ProAssurance Announces Results from 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholders of ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA), acting at today's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, overwhelmingly elected Ziad R. Haydar, M.D. to our Board and also overwhelmingly re-elected three Board members, M. James Gorrie, Frank A. Spinosa, D.P.M., and Thomas A. S. Wilson, M.D. Each received more than 96% of the votes cast by shareholders and will serve a three-year term ending at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2018 and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Acting on matters related to compensation, our shareholders cast more than 97% of votes to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for 2014. The selection of Ernst & Young, LLP as our independent auditing firm for the fiscal year-ending December 31, 2015 was ratified by 99% of the votes cast by shareholders.

About ProAssuranceProAssurance Corporation is an industry-leading specialty insurer with extensive expertise in healthcare professional liability, products liability for medical technology and life sciences, legal professional liability, and workers' compensation insurance. ProAssurance is recognized as one of the top performing insurance companies in America by virtue of our inclusion in the Ward's 50 for the past eight years. ProAssurance Group is rated "A+" (Superior) by A.M. Best; ProAssurance and its operating subsidiaries are rated "A" (Strong) by Fitch Ratings.

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