure for its newly formed Specialty P&C operating division, which comprises all of ProAssurance's professional and product liability operations. As previously announced, Michael L. Boguski will assume the presidency of Specialty P&C on May 13, 2019. Industry veteran Robert D. Francis will… Continue reading...

February 21, 2019 by matray

ProAssurance Corp. today announced that Howard H. Friedman will retire from his role as president of Healthcare Professional Liability. He will maintain his employment with the company, overseeing the continued development of the actuarial function. Michael L. Boguski, the current president of Eastern Alliance Insurance Group (Eastern), ProAssurance’s workers’ compensation… Continue reading...