SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
FORM 8-K |
CURRENT REPORT |
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities |
Exchange Act of 1934 |
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2017 |
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ProAssurance Corporation |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 001-16533 | 63-1261433 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer I.D. No.) |
100 Brookwood Place, Birmingham, Alabama | 35209 |
(Address of Principal Executive Office ) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (205) 877-4400 |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: | |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). | |
Emerging growth company ¨ | |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ | |
ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On August 7, 2017 we issued a news release reporting the results of our operations for the quarter and year ended June 30, 2017. The text of the release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8K.
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURES
We have updated our online disclosure of our entire investment portfolio to provide details of our holdings through June 30, 2017. The disclosure is available under Quarterly Investment Supplements under the Financial Information section of the Investor Relations section of our website (http://investor.proassurance.com/).
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
99.1 | News release issued on August 7, 2017 reporting results of our operations for the quarter and year ended June 30, 2017. |
The information we are furnishing under Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8K, including Exhibit 99.1, are not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 7, 2017
PROASSURANCE CORPORATION |
by: /s/ Frank B. O’Neil |
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Frank B. O’Neil Senior Vice-President |
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