The Board of Directors of ProAssurance Corporation has elected Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr. to the Board. Mr. Di Piazza joins the Board immediately and will serve as a member of the Audit Committee. He will stand for re-election to the Board for a full three-year term at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 28, 2014.

The Board has determined that Mr. Di Piazza is an independent director under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Di Piazza has most recently been the Vice-Chairman in the Institutional Clients Group of Citi, a position he will leave in February after serving in that capacity since 2011.