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This excerpt taken from the PRA 8-K filed Oct 16, 2008.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this News Release that are not historical facts are specifically identified as forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon our estimates and anticipation of future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the expected results described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as, but not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “hopeful,” “intend,” “may,” “optimistic,” “potential,” “preliminary,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and other analogous expressions. There are numerous important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Thus, sentences and phrases that we use to convey our view of future events and trends are expressly designated as forward-looking statements as are sections of this news release clearly identified as giving our outlook on future business.

Forward-looking statements relating to our business include, among other things: statements concerning liquidity and capital requirements, return on equity, financial ratios, net income, premiums, losses and loss reserves, premium rates and retention of current business, competition and market conditions, the expansion of product lines, the development or acquisition of business in new geographical areas, the availability of acceptable reinsurance, actions by regulators and rating agencies, court actions, legislative actions, payment or performance of obligations under indebtedness, payment of dividends, and other matters.

These forward-looking statements highlight significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:

  • general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, that are different than anticipated;
  • regulatory and legislative actions or decisions that adversely affect our business plans or operations;
  • inflation, particularly in loss costs trends;
  • changes in the interest rate environment;
  • performance of financial markets affecting the fair value of our investments or making it difficult to determine the value of our investments;
  • changes in laws or government regulations affecting medical professional liability insurance;
  • changes to our ratings assigned by rating agencies;
  • the effects of changes in the health care delivery system;
  • uncertainties inherent in the estimate of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance, and changes in the availability, cost, quality, or collectability of insurance/reinsurance;
  • the results of litigation, including pre-or-post-trial motions, trials and/or appeals we undertake;
  • bad faith litigation which may arise from our handling of any particular claim, including failure to settle;
  • changes in competition among insurance providers and related pricing weaknesses in some markets;
  • loss of independent agents;
  • our ability to purchase reinsurance and collect payments from our reinsurers;
  • increases in guaranty fund assessments;
  • our ability to achieve continued growth through expansion into other states or through acquisitions or business combinations;
  • the expected benefits from acquisitions may not be achieved or may be delayed longer than expected due to, among other reasons, business disruption, loss of customers and employees, increased operating costs or inability to achieve cost savings, and assumption of greater than expected liabilities;
  • changes in accounting policies and practices that may be adopted by our regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board;
  • changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans; and
  • our ability to recruit and retain senior management.

Investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The factors listed above could affect our financial performance and could cause actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. Except as required by law or regulations, we do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Our results may differ materially from those we expect and discuss in any forward-looking statements. The principal risk factors that may cause these differences are described in various documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as our current reports on Form 8-K, and our regular reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, particularly in “Item 1A, Risk Factors.”

CONTACT:
ProAssurance Corporation
Frank B. O’Neil
Sr. Vice President, Corporate Communications
& Investor Relations
800-282-6242 or 205-877-4461
foneil@ProAssurance.com

This excerpt taken from the PRA 8-K filed Sep 17, 2008.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this News Release that are not historical facts are specifically identified as forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon our estimates and anticipation of future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the expected results described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as, but not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “hopeful,” “intend,” “may,” “optimistic,” “potential,” “preliminary,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and other analogous expressions. There are numerous important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Thus, sentences and phrases that we use to convey our view of future events and trends are expressly designated as forward-looking statements as are sections of this news release clearly identified as giving our outlook on future business.

Forward-looking statements relating to our business include, among other things: statements concerning liquidity and capital requirements, return on equity, financial ratios, net income, premiums, losses and loss reserves, premium rates and retention of current business, competition and market conditions, the expansion of product lines, the development or acquisition of business in new geographical areas, the availability of acceptable reinsurance, actions by regulators and rating agencies, court actions, legislative actions, payment or performance of obligations under indebtedness, payment of dividends, and other matters.

These forward-looking statements highlight significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:

  • general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, that are different than anticipated;
  • regulatory and legislative actions or decisions that adversely affect our business plans or operations;
  • inflation, particularly in loss costs trends;
  • changes in the interest rate environment;
  • performance of financial markets affecting the fair value of our investments or making it difficult to determine the value of our investments;
  • changes in laws or government regulations affecting medical professional liability insurance;
  • changes to our ratings assigned by rating agencies;
  • the effects of changes in the health care delivery system;
  • uncertainties inherent in the estimate of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance, and changes in the availability, cost, quality, or collectability of insurance/reinsurance;
  • the results of litigation, including pre-or-post-trial motions, trials and/or appeals we undertake;
  • bad faith litigation which may arise from our handling of any particular claim, including failure to settle;
  • changes in competition among insurance providers and related pricing weaknesses in some markets;
  • loss of independent agents;
  • our ability to purchase reinsurance and collect payments from our reinsurers;
  • increases in guaranty fund assessments;
  • our ability to achieve continued growth through expansion into other states or through acquisitions or business combinations;
  • the expected benefits from acquisitions may not be achieved or may be delayed longer than expected due to, among other reasons, business disruption, loss of customers and employees, increased operating costs or inability to achieve cost savings, and assumption of greater than expected liabilities;
  • changes in accounting policies and practices that may be adopted by our regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board;
  • changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans; and
  • our ability to recruit and retain senior management.

You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The factors listed above could affect our financial performance and could cause actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. Except as required by law or regulations, we do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Our results may differ materially from those we expect and discuss in any forward-looking statements. The principal risk factors that may cause these differences are described in various documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as our current reports on Form 8-K, and our regular reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, particularly in “Item 1A, Risk Factors.”

CONTACT:
ProAssurance Corporation
Frank B. O’Neil, 800-282-6242 or 205-877-4461
Sr. Vice President,
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
foneil@ProAssurance.com

These excerpts taken from the PRA 8-K filed Aug 6, 2008.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this News Release that are not historical facts are specifically identified as forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon our estimates and anticipation of future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the expected results described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as, but not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “hopeful,” “intend,” “may,” “optimistic,” “potential,” “preliminary,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and other analogous expressions. There are numerous important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Thus, sentences and phrases that we use to convey our view of future events and trends are expressly designated as forward-looking statements as are sections of this news release clearly identified as giving our outlook on future business.

Forward-looking statements relating to our business include, among other things: statements concerning liquidity and capital requirements, return on equity, financial ratios, net income, premiums, losses and loss reserves, premium rates and retention of current business, competition and market conditions, the expansion of product lines, the development or acquisition of business in new geographical areas, the availability of acceptable reinsurance, actions by regulators and rating agencies, court actions, legislative actions, payment or performance of obligations under indebtedness, payment of dividends, and other matters. These forward-looking statements highlight significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:

  • general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, that are different than anticipated;
  • regulatory and legislative actions or decisions that adversely affect our business plans or operations;
  • inflation, particularly in loss costs trends;
  • changes in the interest rate environment;
  • performance of financial markets affecting the fair value of our investments or making it difficult to determine the value of our investments;
  • changes in laws or government regulations affecting medical professional liability insurance;
  • changes to our ratings assigned by rating agencies;
  • the effects of changes in the health care delivery system;
  • uncertainties inherent in the estimate of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance, and changes in the availability, cost, quality, or collectability of insurance/reinsurance;
  • the results of litigation, including pre-or-post-trial motions, trials and/or appeals we undertake;
  • bad faith litigation which may arise from our handling of any particular claim, including failure to settle;
  • changes in competition among insurance providers and related pricing weaknesses in some markets;
  • loss of independent agents;
  • our ability to purchase reinsurance and collect payments from our reinsurers;
  • increase in guaranty fund assessments;
  • our ability to achieve continued growth through expansion into other states or through acquisitions or business combinations;
  • the expected benefits from acquisitions may not be achieved or may be delayed longer than expected due to, among other reasons, business disruption, loss of customers and employees, increased operating costs or inability to achieve cost savings, and assumption of greater than expected liabilities;
  • changes in accounting policies and practices that may be adopted by our regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board;
  • changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans; and
  • our ability to recruit and retain senior management.

You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The factors listed above could affect our financial performance and could cause actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. Except as required by law or regulations, we do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Our results may differ materially from those we expect and discuss in any forward-looking statements. The principal risk factors that may cause these differences are described in various documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as our current reports on Form 8-K, and our regular reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, particularly in “Item 1A, Risk Factors.”

CONTACT:
ProAssurance Corporation
Frank B. O’Neil
Sr. Vice President, Corporate Communications
& Investor Relations
800-282-6242 or 205-877-4461
foneil@ProAssurance.com

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this News Release that are not historical facts are specifically identified as forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon our estimates and anticipation of future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the expected results described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as, but not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “hopeful,” “intend,” “may,” “optimistic,” “potential,” “preliminary,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and other analogous expressions. There are numerous important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Thus, sentences and phrases that we use to convey our view of future events and trends are expressly designated as forward-looking statements as are sections of this news release clearly identified as giving our outlook on future business.

Forward-looking statements relating to our business include, among other things: statements concerning liquidity and capital requirements, return on equity, financial ratios, net income, premiums, losses and loss reserves, premium rates and retention of current business, competition and market conditions, the expansion of product lines, the development or acquisition of business in new geographical areas, the availability of acceptable reinsurance, actions by regulators and rating agencies, court actions, legislative actions, payment or performance of obligations under indebtedness, payment of dividends, and other matters.

These forward-looking statements highlight significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:

  • general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, that are different than anticipated;
  • regulatory and legislative actions or decisions that adversely affect our business plans or operations;
  • inflation, particularly in loss costs trends;
  • changes in the interest rate environment;
  • performance of financial markets affecting the fair value of our investments or making it difficult to determine the value of our investments;
  • changes in laws or government regulations affecting medical professional liability insurance;
  • changes to our ratings assigned by rating agencies;
  • the effects of changes in the health care delivery system;
  • uncertainties inherent in the estimate of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance, and changes in the availability, cost, quality, or collectability of insurance/reinsurance;
  • the results of litigation, including pre-or-post-trial motions, trials and/or appeals we undertake;
  • bad faith litigation which may arise from our handling of any particular claim, including failure to settle;
  • changes in competition among insurance providers and related pricing weaknesses in some markets;
  • loss of independent agents;
  • our ability to purchase reinsurance and collect payments from our reinsurers;
  • increases in guaranty fund assessments;
  • our ability to achieve continued growth through expansion into other states or through acquisitions or business combinations;
  • the expected benefits from acquisitions may not be achieved or may be delayed longer than expected due to, among other reasons, business disruption, loss of customers and employees, increased operating costs or inability to achieve cost savings, and assumption of greater than expected liabilities;
  • changes in accounting policies and practices that may be adopted by our regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board;
  • changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans; and
  • our ability to recruit and retain senior management.

You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The factors listed above could affect our financial performance and could cause actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. Except as required by law or regulations, we do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Our results may differ materially from those we expect and discuss in any forward-looking statements. The principal risk factors that may cause these differences are described in various documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as our current reports on Form 8-K, and our regular reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, particularly in “Item 1A, Risk Factors.”

CONTACT:
ProAssurance Corporation
Frank B. O’Neil, 800-282-6242 or 205-877-4461
Sr. Vice President, Corporate Communications &
Investor Relations
foneil@ProAssurance.com

This excerpt taken from the PRA 8-K filed May 7, 2008.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this News Release that are not historical facts are specifically identified as forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon our estimates and anticipation of future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the expected results described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as, but not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “hopeful,” “intend,” “may,” “optimistic,” “potential,” “preliminary,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and other analogous expressions. There are numerous important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Thus, sentences and phrases that we use to convey our view of future events and trends are expressly designated as forward-looking statements as are sections of this news release clearly identified as giving our outlook on future business.

Forward-looking statements relating to our business include, among other things: statements concerning liquidity and capital requirements, return on equity, financial ratios, net income, premiums, losses and loss reserves, premium rates and retention of current business, competition and market conditions, the expansion of product lines, the development or acquisition of business in new geographical areas, the availability of acceptable reinsurance, actions by regulators and rating agencies, court actions, legislative actions, payment or performance of obligations under indebtedness, payment of dividends, and other matters.

These forward-looking statements highlight significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:

  • general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, that are different than anticipated;
  • regulatory and legislative actions or decisions that adversely affect our business plans or operations;
  • inflation, particularly in loss costs trends;
  • changes in the interest rate environment;
  • performance of financial markets affecting the fair value of our investments or making it difficult to determine the value of our investments;
  • changes in laws or government regulations affecting medical professional liability insurance;
  • changes to our ratings assigned by rating agencies;
  • the effects of changes in the health care delivery system;
  • uncertainties inherent in the estimate of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance, and changes in the availability, cost, quality, or collectibility of insurance/reinsurance;
  • the results of litigation, including pre-or-post-trial motions, trials and/or appeals we undertake;
  • bad faith litigation which may arise from our handling of any particular claim, including failure to settle;
  • changes in competition among insurance providers and related pricing weaknesses in some markets;
  • loss of independent agents;
  • our ability to purchase reinsurance and collect payments from our reinsurers;
  • increase in guaranty fund assessments;
  • our ability to achieve continued growth through expansion into other states or through acquisitions or business combinations;
  • the expected benefits from acquisitions may not be achieved or may be delayed longer than expected due to, among other reasons, business disruption, loss of customers and employees, increased operating costs or inability to achieve cost savings, and assumption of greater than expected liabilities;
  • changes in accounting policies and practices that may be adopted by our regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board;
  • changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans; and
  • our ability to recruit and retain senior management.

You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The factors listed above could affect our financial performance and could cause actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. Except as required by law or regulations, we do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Our results may differ materially from those we expect and discuss in any forward-looking statements. The principal risk factors that may cause these differences are described in various documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as our current reports on Form 8-K, and our regular reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, particularly in “Item 1A, Risk Factors.”

CONTACT:
ProAssurance
Frank B. O’Neil, 800-282-6242 or 205-877-4461
Sr. Vice President, Corporate Communications
& Investor Relations
foneil@ProAssurance.com

This excerpt taken from the PRA 8-K filed Feb 26, 2008.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this News Release that are not historical facts are specifically identified as forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon our estimates and anticipation of future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the expected results described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as, but not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “hopeful,” “intend,” “may,” “optimistic,” “potential,” “preliminary,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and other analogous expressions. There are numerous important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Thus, sentences and phrases that we use to convey our view of future events and trends are expressly designated as forward-looking statements as are sections of this news release clearly identified as giving our outlook on future business.

Forward-looking statements relating to our business include among other things: statements concerning liquidity and capital requirements, return on equity, financial ratios, net income, premiums, losses and loss reserves, premium rates and retention of current business, competition and market conditions, the expansion of product lines, the development or acquisition of business in new geographical areas, the availability of acceptable reinsurance, actions by regulators and rating agencies, court actions, legislative actions, payment or performance of obligations under indebtedness, payment of dividends, and other matters.

These forward-looking statements highlight significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:

  • general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, that are different than anticipated;
  • regulatory and legislative actions or decisions that adversely affect our business plans or operations;
  • inflation, particularly in loss costs trends;
  • changes in the interest rate environment;
  • performance of financial markets affecting the fair value of our investments or making it difficult to determine the value of our investments;
  • changes in laws or government regulations affecting medical professional liability insurance;
  • changes to our ratings assigned by rating agencies;
  • the effects of changes in the health care delivery system;
  • uncertainties inherent in the estimate of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance, and changes in the availability, cost, quality, or collectibility of insurance/reinsurance;
  • the results of litigation, including pre-or-post-trial motions, trials and/or appeals we undertake;
  • bad faith litigation which may arise from our handling of any particular claim, including failure to settle;
  • changes in competition among insurance providers and related pricing weaknesses in some markets;
  • loss of independent agents;
  • our ability to purchase reinsurance and collect payments from our reinsurers;
  • increase in guaranty fund assessments;
  • our ability to achieve continued growth through expansion into other states or through acquisitions or business combinations;
  • the expected benefits from acquisitions may not be achieved or may be delayed longer than expected due to, among other reasons, business disruption, loss of customers and employees, increased operating costs or inability to achieve cost savings, and assumption of greater than expected liabilities;
  • changes in accounting policies and practices that may be adopted by our regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board;
  • changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans; and
  • our ability to recruit and retain senior management

You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The factors listed above could affect our financial performance and could cause actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. Except as required by law or regulations, we do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Our results may differ materially from those we expect and discuss in any forward-looking statements. The principal risk factors that may cause these differences are described in various documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as our current reports on Form 8-K, and our regular reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, particularly in “Item 1A, Risk Factors.”

CONTACT:
ProAssurance Corporation
Frank B. O’Neil, 800-282-6242 or 205-877-4461
Sr. Vice President, Corporate Communications
& Investor Relations
foneil@ProAssurance.com

This excerpt taken from the PRA 8-K filed Jun 9, 2005.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This filing contains historical information as well as forward-looking statements that are based upon our estimates and anticipation of future events that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the expected results described in the forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hopeful,” “intend,” “may,” “optimistic,” “preliminary,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. There are numerous important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Thus, sentences and phrases that we use to convey our view of future events and trends are expressly designated as Forward-Looking Statements as are sections of this filing clearly identified as giving our outlook on future business. The principal risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are described in various documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Form 10K for the year ended December 31st and Form 10Q for the most recent quarter.

These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:

Relating to the ongoing operations of the combined companies:

• General economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, that are worse than expected;

• regulatory and legislative actions or decisions that adversely affect our business plans or operations;

• price competition;

• inflation and changes in the interest rate environment the performance of financial markets and/or changes in the securities markets that adversely affect the fair value of our investments or operations;

• changes in laws or government regulations affecting medical professional liability insurance and practice management and financial services;

• changes to our ratings assigned by A.M. Best;

• the effect of managed healthcare;

• uncertainties inherent in the estimate of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance; and changes in the availability, cost, quality, or collectibility of reinsurance;

• significantly increased competition among insurance providers and related pricing weaknesses in some markets.

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• changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by our regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and

• changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans.

Relating to the proposed transaction with NCRIC:

• The business of ProAssurance and NCRIC may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer to accomplish than expected;

• the cost savings from the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected;

• operating costs, customer loss and business disruption following the merger, including adverse effects on relationships with employees, may be greater than expected;

• governmental approvals of the merger may not be obtained, or adverse regulatory conditions may be imposed in connection with governmental approvals of the merger;

• restrictions on our ability to achieve continued growth through expansion into other states or through acquisitions or business combinations; and

• the stockholders of NCRIC may fail to approve the merger.

We wish to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and wish to advise readers that the factors listed above could affect our financial performance and could cause actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. We do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

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This excerpt taken from the PRA 8-K filed Mar 8, 2005.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This filing contains historical information as well as forward-looking statements that are based upon our estimates and anticipation of future events that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the expected results described in the forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hopeful,” “intend,” “may,” “optimistic,” “preliminary,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. There are numerous important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Thus, sentences and phrases that we use to convey our view of future events and trends are expressly designated as Forward-Looking Statements as are sections of this filing clearly identified as giving our outlook on future business. The principal risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are described in various documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Form 10K for the year ended December 31st and Form 10Q for the most recent quarter.

These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:

Relating to the ongoing operations of the combined companies:

 
• General economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, that are worse than expected;
 
• regulatory and legislative actions or decisions that adversely affect our business plans or operations;
 
• price competition;
 
• inflation and changes in the interest rate environment the performance of financial markets and/or changes in the securities markets that adversely affect the fair value of our investments or operations;
 
• changes in laws or government regulations affecting medical professional liability insurance and practice management and financial services;
 
• changes to our ratings assigned by A.M. Best;
 
• the effect of managed healthcare;
 
• uncertainties inherent in the estimate of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance; and changes in the availability, cost, quality, or collectibility of reinsurance;
 
• significantly increased competition among insurance providers and related pricing weaknesses in some markets.

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• changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by our regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and
 
• changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans.
 

Relating to the proposed transaction with NCRIC:

 
• The business of ProAssurance and NCRIC may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer to accomplish than expected;
 
• the cost savings from the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected;
 
• operating costs, customer loss and business disruption following the merger, including adverse effects on relationships with employees, may be greater than expected;
 
• governmental approvals of the merger may not be obtained, or adverse regulatory conditions may be imposed in connection with governmental approvals of the merger;
 
• restrictions on our ability to achieve continued growth through expansion into other states or through acquisitions or business combinations; and
 
• the stockholders of NCRIC may fail to approve the merger.
 

We wish to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and wish to advise readers that the factors listed above could affect our financial performance and could cause actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. We do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.


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Mar 8, 2005

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