ProAssurance Declares Quarterly Dividend and Announces Date for 2023 Annual Shareholder Meeting

By: ProAssurance Corporation via Business Wire

November 30, 2022 at 16:15 PM EST

The board of directors of ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE:PRA) declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share, payable on January 10, 2023 to shareholders of record as of December 22, 2022.

Our dividend policy anticipates a total annual dividend of $0.20 per share paid in equal quarterly installments. However, any decision to pay future cash dividends will be subject to the Board’s final determination after a comprehensive review of the company’s financial performance, future expectations, and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.

Today our board also set May 24, 2023 as the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at our headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. The record date for the meeting is March 27, 2023.

About ProAssurance

ProAssurance 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 Group is rated “A” (Excellent) by AM Best; NORCAL Group is rated “A-” (Excellent) by AM Best. ProAssurance and its operating subsidiaries are rated “A-” (Strong) by Fitch Ratings.

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