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PROASSURANCE CORPORATION

100 Brookwood Place

Birmingham, Alabama 35209

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

to be held May 25, 2021

To our Stockholders:

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of ProAssurance Corporation (“ProAssurance”) will be held at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in the O’Neil Multimedia Room at the headquarters of ProAssurance, located at 100 Brookwood Place, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, for the following purposes:

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To elect four (4) directors of ProAssurance as Class II directors to serve until the 2024 annual meeting, and until his successor is elected and qualified;

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To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors;

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An advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in this proxy statement;

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To transact such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The Board of Directors set March 29, 2021, as the record date for the annual meeting. You are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting only if you were a holder of record of shares of ProAssurance’s Common Stock at the close of business on the record date. The stock transfer books will not be closed.

We may adjourn the annual meeting without notice other than announcement at the meeting or adjournments thereof, and any business for which notice is hereby given may be transacted at any such adjournment.

We have provided details concerning those matters to come before the annual meeting in the accompanying proxy statement. Whether you plan to attend the annual meeting or not, please sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card in the envelope provided. Returning your proxy card does not deprive you of your right to attend the annual meeting and to vote your shares in person.

A copy of ProAssurance’s Annual Report to the Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2020 is enclosed, and is also available in the “Investor Relations” section of our website at Investor.ProAssurance.com. We hope you will find it informative.

By order of the Board of Directors,

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Jeffrey P. Lisenby

Secretary

April 9, 2021

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PROASSURANCE CORPORATION

100 Brookwood Place

Birmingham, Alabama 35209

PROXY STATEMENT

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to be held May 25, 2021

INTRODUCTION

We are furnishing this proxy statement and proxy card to the stockholders of ProAssurance Corporation, which we sometimes refer to as “ProAssurance” or the “Company,” on behalf of ProAssurance’s Board of Directors on or about April 9, 2021. Our Board of Directors is soliciting your proxy to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting of ProAssurance’s Stockholders to be held at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in the O’Neil Multimedia Room of our headquarters located at 100 Brookwood Place, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

What is a proxy?

A proxy is a person or persons whom you designate to vote your stock. If you designate someone as your proxy in a written document, that document is called a proxy card.

Who pays for the proxy solicitation?

ProAssurance will pay the expenses of the preparation of proxy materials and the solicitation of proxies for the annual meeting. Certain of our directors, officers or employees may solicit your proxy and they will receive no additional compensation for such solicitation. We will reimburse brokers and other nominees for costs incurred by them in mailing proxy materials to beneficial owners in accordance with applicable rules.

What is the purpose of the annual meeting?

As outlined in the meeting notice, at the annual meeting the stockholders will be asked to elect four (4) members to the Board of Directors of ProAssurance as Class II directors, and to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors. Additionally, stockholders will be asked to cast an advisory vote on the approval of our executive compensation as disclosed in this proxy statement.

How does the Board of Directors recommend that I vote?

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR electing all nominees for director (Proposal 1); FOR ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors (Proposal 2); and FOR the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement (Proposal 3).

What is the record date and what does it mean?

The Board of Directors set March 29, 2021, as the record date for the annual meeting. You are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting if you owned shares as of the close of business on our record date.

How many shares are entitled to vote at the annual meeting?

At the close of business on the record date, there were 63,082,634 issued shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). Of that amount, we hold 9,053,229 shares as treasury shares that cannot be voted at the meeting. You are entitled to one vote in person or by proxy on all matters properly to come before the annual meeting for each share of our Common Stock that you owned on the record date.

What constitutes a quorum?

The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of one-third of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting will constitute a quorum to conduct business at the annual meeting. Proxies received but marked as abstentions and “broker non-votes” (which occur when proxies for shares held by brokers or nominees for beneficial owners are received but not voted on a matter) will be included in the calculation of the number of shares considered to be present at the meeting.

How do I vote?

If you are a record owner of our Common Stock you may vote your shares by attending the meeting and voting in person or you may appoint a proxy to vote your shares on matters properly presented at the annual meeting in any of three ways:

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by signing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed envelope; or

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by using the internet in accordance with instructions on the enclosed proxy card; or

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by using a touchtone telephone and following the instructions on the enclosed proxy card.

If you properly cast your vote, and your vote is not subsequently revoked, your vote will be voted in accordance with your instructions. Stockholders appointing proxies via the internet and by telephone should understand that there may be costs associated with proxy appointments in such manners, such as usage charges from internet access providers and telephone companies, which must be borne by the stockholder.

How do I vote if my shares are in “street name”?

If you hold shares in “street name” (that is, through a bank, broker, or other nominee), your shares must be voted in accordance with instructions provided by the nominee. If your shares are held in the name of a nominee and you would like to attend the annual meeting and vote in person, you may contact the person in whose name your shares are registered and obtain a proxy from that person and bring it to the annual meeting.

How do I know if I hold my shares in “street name”?

If your shares are held in a brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of those shares, and your shares are considered held in “street name.” However, if your shares are registered directly in your name with Computershare, our transfer agent, you are considered the record owner of those shares.

How do I appoint my proxy on the internet?

You can appoint your proxy at www.proxyvote.com, regardless of how you hold your shares. You will need to have the Control Number from your proxy notice or proxy card available.

Will my proxy appointment on the internet be secure and accurate?

The internet and telephone procedures are designed to authenticate stockholders’ identities, to allow stockholders to give their voting instructions and to confirm that stockholders’ instructions have been recorded properly. We have been advised that the internet and telephone procedures that have been made available to you are consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

What is the deadline for submitting my proxy?

Proxy appointments must be received by 11:59 p.m., Central Daylight Time, on May 24, 2021. You will still have the right to vote in person at the meeting even if you submit your proxy via the internet or by telephone.

Can I revoke my proxy?

Yes. You may revoke your proxy prior to the annual meeting by either (i) submitting to ProAssurance a properly executed proxy bearing a later date, (ii) by providing different telephone or internet instructions at a

later date, or (iii) by giving written notice of revocation to the Secretary of ProAssurance. You may also revoke your proxy by voting your shares at the annual meeting. The mailing address of ProAssurance is P.O. Box 590009, Birmingham, Alabama 35259-0009, and the street address is 100 Brookwood Place, Birmingham, Alabama 35209.

Are the materials for the annual meeting available on the internet?

Yes. The materials for ProAssurance’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the 2020 Annual Report to the Stockholders, which includes our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, proxy statement and proxy card) are available on the internet at www.proxyvote.com. Our proxy statement and proxy card for the annual meeting and our 2020 Annual Report also will be available through the “Investor Relations” section of our website at http://investor.ProAssurance.com/docs until at least May 25, 2022. Our Annual Report to the Stockholders and Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other materials on our website are not proxy soliciting materials.

How do I receive a printed copy of the materials for the annual meeting?

You may obtain a printed copy of this proxy statement, our 2020 Annual Report to the Stockholders and 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K (including the financial statements and financial statement schedules but without exhibits) without charge by contacting Ken McEwen at our address shown above, by telephone at (205) 877-4400 or (800) 282-6242, or by e-mail at Investor@ProAssurance.com. Copies of exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 10-K will be provided upon specific request subject to a charge to cover the cost of producing the copies. You may also request a copy through www.proxyvote.com using your Control Number.

How can I get information or documents regarding corporate governance at ProAssurance?

Our Board of Directors has adopted charters for our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, as well as Corporate Governance Principles and our Code of Ethics and Conduct. All of these documents and policies are available in the Corporate Governance section of our website, http://investor.ProAssurance.com/govdocs.

We recognize the growing emphasis being placed on disclosure regarding Environmental Social and Governance issues. In addition to our robust disclosure of governance-related charters, our Code of Ethics & Conduct, and our Corporate Governance Principles, our Environmental Social and Governance disclosures are available in the Corporate Responsibility section of our website, https://investor.proassurance.com/corporate-responsibility/default.aspx. In that section we provide disclosures regarding our positions on Conflict Metals and Human Rights, our Health and Safety Policy, our Environmental Commitment, our commitment to being an Employer of Choice, and a report on the diversity of our workforce and our Board of Directors.

Printed copies of our committee charters, Corporate Governance Principles, Code of Ethics and Conduct, and our Environmental and Social disclosures may be obtained by contacting Ken McEwen, Investor Relations Manager, ProAssurance Corporation, either by mail at P.O. Box 590009, Birmingham, Alabama 35259-0009, by telephone at (205) 877-4400 or (800) 282-6242 or by e-mail at Investor@ProAssurance.com.

SOLICITATION BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the 2021 annual meeting. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail and the internet, solicitation may be made by certain of our directors, officers or employees telephonically, electronically or by other means of communication. We have not retained a proxy solicitor to assist in the solicitation of proxies, but if we decide to do so we will pay for the fees and other expenses of the solicitor.

PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The term for our Class II directors will expire at the 2021 annual meeting. The Board of Directors has nominated M. James Gorrie, Ziad R. Haydar, M.D., Frank A. Spinosa, D.P.M. and Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr., M.D.

for election to the Board of Directors at the 2021 annual meeting as Class II directors, to serve until the annual meeting in 2024.


		M. James Gorrie (Age 58) has served as a director of ProAssurance since May 2012. Mr. Gorrie is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Brasfield & Gorrie, Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama, a construction firm with recent annual revenues in excess of $2 billion. He holds a B.S. in Building Science from Auburn University and serves as a Director of First Commercial Bank (a division of Synovus Bank (NYSE: SNV), one of the largest community banks in the Southeast) and was a director of Energen Corporation (NYSE: EGN) prior to its acquisition by Diamondback Energy in 2018.


		Ziad R. Haydar, M.D. (Age 58) has served as a director of ProAssurance since May 2015 and is an independent healthcare consultant. Dr. Haydar has been Chief Medical Officer of Alpine Physicians Partners since November of 2020. He was Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer of Ascension Health in St. Louis, Missouri from July 2015 until June 2019, and prior to that was Chief Medical Officer since 2012. Ascension Health is the largest not-for-profit and largest Catholic health system in the United States. Dr. Haydar began his tenure at Ascension Health in 2010 as its Vice President Clinical Excellence and Physician Integration until he was promoted to Vice President and Chief Medical Officer in 2011, and he served in that position until his appointment to Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer in July 2015. Prior to 2010, Dr. Haydar was an executive with Baylor Health Care System in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Haydar received his M.D. degree from American University in Beirut, trained in Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, and completed a fellowship in Geriatrics and Gerontology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.


		Frank A. Spinosa, D.P.M. (Age 66) has served as a director of ProAssurance since May 2012. Dr. Spinosa is a board-certified podiatrist and practices as a partner at Foot and Ankle Associates of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Spinosa serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of New Mexico Podiatric Medical Association. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Podiatric Medical Association through March 2016, and served as president of both the American Podiatric Medical Association and the New York State Podiatric Medical Association. He has taught as an Associate Professor of Radiology at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine.


		Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr., M.D. (Age 59) has served as a director of ProAssurance since May 2012. Dr. Wilson is a recently retired board-certified neurosurgeon, having practiced with Neurosurgical Associates, P.C., in Birmingham, Alabama for more than 20 years. He holds a B.S. in natural science and mathematics from Washington & Lee University and an M.D. from Vanderbilt University. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in neurosurgery at Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University. The Board of Directors first elected Dr. Wilson to the position of Lead Director in May 2018.

The persons named in our Board’s proxy card have advised us that, unless a contrary direction is indicated on your proxy card, they intend to vote the shares appointing them as proxies in favor of the named nominees. If the nominees should be unable to serve, and the Board of Directors knows of no reason to anticipate that this will occur, the persons named in the proxy card will vote for such other person or persons as may be recommended by our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and designated by the Board of Directors, or the Board of Directors may decide not to elect an additional person as a director. The persons named in the proxy card will have no authority to vote for the election of any person other than the nominees or their substitutes in the election of directors.

All of the nominees have been approved, recommended and nominated for election to the Board of Directors by our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and by our Board of Directors in accordance with our Corporate Governance Principles. In addition, all nominees have tendered their irrevocable conditional resignations in accordance with our By-Laws and Corporate Governance Principles, as further discussed below.

Our By-Laws require majority voting for the election of directors in uncontested elections (elections where the number of nominees is not greater than the number of directors to be elected). Directors in uncontested elections must receive a greater number of votes “for” their election than votes “withheld” from such election. Our By-Laws provide that directors in contested elections are elected under a plurality vote standard in which nominees receiving the most votes are elected, regardless of how many shares are voted against the nominee. A contested election is one in which there are more nominees than directors to be elected. The election of directors pursuant to this Proposal 1 is an uncontested election.

With respect to the election of directors, you may vote for all of the nominees or withhold authority to vote for any or all of the nominees. The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) prohibits brokers from voting uninstructed shares in a proposal relating to, among other corporate governance items, the election of directors. As a result, if you hold your shares in “street name” with your broker and you do not specifically instruct your broker how to vote on the election of the directors, your broker will not vote for you on Proposal 1 (Election of Directors) or Proposal 3 (Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation). The vote required for Proposal 1 (election of directors) is a majority of the votes present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal, with “majority” meaning that the number of shares voted “for” a director’s election exceeds the number of shares voted “against” such director’s election. The vote required for Proposal 3 (Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation) is a majority of the votes present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal, with “majority” meaning that the number of shares voted “for” approval of the proposed executive compensation exceeds the number of shares voted “against” such executive compensation. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the voting on these proposals. If you fail to provide your specific voting instructions, your broker may only vote your shares on the ratification of the appointment of the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Under the laws of Delaware, ProAssurance’s state of incorporation, if an incumbent director is not elected, that director continues to serve as a “holdover director” until the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified, even if there are more votes “withheld” than cast “for” the director. As a result, the Board of Directors has adopted a policy that requires each nominee for election as a director to tender, as a condition to the Board of Directors’ nomination of that director, a written irrevocable resignation as a director to be effective after the annual meeting at which such person is nominated for election to the Board of Directors if the following conditions are satisfied: (1) such person is nominated as a director in an uncontested election; (2) such person receives a greater number of “withheld” votes from his or her election than votes “for” such election; and (3) such resignation is accepted by the Board of Directors. If any nominee in an uncontested election does not receive the required vote for election, the Board of Directors will decide whether to accept or reject the resignation previously tendered by such nominee. The Board of Directors may consider all factors it deems relevant in deciding whether to reject a tendered resignation, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) any stated reasons why stockholders withheld votes from such nominee, (ii) any alternatives for curing the underlying cause of the withheld votes, (iii) if the nominee is a current director, the director’s tenure, (iv) the nominee’s qualifications, (v) the nominee’s past and expected future contributions to ProAssurance, and (vi) the overall composition of the Board of Directors, including whether accepting the resignation would cause ProAssurance to fail to meet any applicable SEC or NYSE requirements. The Board of Directors is required to act on the resignation within ten days following certification of the stockholder vote indicating that such person received a greater number of “withheld” votes in the uncontested election. A director who is elected in an uncontested election but who received a greater number of “withheld” votes will serve as a director until the Board accepts such director’s resignation.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES NOMINATED FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Board of Directors

Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that our Board of Directors is comprised of at least three and not more than twenty-four directors, as determined by the Board of Directors. The Certificate of Incorporation requires that our directors be divided into three classes as nearly equal as possible and that the directors serve staggered terms of three years. The remaining directors may fill any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a director or from any increase in the number of directors. A director elected by the directors to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors holds office until the next election of the class of directors for which such director has been chosen. The Board of Directors is currently comprised of twelve directors.

The Board of Directors has nominated M. James Gorrie, Ziad R. Haydar, M.D., Frank A. Spinosa, D.P.M. and Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr., M.D. for election to the Board of Directors at the 2021 annual meeting as Class II directors as set forth above under the caption “Proposal 1 — Election of Directors.” Information regarding the nominees is set forth above and information regarding the directors continuing in office is set forth below, all of which was confirmed by them for inclusion in this proxy statement. Information regarding stock ownership by the nominees and continuing directors is set forth in the table under the caption “Beneficial Ownership of Our Common Stock” included elsewhere in this proxy statement.

Class III Directors Continuing in Office — Term Expiring in 2022


		Kedrick D. Adkins Jr., C.P.A. (Age 68) was elected to the Board of Directors in May 2018. Mr. Adkins served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Mayo Clinic from 2014 through his retirement at the end of 2017. He also served as the President of Integrated Services of Trinity Health Care from 2007 to 2014. Prior to his service at Trinity Health Care, Mr. Adkins had a 30-year tenure at Accenture, a global management consulting firm. Mr. Adkins holds a B.S. in Industrial and Operations Engineering and an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from the University of Michigan. In addition, Mr. Adkins is a certified public accountant. In the past five years, Mr. Adkins has served on the Advisory Board of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, an investment firm specializing in healthcare and technology, and the board of directors for Christus Health, the University of Michigan Hospital System, and Medical Memory, a medical technology startup.


		Bruce D. Angiolillo, J.D. (Age 68) has served as a director of ProAssurance since May 2016. He is a retired partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, New York. Mr. Angiolillo joined Simpson Thacher in 1980 and developed a practice in the areas of securities and other complex commercial litigation from which he retired on December 31, 2014. Following his retirement from Simpson Thacher, Mr. Angiolillo was employed from January 1, 2015 until June 30, 2015, as general counsel for TK Holdings, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Takata Corporation, a global automotive parts manufacturer and supplier based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.


		Maye Head Frei (Age 50) was first elected to the Board of Directors in 2019. Ms. Frei serves as the Chairman of Ram Tool Construction Supply Company based in Birmingham, Alabama, where she has been serving in various roles since 1997. Ram Tool is a family-owned construction supply distributor and one of the largest women-owned businesses in Alabama. Ms. Frei holds a B.A. in History from Yale University, and she completed post-graduate studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She serves on the Board of Trustees for the Birmingham Museum of Art and the Board of Trustees for the Highlands School in Birmingham. In addition, she serves on the boards of the Hugh Kaul Foundation and the Alabama Trails Foundation.


		W. Stancil Starnes, J.D. (Age 72) was elected to the Board of Directors in September 2007 and serves as its Executive Chairman. Mr. Starnes was appointed Chief Executive Officer of ProAssurance on July 2, 2007 and served in that role through June 2019. Prior to joining ProAssurance, Mr. Starnes served as the senior and managing partner of the law firm of Starnes & Atchison LLP in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was extensively involved with ProAssurance and its predecessors in the defense of medical liability claims for over 25 years. He withdrew from the firm in October 2006 to serve as President, Corporate Planning and Administration of Brasfield & Gorrie, Inc., a commercial construction firm based in Birmingham, Alabama, where he served until May 2007. Mr. Starnes served as a director of two public companies that have since been acquired, National Commerce Corp. (NASDAQ: NCOM) and Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation (NASDAQ: IPCC). At National Commerce Corporation he served as the Chairman of the both the risk committee and the nomination and corporate governance committee; and was a member of the Compensation Committee. At Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation (NASDAQ: IPCC), he served on the audit, compensation and executive committees.

Class I Directors Continuing in Office — Term Expiring in 2023


		Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr., C.P.A. (Age 70) has served as a director of ProAssurance since January 2014. Mr. Di Piazza is a member of the Board of Trustees of Mayo Clinic and was appointed its Chairman in February 2014. Mr. Di Piazza served as Vice Chairman of the Institutional Clients Group of Citibank from 2011 until his retirement from Citibank in February 2014. Prior to his service with Citibank, Mr. Di Piazza was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (and its predecessor, Coopers & Lybrand) for thirty years. Mr. Di Piazza currently serves as a director for AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) (and for DIRECTV prior to its merger with AT&T), Jones Lang Lasalle, Inc. (NYSE:JLL); Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF); and formerly served as a director of Apollo Education Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL).


		Robert E. Flowers, M.D. (Age 71) has served as a director of ProAssurance since June 2001 and served as our lead director from 2012 to 2018. Prior to June 2001, Dr. Flowers served as a director of our insurance subsidiary, ProAssurance Indemnity Company, Inc. (formerly, The Medical Assurance Company, Inc.) from 1985 to 2001, and as a director of its former holding company, Medical Assurance, Inc. (1995-2001). Dr. Flowers practiced as a physician with Gynecology Associates of Dothan P.C., Dothan, Alabama, prior to his retirement in 2001. While his term is set to expire in 2023, Dr. Flowers is resigning from the board at the May 25, 2021 Annual Meeting.


		Edward L. Rand, Jr. (Age 54) was elected to the Board of Directors in 2019 for a one-year term expiring at the 2020 annual meeting. Mr. Rand is the President and Chief Executive Officer of ProAssurance Corporation. Mr. Rand, who assumed this position at ProAssurance on July 1, 2019, was formerly Chief Operating Officer, and has served as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Senior Vice President of Finance since joining ProAssurance in November of 2004. Prior to joining ProAssurance, Mr. Rand was Chief Accounting Officer and Head of Corporate Finance for PartnerRe Ltd. from 2000 - 2004. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic American Corporation from 1996 - 2000 and Controller of United Capitol Insurance Company from 1992 - 1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Rand was employed by Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers) for four years. Mr. Rand is a graduate of Davidson College, where he received a B.A. in Economics.


		Katisha T. Vance, M.D. (Age 46) has served as a director of ProAssurance since May 2017. Dr. Vance is a board-certified oncologist / hematologist practicing at Birmingham Hematology and Oncology (d/b/a Alabama Oncology) in Birmingham, Alabama. She has previously served as the President of the Jefferson County Medical Society. Dr. Vance received her M.D. degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama, trained in internal medicine at Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Alabama, and completed a fellowship in medical oncology and hematology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Independent Directors

As required by the New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Listing Standards (“NYSE Rules”), a majority of the directors on our Board of Directors are required to be “independent” directors. Our Board of Directors has determined that the following directors are “independent” directors:


Kedrick D. Adkins Jr., C.P.A.		M. James Gorrie
Bruce D. Angiolillo, J.D.		Ziad R. Haydar, M.D.
Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr., C.P.A.		Frank A. Spinosa, D.P.M.
Robert E. Flowers, M.D.		Katisha T. Vance, M.D.
Maye Head Frei		Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr., M.D.

Our Board evaluates the independence of our directors by reviewing each related party relationship or transaction involving a director or nominee for a director using a subjective and principles-based approach. To find that a director or nominee is independent, the Board must affirmatively determine that he or she has no material relationship with the Company that will preclude his or her independence after using a three step approach that: (1) identifies all relationships and transactions between the director or nominee and the Company; (2) analyzes those relationships under certain criteria, including the NYSE Rules, the recommendations for corporate governance (“Governance Guidelines”) published by Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis & Co., LLC, and specific committee independence requirements under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) and SEC Rule 16b-3; and (3) analyzes any remaining relationship to determine whether such relationship precludes a finding of independence in the Board’s business judgment. The Board considered the following relationships in its evaluation of the independence of our non-management directors.

The NYSE Rules provide that a director cannot be independent if he or she is a current employee, or a member of his or her immediate family is a current executive officer of another company that has made payments to, or received payments from, ProAssurance during the past three (3) years in an amount that exceeds the greater of $1 million or two percent (2%) of the other company’s consolidated gross revenues during each fiscal year ended in such period.

Three of our directors have purchased medical professional liability insurance from the Company either directly or indirectly through their respective practice entities during the last three years (Drs. Spinosa, Vance, and Wilson). Dr. Spinosa purchased individual policies of medical professional liability insurance from an insurance subsidiary of ProAssurance during the last three years as follows: 2018-2019 — $1,232; 2019-2020 — $2,042; and 2020-2021 — N/A. Dr. Vance purchased personal medical professional liability insurance from an insurance subsidiary of ProAssurance in each of the last three years as follows: 2018-2019 — $8,305; 2019-2020 — $8,318; and 2019-2020 — $9,352. Dr. Vance is also a partner of Alabama Oncology, which is insured by one of ProAssurance’s insurance subsidiaries for the following amounts: $256,439 in 2018-2019; $260,761 in 2019-2020; and $322,108 in 2020-2021. Dr. Wilson, who retired in July 2019, purchased individual policies of medical professional liability insurance from an insurance subsidiary of ProAssurance as follows: 2018-2019 — $33,350. Dr. Wilson was also an executive officer of Neurosurgical Associates, P.C. until his retirement, which is insured by one of ProAssurance’s insurance subsidiaries premium for approximately $125,762 in 2018-19. All insurance policies were obtained in the ordinary course of business at rates that are consistent with our filed rates and customary underwriting practices. The premiums paid with respect to the individual physicians or the practice

entities do not exceed the lower $1,000,000 standard of materiality set forth in the NYSE Rules and Governance Guidelines.

Our Board has consistently found that it is customary and appropriate for our physician directors to obtain their professional liability insurance from our insurance subsidiaries, and that the purchase of insurance from our subsidiaries will not impair the independence of a director so long as the premiums paid are less than the $1,000,000 limitation in the NYSE Rules. In addition, the Board determined that the purchase of insurance did not create any material interest in the transaction such that it would have an effect on the independence of a director. For this reason, the Board also determined that the purchase of insurance should not be considered a “material relationship” based on our understanding of the Governance Guidelines since it does not influence these directors’ objectivity in a manner that would impair their ability to satisfy fiduciary standards.

Mr. Gorrie is the Chief Executive Officer of Brasfield & Gorrie, L.L.C. (“B&G”). B&G is a 60% member of Hangar 24, LLC, which has leased a hangar from the Birmingham Airport Authority to house the aircraft of its members. ProAssurance is a 20% member of Hangar 24, LLC and an unrelated third party is a 20% member. ProAssurance reimburses Hangar 24, LLC directly for fuel used by its aircraft and for its percentage share of the rental payments on the lease of the hangar. In 2018, ProAssurance paid Hangar 24, LLC $116,693.21 for fuel reimbursement and rent, $125,887 for fuel reimbursement and rent in 2019, and $123,061.47 for fuel reimbursement, rent, and ProAssurance’s share of a capital improvement to the leased premises in 2020. The Board of Directors determined that this relationship did not preclude Mr. Gorrie’s independence because the amounts paid for rent and fuel reimbursement do not exceed the greater of $1,000,000 or 2% of the recipient’s gross revenues and do not meet the materiality threshold for “material transactions” under the Governance Guidelines.

Dr. Haydar was the Chief Clinical Officer of Ascension Health Care (“AH”), a subsidiary of Ascension Health Alliance d/b/a Ascension (“Ascension”) until June 30, 2019. Ascension is the parent organization for a health system comprised of over 100 non-profit hospitals and other health care providers (the “System”) and is the sole member of AH. Effective January 1, 2011, ProAssurance entered into a Program Agreement with AH (the “Program”) pursuant to which a branded joint insurance program was created to insure the professional liability of certain physicians and healthcare providers affiliated with the System. The Program, marketed under the name “Certitude^®,” is administered and underwritten by ProAssurance’s insurance subsidiaries. Policies issued under the Program are reinsured by Ascension Health Insurance, Ltd. (“AHIL”). The Board of Directors determined that this relationship did not preclude Dr. Haydar’s independence because the amounts paid for did not exceed the greater of $1,000,000 or 2% of the recipient’s gross revenues and did not meet the materiality threshold for “material transactions” under the Governance Guidelines. Specifically, 2% of the consolidated revenues of Ascension substantially exceeds each of (A) the sum of the payments made to ProAssurance by Ascension related entities and (B) the sum of the payments made by ProAssurance to Ascension related entities. Additionally, Dr. Haydar has not been the Chief Clinical Officer at Ascension since 2019.

The Board of Directors determined that the purchase of medical professional liability insurance by our directors and their relatives did not impair the independence of Drs. Spinosa, Vance, and Wilson; the relationship between ProAssurance and B&G did not impair the independence of Mr. Gorrie; and the relationship between ProAssurance and Ascension did not impair the independence of Dr. Haydar.

Relationships Considered for Independence of Committee Members.

The Board of Directors evaluated the independence of the members on both the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Adkins, Mr. Angiolillo, Mr. Di Piazza, and Dr. Spinosa serve on the Audit Committee. Mr. Adkins’ and Mr. Di Piazza’s only relationship with the Company is their service on the Board and the Audit Committee. Mr. Angiolillo’s only relationship with the Company is his service on the Board, the Audit Committee, and the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors also carefully evaluated the independence of Dr. Spinosa with respect to the above-described relationships and determined that such relationships should not impair his ability to be independent under the NYSE and SEC standards for members of the Audit Committee. As a result, the Board determined that each of these directors was permitted to serve on the

Audit Committee under the requirements of the SEC and NYSE rules, as well as under the Governance Guidelines.

Mr. Angiolillo, Dr. Flowers, Dr. Wilson, and Ms. Frei serve on the Compensation Committee. Mr. Angiolillo’s only relationship with the Company is his service on the Board and a member of the Compensation Committee and Audit Committee, and Dr. Wilson’s only relationship with the Company is his service on the Board and a member of the Compensation Committee and Executive Committee. Additionally, Ms. Frei’s only relationship with the Company is her service on the Board and as a member of the Compensation Committee. As a result, the Board determined that Mr. Angiolillo, Dr. Wilson, Dr. Flowers, and Ms. Frei were eligible to serve on the Compensation Committee under the requirements of the SEC rules. In reviewing Dr. Wilson’s qualifications to serve on the Compensation Committee, the Board evaluated the above-described relationships as required by the NYSE Rules mandated by SEC Rule 10C-1. The Board determined that the existence of these relationships did not affect the ability of Dr. Wilson to satisfy his objectivity in the boardroom or ability to satisfy his fiduciary duty to the Company’s stockholders under the NYSE Rules, as well as under the Governance Guidelines.

Qualification of Directors

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and Board of Directors are responsible for determining the appropriate composition of our Board and for the selection of individual candidates. Our Corporate Governance Principles do not establish any specific minimum qualifications or skills that an individual candidate must possess. Rather, the Corporate Governance Principles direct our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee to take into account all factors it considers appropriate, including a candidate’s reputation for ethical business dealings, knowledge, skill, experience, expertise and the extent to which the candidate would fill a present need in the composition of the Board.

We have recruited directors whom we believe bring to our Board of Directors a diverse set of qualifications related to our business and the products and services we offer. More specifically:

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Our primary product has historically been professional liability insurance for healthcare providers. We believe that it is important to have on our Board healthcare professionals who are, or have been, consumers of our insurance products and who understand the business and professional needs of our customers.

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We believe that it is important to have on our Board persons with business experience, including experience in the governance of publicly traded companies.

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We believe that it is important that our Board reflect the core values that guide us in fulfilling our mission, We Exist to Protect Others, informed by our Guiding Principle of “Treated Fairly^®.” Those values are integrity, leadership, relationships, and enthusiasm.

The following discussion addresses the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that have led us to conclude that our director nominees and our current directors should serve on our Board.

Healthcare Providers/Healthcare Experience: Presently, five physicians are independent directors on our Board: Robert Flowers, M.D., Ziad Haydar, M.D., Frank Spinosa, D.P.M., Katisha T. Vance, M.D., and Thomas Wilson, Jr., M.D. Dr. Spinosa currently serves as a Board member of New Mexico Podiatric Medical Association and formerly served as a board member and is a past president of the American Podiatric Medical Association. Dr. Spinosa is also a past President of the New York State Podiatric Medical Association, and taught at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Vance is a board-certified oncologist and hematologist practicing at Birmingham Hematology and Oncology (d/b/a Alabama Oncology) in Birmingham, Alabama. She has served as the President of the Jefferson County Medical Society. Dr. Flowers retired from his obstetrics and gynecology practice in Dothan, Alabama. Dr. Haydar served as the Chief Clinical Officer of Ascension Health until June 2019 and is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Alpine Physicians Partners. Dr. Wilson was a board-certified neurosurgeon and practiced for over 20 years prior to his retirement in 2019 and has authored numerous publications and presentations.

The independent physician-directors reflect our commitment to local market presence and to our physician heritage.

In addition to our physician directors, W. Stancil Starnes, who presently serves as our Executive Chairman and previously served as Chief Executive Officer from 2007 until 2019, represented practicing physicians and healthcare entities in the defense of medical malpractice claims for over 25 years. Mr. Starnes brings to the Board a deep understanding of the legal and professional issues involved in resolving claims and how best to deliver the claims defense that is the key component of our insurance products.

Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr., C.P.A., has served on the Board of Trustees of Mayo Clinic since 2010 and was appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees on February 21, 2014. Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education. The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Mayo Clinic and has overall responsibility for the charitable, clinical practice, scientific and educational mission and purposes of Mayo Clinic.

Kedrick D. Adkins Jr., C.P.A., served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Mayo Clinic from 2014 to 2017, and currently serves on the boards of two hospital systems, an investment firm specializing in healthcare technology, and a medical technology startup. He also served as the President of Integrated Services at Trinity Health Corporation for seven years. Mr. Adkins brings to the Board of Directors a wealth of knowledge related to the financial side of medicine and medical technology.

Business and Leadership Experience: Mr. Starnes is a trustee of the University of Alabama System and is Chairman of the Board of Ascension, the largest nonprofit health system in the Country. He was formerly a director of Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation (NASDAQ: IPCC), a public insurance holding company and served on the audit, compensation and executive committees. He is also a former director of National Commerce Corporation, where he served as the Chairman of the both the risk committee and the nomination and corporate governance committee; and was a member of the Compensation Committee. His service on both boards of these now-acquired companies and past service as CEO of ProAssurance demonstrate his expertise in a wide range of corporate activities.

Mr. Rand served as Chief Financial Officer of ProAssurance from 2004 to 2018, and President and Chief Operating Officer from 2018 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in July 2019. He was elected to the Board after his appointment as President. Mr. Rand also brings his considerable financial and business knowledge to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Adkins, in addition to serving in executive and financial roles in the healthcare community, had a 30-year tenure at Accenture, a global management consulting and professional services firm. He brings his knowledge and expertise to the financial and investment aspects of ProAssurance.

Mr. Gorrie also brings valuable business perspective to the Board of Directors. Mr. Gorrie is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Brasfield & Gorrie, a construction firm with recent annual revenues in excess of $2 billion.

Ms. Frei brings to the Board of Directors a wealth of business knowledge that benefits ProAssurance. She currently serves as the Chairman of Ram Tool & Supply Company, a multi-state construction supply distributor and one of the largest women-owned businesses in Alabama.

Mr. Di Piazza served in numerous leadership positions during his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP including serving as the firm’s Global Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Global Leadership Team, serving as Chairman and Senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and serving as the leader of local offices in Chicago, New York City and Birmingham. Following his tenure at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. Di Piazza served as a leader of the Citi International Client Group at Citigroup, where he was Vice Chairman at the time of his retirement in February 2014. The Citi International Client Group provides corporate, institutional, public sector and high net worth international clients with a full range of wholesale banking products and services.

Diversity and Board Refreshment: Our Board of Directors is committed to diversity on the Board and within the Company. We believe our directors provide diversity in business experience, geographic representation, age, race, and gender. As vacancies arise on our Board, we consider diversity as a factor in the selection of new director nominees. The composition of our Board demonstrates our commitment to diversity, as two of our ten independent directors are women, two are African-American, and one is Lebanese born. Further, we are mindful of the need for periodic refreshment of the Board to assure the proper balance between the beneficial knowledge and specific business insights of tenured directors and the new ideas and fresh skills of new nominees. Only one of our ten independent directors has served on our Board more than ten years.


Independent Board Members
Tenure	Gender	Race/Ethnicity	Age
20	Male	White	71
9	Male	White	66
9	Male	White	59
9	Male	White	58
7	Male	White	70
6	Male	White	58
5	Male	White	68
4	Female	African American	46
3	Male	African American	68
2	Female	White	50

Median Tenure = 6.5 years
Gender Ratio = 8 Male, 2 Female
Racial Diversity = 8 White, 2 African American
Average Age = 61.4 (half over age 60 and half below 60)

Additional Qualifications: In selecting individual candidates, ProAssurance also has considered other relevant experience including:

Public Company Experience: Apart from ProAssurance and its predecessor companies, Messrs. Starnes, Di Piazza, and Gorrie have all served, or currently serve, as members of the Board of Directors of one or more publicly traded companies, and each has gained valuable experience through leadership of, and service on, various standing committees of each Board on which they have served.

Practice of Law: A background in law is of significant value in understanding the legal issues impacting ProAssurance as a publicly traded company and as a holding company for regulated insurance companies. Mr. Starnes and Mr. Angiolillo had experience in the private practice of law prior to entering their business careers. Mr. Starnes served as senior and managing partner of the law firm of Starnes & Atchison LLP in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was extensively involved with ProAssurance and its predecessors in the defense of medical liability claims for over 25 years. Mr. Angiolillo was a partner at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York for approximately 30 years until his retirement in 2014, where his practice involved securities and other complex commercial litigation.

Qualification to Serve on the Audit Committee: Members of the audit committee of a publicly traded company are required to be independent and to possess specific financial qualifications. SEC and NYSE rules require that members of an audit committee be “financially literate,” and that one member be an “audit committee financial expert.” In selecting directors, we consider the candidate’s ability to serve on the Audit Committee. All members of our Audit Committee have been found to be independent by our Board of Directors under the NYSE Rules and SEC requirements. Mr. Adkins, Mr. Angiolillo, Mr. Di Piazza, and Dr. Spinosa meet the financial literacy requirements because of their training, employment, and general financial expertise. Mr. Di Piazza has been designated as our audit committee financial expert based upon his expertise and his experience in accounting and experience from his leadership positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

In addition to his positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. Di Piazza has served as a trustee of the London-based International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation and a trustee of the US-based Financial Accountancy Foundation.

Board Leadership

Our Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Starnes to serve as our Executive Chairman of the Board. During his tenure as CEO of ProAssurance. Mr. Starnes also served as Chairman of the Board, which facilitated his ability to establish priorities for our Board and management in achieving strategic and operational goals and objectives.

Our Corporate Governance Principles require our non-management directors to hold executive sessions at which neither management nor the Chief Executive Officer is present. The Corporate Governance Principles further provide that the executive sessions of non-management directors are to be held on a regularly scheduled basis, not less frequently than two times each year, and that at least one of the executive sessions will be attended by independent directors only. In December 2011, we formally established the position of lead director to preside at each executive session. At the annual meeting in May 2018, the independent directors selected Dr. Wilson as the independent director to preside at the executive sessions. During 2020, our independent directors held an executive session after each quarterly Board meeting.

Risk Oversight

As an insurance holding company, we conduct our business principally through insurance subsidiaries that are subject to insurance laws and regulations in their respective domiciliary states and in the states in which they do business. State insurance regulatory regimes protect policyholders by vesting in the insurance regulator administrative and supervisory authority to address risks relating to the solvency of insurers and their ability to pay claims as well as to the marketing of insurance products and rates charged for such products. The insurance regulations identify key business risks associated with the insurance business and provide guidance as to the management of these risks. In addition, many states have adopted new laws recommended by the NAIC that require the assessment and reporting of risks associated with current and future business plans for insurers and their holding companies.

We have taken steps to catalogue and identify these and additional risks for purposes of enterprise risk management (ERM). Our Chief Executive Officer is responsible for risk oversight at the enterprise level. Our risk management framework that recognizes the risks inherent in our operating segments as well as the risks associated with the operations of our holding company. The risk management process is managed by corporate executives in each line of business who are responsible for our key risk areas, including adequacy of loss reserves; defense of claims and the litigation process; the quality of investments supporting our reserves and capital; compliance with regulatory and financial reporting requirements; concentration in our insurance lines of business; and information privacy and data security. Our Chief Executive Officer and members of executive management are responsible for identifying material risks associated with these and other risk areas and for establishing and monitoring risk management solutions that address levels of risk appetite and risk tolerance that are recommended by management and reviewed by the Board. Our internal auditing department is responsible for reviewing and testing these risk management solutions. All employees are required to undergo training on data security, fraud prevention, and/or privacy-related risks and procedures on a yearly basis.

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that our ERM process is in place and functioning. The Board has divided primary ERM oversight responsibility between the Audit Committee and the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee as follows:

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The Audit Committee has the primary oversight responsibility for risks relating to financial reporting and compliance. We have established lines of communication between the Audit Committee and our independent auditor, internal auditor and management that enable the Audit Committee to perform its oversight function.

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The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee has the primary responsibility for oversight of those risks covered by the ERM process that are not the responsibility of the Audit Committee. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee reviews the ERM process established by management’s ERM Committee and monitors the functioning of the process. It also reviews recommendations of our ERM Committee as to materiality thresholds for risks covered in the ERM process and as to the levels of risk appetite and risk tolerance with respect to covered risks.

Environment and Social Responsibility

ProAssurance’s mission states that “We Exist to Protect Others”. We strive to accomplish that mission by adhering to a set of core values, unbending Integrity, Leadership that works, superior Relationships and infectious Enthusiasm. As we apply these values to achieve our mission in business, we also apply them to our stewardship of the greater society and the environment. We are committed to policies and practices that demonstrate our concern for the impact our operations will have today and into the future on society and the environment. We are attentive to the environmental and societal effects of the materials we use in our daily operations, the systems we use to efficiently serve our customers, and our facilities management. Our Board engages in active oversight of such effects and impacts and has implemented, and continues to implement, policies and procedures to address the societal and environmental effects of our operations and business activities.

In the first quarter of 2020, the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic caused us to transition quickly to a remote work environment to protect the health and safety of our employees. Within a matter of days, more than 95% of our employees were fully equipped to execute essential employment duties from home, with minimal disruption to our business operations and customer service. In recognition of our responsibility to protect our employees, we continued to operate under an expanded remote work model for the duration of the year.

For more information regarding our corporate social responsibility activities, including our focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, human rights, and health and safety, please go to the Corporate Responsibility section of our website, https://investor.proassurance.com/corporate-responsibility/default.aspx.

Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors held six meetings during 2020. Our By-Laws establish four standing committees of the Board of Directors: the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee; the Compensation Committee; the Audit Committee; and the Executive Committee, each of which is described below. Each of our incumbent directors attended all of the meetings of the Board of Directors and at least two thirds of all of the meetings of the committees of the board on which he or she served during 2020 (in each case, which were held during the period for which he or she was a director).

Neither our Board of Directors nor our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee has implemented a formal policy regarding director attendance at annual meetings of our stockholders. However, our Board of Directors typically holds its annual meeting directly following the annual stockholders’ meeting, and it is customary for our directors to attend the annual stockholders’ meeting. All of our directors attended the annual meeting of our stockholders held on May 20, 2020, by teleconference.

Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee

Our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of four independent directors, and operates pursuant to a written charter, which is available in the Corporate Governance section of our website, http://investor.ProAssurance.com/govdocs. The primary purposes of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee are to:

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identify individuals qualified to become directors and recommend to the Board of Directors for its consideration the candidates for all directorships to be filled by the Board of Directors or to be elected by the stockholders;

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advise the Board of Directors with respect to the board composition, procedures and committees;

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develop and recommend to the Board of Directors a set of corporate governance principles applicable to ProAssurance;

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oversee the evaluation of the Board of Directors and the evaluation of ProAssurance’s management;

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oversee the risks covered by ProAssurance’s ERM process that are not the responsibility of the Audit Committee; and

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otherwise take a leadership role in shaping the corporate governance of ProAssurance.

In addition, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing related party transactions in accordance with our Procedures for Evaluation of Reportable Related Party Transactions described under the caption “Transactions with Related Persons” on page 52 in this proxy statement.

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is empowered to engage a third party search firm to assist in identifying and evaluating director candidates. The committee did not hire any search firm during 2020, and, therefore, paid no fees to any such company.

Under our Corporate Governance Principles, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will consider a nominee proposed by a stockholder for a vacancy on our board when such nomination has been submitted in accordance with the provisions contained in our By-Laws, which are described under the caption “Proposals of Stockholders” in this proxy statement. A vacancy does not exist where:

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the Board of Directors desires to re-nominate an incumbent director for an additional term and the director consents to stand for re-election and to serve on our Board of Directors if elected; or

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the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee has recommended to our Board of Directors a candidate to fill a vacancy and, prior to the receipt of a properly submitted stockholder nomination, such nominee has agreed to stand for election and serve on our Board if elected.

Our Board of Directors may elect not to fill a vacancy arising on the Board. The Board of Directors may elect not to recommend a director candidate nominated by a stockholder even if such director candidate is the only candidate submitted to the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee to fill a vacancy.

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for determining the appropriate composition of our Board and for the selection of individual candidates consistent with such determination. Our Corporate Governance Principles do not establish any specific requirements of minimum qualifications or skills that an individual candidate must possess other than the maximum age requirements described in the Corporate Governance Principles. Rather, the Corporate Governance Principles direct our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee to take into account all factors it considers appropriate, including a candidate’s reputation for ethical business dealings, knowledge, skill, experience, expertise, race, gender, ethnicity, and the extent to which the candidate would fill a present need in the composition of the Board.

Subject to the qualifications described above, our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will consider a director candidate nominated by a stockholder to fill a vacancy in the same manner as candidates brought before the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee from other sources. Generally, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee initially evaluates a prospective nominee on the basis of his or her résumé and other background information that has been made available to the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. A member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will contact for further review those candidates who the committee believes are qualified, who may fulfill a specific board need and who the committee believes would otherwise best make a contribution to the Board. If, after further discussions with the candidate and other further review and consideration as necessary, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee believes that it has identified a qualified candidate, it will make a recommendation to the Board.

The charter of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee provides for at least three members, each of whom must be an independent director. The current members of our Nominating/Corporate Governance

Committee are Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr., M.D. (Chairman), N. James Gorrie, Ziad R. Haydar, M.D., and Katisha T. Vance, M.D. Our Board of Directors has found that each member of our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is “independent” within the meaning of the NYSE Rules.

During 2020, our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee met three times.

Compensation Committee

Our Compensation Committee currently consists of four independent directors and operates pursuant to a written charter, which is available in the Corporate Governance section of our website, http://investor.ProAssurance.com/govdocs. The primary purposes of the Compensation Committee are to:

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represent and assist the Board of Directors in discharging its oversight responsibility relating to compensation matters, including determining the compensation arrangements for the Chief Executive Officer and reporting its determination to the Board of Directors for ratification by a majority of independent directors; and

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review and discuss with management the disclosure under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and prepare the report of the Compensation Committee with respect to such disclosure, each of which is to be included in our annual proxy statement.

The Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the Report of the Compensation Committee begin on page 23 of this proxy statement.

The charter of the Compensation Committee charges the committee with the responsibility to determine and approve, subject to ratification by a majority of independent directors, the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation level based on the committee’s evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of the relevant corporate goals and objectives as approved by the committee. The charter also charges the Compensation Committee with the responsibility to review the competitiveness of the executive compensation programs of ProAssurance; approve change of control agreements or severance plans for executive officers of ProAssurance; administer the policy for the recoupment of unearned incentive compensation based on financial statements required to be restated; and make recommendations for director compensation to our Board of Directors. The charter further provides that the Compensation Committee has the exclusive authority to retain outside compensation consultants and advisors as it deems appropriate to fulfill its responsibilities in accordance with the NYSE Rules and SEC Rule 10C-1. In selecting a compensation consultant, the Compensation Committee must consider the six independence factors set forth by the NYSE, as further discussed in “Executive Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis” beginning on page 23 of this proxy statement.

Under current practice, the Compensation Committee retains an outside consultant from time to time to gather data from peer companies and uses that data as a point of reference when reviewing ProAssurance’s compensation practices. The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of ProAssurance’s management and the independent consultant, identifies the peer companies to be used in the compensation analysis. The peer companies historically have been publicly held property and casualty specialty insurance organizations that are comparable to ProAssurance in total assets, market capitalization, revenues and operating margin.

After reviewing peer companies’ data, the compensation consultant provides a report to the committee that describes market practices with regard to executive compensation and identifies any gaps between the market and ProAssurance’s executive compensation practices. In addition, from time to time the Compensation Committee retains a compensation consultant to provide a review and analysis of particular aspects of ProAssurance’s compensation program, and the committee in making its recommendations also considers reports of these studies. The Compensation Committee customarily makes its compensation recommendations to our Board of Directors at its regularly scheduled meeting in the first quarter of each year.

ProAssurance’s senior management makes no recommendations with respect to compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee is exclusively responsible for making compensation

recommendations for adoption by the Board of Directors as to changes in base salary for the Chief Executive Officer and the number and type of long-term incentive compensation awards to be granted to the Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee also approves the annual incentive award guidelines for non-equity incentive compensation to be paid to the Chief Executive Officer. The committee’s charter requires that all decisions of the Compensation Committee with respect to the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation are subject to ratification by a majority of the independent directors.

In accordance with its charter, the Compensation Committee makes recommendations as to compensation of our directors. It has been the practice of the Compensation Committee to engage a compensation consultant to perform a review of the compensation of our Board of Directors bi-annually and to compare with peer companies the compensation of directors for their service on the Board of Directors and for their service on the various committees. The Compensation Committee considers the consultant’s report in making recommendations to the Board of Directors for changes in director compensation.

The Compensation Committee also administers equity and non-equity incentive plans with respect to awards granted under these plans, which plans currently include the 2014 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan and the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.

During 2020, our Compensation Committee met two times. The charter of the Compensation Committee provides for at least three members, each of whom must be (1) an independent director within the meaning of NYSE Rules, including, but not limited to the independence factors mandated by SEC Rule 10C-1(b), (2) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of SEC Rule 16b-3, and (3) an “outside director” within the meaning of the regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The current members of the Compensation Committee are Bruce D. Angiolillo (Chairman), Robert E. Flowers, M.D., Maye Head Frei, and Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr., M.D. Our Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Compensation Committee is “independent” and meets the requirements of the Compensation Committee charter. No member of the Compensation Committee has any interlocking relationships required to be disclosed under federal securities laws.

This year’s report of the Compensation Committee is on page 36 of this proxy statement.

Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee currently consists of four independent directors, and operates pursuant to a written charter that is available in the Corporate Governance section of our website, http://investor.ProAssurance.com/govdocs. The primary purposes of our Audit Committee are to represent and assist the Board of Directors in discharging its oversight responsibility relating to:

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the accounting, reporting and financial practices of ProAssurance and its subsidiaries, including the integrity of our financial statements;

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the surveillance of our administration and financial controls and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;

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the outside auditor’s qualifications and independence;

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ProAssurance’s policies on risk assessment and risk management with respect to financial reporting issues; and

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the performance of our internal auditors.

The Audit Committee also prepares the Report of the Audit Committee, which begins on page 21 of this proxy statement as required by the SEC rules.

Our Audit Committee is responsible for carrying out all of the duties and responsibilities required for audit committees under the Exchange Act and the NYSE Rules. A description of the specific duties and responsibilities of our Audit Committee can be found in its charter. Our Audit Committee and Board of Directors have

established a procedure which establishes a confidential means for communications of complaints or concerns with respect to accounting, internal controls and auditing matters to be submitted to the committee, which is described under the caption titled “Other Matters — Policies on Reporting of Concerns Regarding Accounting and Other Matters and Communicating with Directors” in this proxy statement.

The charter of the Audit Committee provides for at least three members, each of whom must be an independent director. The current members of the Audit Committee are Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr., C.P.A. (Chairman), Kedrick D. Adkins Jr., C.P.A., Bruce D. Angiolillo, and Frank A. Spinosa, D.P.M. Our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and our Board of Directors have determined that each member of the Audit Committee is “independent” within the meaning of the rules of both the SEC and NYSE; that each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate as such qualification is defined under the rules of the NYSE; and that Mr. Di Piazza is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the rules of the SEC. Mr. Adkins, Mr. Angiolillo and Dr. Spinosa do not presently serve on the audit committee of another company. Mr. Di Piazza is currently on the audit committees of AT&T, Inc. and Regions Financial Corporation.

During 2020, the Audit Committee met eight times.

Executive Committee

Our Executive Committee has the authority during intervals between the meetings of the Board of Directors to exercise all powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of our business and affairs, except that the Executive Committee may not:

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alter or repeal any resolution adopted by the Board of Directors that by its terms is not subject to amendment or repeal by the Executive Committee or any resolution relating to the establishment or membership of the Executive Committee;

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act with respect to matters required to be passed upon by the full Board of Directors, the independent directors, or by a committee comprised of independent directors; or

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act on any matter that has been delegated to the Audit Committee, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee or the Compensation Committee in their respective charters.

Our By-Laws provide that the Executive Committee has at least three members, including the Chairman of the Board. The members of the Executive Committee are W. Stancil Starnes (Chairman), Edward L. Rand, Jr., and Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr., M.D. The Executive Committee did not meet in 2020.

PROPOSAL 2 — RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Audit Committee has appointed Ernst & Young LLP as our auditors for the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. Although ratification of the stockholders is not required for appointment of independent auditors under Delaware law or our By-Laws, the Board of Directors believes it is appropriate to seek stockholder ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor.

Ernst & Young LLP served as the independent auditor of ProAssurance for the year ended December 31, 2020. In connection with the current appointment of the independent auditor, the Audit Committee reviewed with representatives of Ernst & Young LLP the most recent report of the PCAOB on the overall quality of the firm’s audit work.

Representatives of Ernst & Young will be present at the 2021 annual meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Fees for 2020 and 2019

The table below sets forth the aggregate fees incurred by ProAssurance for audit, audit-related, tax and other services provided by Ernst & Young LLP to ProAssurance during each of the last two years.


	2020		2019
Audit fees	$	3,394,475	$	3,200,035	⁽¹⁾
Audit-related fees		9,150		124,170
Tax fees		434,045		399,865
All other fees		—		0

Total	$	3,837,670	$	3,724,070

(1)	The 2019 Audit Fees include $880,460 paid to Ernst & Young LLP in 2020 in connection with the 2019 Audit.

All fees paid to Ernst & Young LLP for 2020 that required the pre-approval of the Audit Committee were approved in accordance with our pre-approval policies and procedures described below.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor. As part of this responsibility, the audit committee is required to pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that they do not impair the auditor’s independence. The SEC has issued rules specifying the types of services that an independent auditor may not provide to its audit client and governing the audit committee’s administration of the engagement of the independent auditor. Our Audit Committee has adopted an Audit and Non-audit Service Pre-approval Policy, which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by our independent auditor may be pre-approved.

For pre-approval of non-audit services, our Audit Committee will consider whether services are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence. Our Audit Committee will also consider whether the independent auditor is able to provide effective and efficient service, for reasons such as its familiarity with our business, people, culture, accounting systems, risk profile and other factors, and whether the services will enhance our ability to manage or control risk or improve audit quality. Our Audit Committee is also mindful of the relationship between fees for audit and non-audit services in deciding whether to pre-approve any such services. All such factors will be considered as a whole, and no one factor is necessarily determinative.

Our Audit Committee determines from time to time the eligible services that may be provided to ProAssurance by our independent auditors in accordance with the requirements and guidance of the SEC and the NYSE, or other exchanges or market systems on which our stock is traded. The Audit Committee also determines whether such services fit in the categories of Audit Services, Audit-related Services, Tax Services and other Permitted Non-audit Services as described below and as the description of such services may be modified under subsequent guidance and interpretation of the regulatory and self-regulatory organizations applicable to ProAssurance, including without limitation, the SEC and the NYSE. The independent auditor may not provide any non-audit services that are prohibited under the provisions of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Audit Services. Audit services in the annual audit engagement include the annual financial statement audit (including required quarterly reviews), subsidiary audits, equity investment audits and other procedures required to be performed by the independent auditor in order for the independent auditor to form an opinion on our consolidated financial statements. These other procedures include information systems and procedural reviews and testing performed in order to understand and place reliance on the systems of internal control and consultations relating to the annual audit or quarterly review and an actuarial analysis of the estimate for losses in our financial statements. Audit services also include the engagement for the independent auditor’s report on the effectiveness of internal controls for financial reporting. In addition to the audit services included in the annual audit engagement, the Audit Committee may approve other audit services. Other audit services are those services

that only the independent auditor can reasonably provide and include statutory audits or financial audits for our subsidiaries or affiliates, services associated with inclusion of acquired companies in our financial statements, and services associated with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents we file with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with a securities offering.

Audit-related Services. Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. Because our Audit Committee believes that the provision of audit-related services does not impair the independence of the auditor and is consistent with SEC rules on auditor independence, the Audit Committee may grant pre-approval to audit-related services. Audit-related services include, among others: due diligence services pertaining to potential business acquisitions/dispositions; accounting consultations relating to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “audit services;” assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rule-making authorities; financial audits of employee benefit plans; agreed upon or expanded audit procedures related to accounting and/or billing records required to respond or comply with financial, accounting or regulatory reporting matters; and assistance with internal control reporting requirements.

Tax Services. Our Audit Committee believes that the independent auditor can provide tax services to ProAssurance such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor’s independence, and the SEC has stated that the independent auditor may provide such services. Hence, our Audit Committee believes it may grant pre-approval to those tax services that:

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the Audit Committee believes would not impair the independence of the auditor; and

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are consistent with SEC rules on auditor independence.

The Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the independent auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the independent auditor, the sole business purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee will consult with the Chief Financial Officer or outside counsel to determine that tax planning and reporting advice is consistent with this policy.

Other Non-audit Services. Our Audit Committee believes, based on the SEC’s rules prohibiting the independent auditor from providing specific non-audit services, that certain types of non-audit services are permitted. Accordingly, the Audit Committee believes it may grant pre-approval for those permissible non-audit services that it believes are routine and recurring services, would not impair the independence of the auditor, and are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence. Our Audit Committee may not pre-approve any of the SEC’s prohibited non-audit services.

Annual Audit Engagement. Our Audit Committee appoints the independent auditor of ProAssurance and pre-approves the services to be provided in connection with the preparation or issuance of the annual audit report or related work. The annual audit services are set forth in an engagement letter prepared by the independent auditor which is submitted to the Audit Committee for approval. The engagement letter provides that the independent auditor reports directly to the Audit Committee. Any audit services within the scope of the engagement letter are deemed to have been pre-approved by our Audit Committee.

Pre-approval of Other Audit and Non-audit Services. Other audit services, audit-related services, tax services, and other non-audit services may be pre-approved by our Audit Committee in accordance with the following procedure either on a specific case-by-case basis as services are needed or on a pre-approval basis for services that are expected to be needed. Our Audit Committee may delegate to one or more designated members of the Audit Committee, who are independent directors of the Board of Directors, the authority to grant pre-approval of these services to be performed by the independent auditors. The member to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

Our management may submit requests for pre-approval of eligible services by the independent auditor from time to time to our Audit Committee or to the member or members of the committee to whom pre-approval authority has been delegated. The request for approval must be sufficiently detailed as to the particular services to be provided so that the Audit Committee knows precisely what services it is being asked to pre-approve and so that it can make a well-reasoned assessment of the impact of the service on the auditor’s independence. Budgeted amounts or fee levels for services to be provided by the independent auditor must be submitted with the request for pre-approval. Requests for pre-approval of services by the independent auditor must include a joint statement of the independent auditor and our Chief Financial Officer as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.

Our Audit Committee will be informed not less frequently than quarterly of the services rendered by the independent auditor. Our Chief Financial Officer is responsible for tracking all independent auditors’ fees against the budget for such services and report at least quarterly to the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee Charter designates our internal auditor to monitor the performance of all services provided by ProAssurance’s independent auditor and to determine whether such services are in compliance with policy. Our internal auditor reports to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis on the results of its monitoring. Both our internal auditor and management will immediately report to the Chairman of the Audit Committee any breach of this policy that comes to the attention of the internal auditor or any member of management. The Audit Committee will also review our internal auditor’s annual internal audit plan to determine that the plan provides for monitoring of the independent auditor’s services.

Vote Required

The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as ProAssurance’s independent auditor for 2021 will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares voting on the matter at the 2021 annual meeting. If you vote your shares without instructions to your proxy on this proposal, your shares will be voted FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP. In the event that the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2021 is not approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares voting on the matter, the Board of Directors will request that the Audit Committee reconsider its appointment of independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2021.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR OF PROASSURANCE FOR 2021.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee is currently comprised of four independent directors and operates pursuant to a written charter. The charter is available in the Corporate Governance section of our website at http://investor.ProAssurance.com/govdocs. During 2020, the Audit Committee met eight times. In conjunction with some of these meetings, the Audit Committee met in executive sessions and met in separate sessions with our independent auditor, our internal auditors, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

Our management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of ProAssurance’s financial statements, accounting and financial reporting principles and the establishment and effectiveness of internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. The independent auditor is responsible for performing an independent audit of ProAssurance’s financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and expressing an opinion as to their conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The independent auditor is also required to review the adequacy and effectiveness of ProAssurance’s internal controls on financial reporting. The Audit Committee is directly responsible in its capacity as a committee of the Board for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor. The independent auditor reports directly to the Audit Committee.

In performing its oversight role, the Audit Committee has considered and discussed the audited financial statements with management and with Ernst & Young LLP, our independent auditor. The Audit Committee also has discussed with the independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by auditing standards and guidelines established by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”). The independent auditor has communicated to the Audit Committee the communications required by Auditing Standard No. 1301. In addition, the auditor is required to inquire as to whether the Audit Committee is aware of matters relevant to the audit such as fraud or possible violation of laws and is further required to communicate to the Audit Committee any other matters arising from the audit that are significant and relevant to the Audit Committee regarding its oversight of the financial reporting process.

The Audit Committee has received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter providing the disclosures required by PCAOB Rule 3526, Communications with Audit Committees Concerning Independence, with respect to any relationships between Ernst & Young LLP and ProAssurance that in its professional judgment may reasonably be thought to bear on independence. Ernst & Young LLP has discussed its independence with the Audit Committee, and has confirmed in such letter that, in its professional judgment, it is independent of ProAssurance within the meaning of federal securities laws and in compliance with PCAOB Rule 3520.

All audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee or a member thereof. The Audit Committee approved the audit services rendered by our independent auditor during ProAssurance’s most recent fiscal year. Ernst & Young LLP performed limited non-audit services in 2020 related to federal and state tax compliance, premium tax filings and services related to the proposed transaction with NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company.

Members of the Audit Committee rely, without independent verification, on the information provided to them and on the representations made by management and the independent auditor. Accordingly, the Audit Committee’s oversight does not provide an independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles or appropriate internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations.

Based on the reports and discussions described in this report, and subject to the limitations on the role and responsibilities of the Audit Committee referred to above and in the charter, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements of ProAssurance for 2020 be included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, prior to the filing of such report with the SEC.

Audit Committee:

Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr., C.P.A., Chairman

Kedrick D. Adkins Jr., C.P.A.

Bruce D. Angiolillo, J.D.

Frank A. Spinosa, D.P.M.

March 31, 2021

PROPOSAL 3 — ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Section 14A of the Exchange Act, which was enacted in July 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, requires that we provide our stockholders with the opportunity to vote to approve, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC. At the 2017 annual meeting our stockholders voted for ProAssurance to continue providing the stockholders this opportunity to vote on executive compensation on an annual basis and we will do so until the advisory vote frequency is required to be reauthorized in 2023.

As described in detail in this proxy statement under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” we seek to align closely the interests of our Named Executive Officers with the interests of our stockholders.

Our compensation programs are designed to reward our Named Executive Officers for the achievement of short-term and long-term strategic and operational goals and the achievement of increased total stockholder return, while at the same time avoiding the encouragement of unnecessary or excessive risk-taking. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors believe the policies and procedures articulated in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis are effective in implementing our compensation philosophy and in achieving its goals, and that the compensation of our executive officers in 2020 reflects and supports these compensation policies and procedures.

The vote on this resolution is not intended to address any specific element of compensation; rather, the vote relates to the compensation of our Named Executive Officers, as described in this proxy statement in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC. The vote is advisory, which means that the vote is not binding on us, our Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. To the extent there is any significant vote against our Named Executive Officer compensation as disclosed in this proxy statement, the Compensation Committee will evaluate whether any actions are necessary to address the concerns of stockholders.

The approval of this Proposal 3 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares voting on the matter at the 2021 annual meeting without regard to broker non-votes or abstentions. Accordingly, we will ask our stockholders to vote on the following resolution at the annual meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the stockholders of ProAssurance Corporation approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in ProAssurance Corporation’s proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure requirements set forth in Item 402 of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the 2021 Summary Compensation Table and the other related tables and narrative discussion.”

Recommendation by the Board; Vote Required

In accordance with the requirements of the NYSE, brokers may not vote on the advisory vote on executive compensation without specific instructions from the beneficial owners of shares. If you hold your shares in “street name” with your broker and you do not specifically instruct your broker how to vote on the advisory vote on executive compensation, your broker will not vote for you on Proposal 3 (Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation).

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Message From Our Compensation Committee Chairman

Fellow Stockholders of ProAssurance,

Our compensation program is designed to pay for performance. 2020 was a year of many near-term challenges and long-term opportunities. The medical professional liability industry continues to work through a market-wide cyclical downturn. We are engaged in the completion of the largest strategic acquisition in our company’s history. We are in the later stages of a broad corporate-wide internal restructuring of our operations. We have resolved, through the launch of our Diversity Equity & Inclusion initiative, to make a transformative difference within our corporate family.

All of this has transpired against the backdrop of disruptions forced upon us by a global pandemic. Notwithstanding, we have applied our compensation program as designed without any

modification, and the reduced at-risk compensation awards to our executives reflect that reality. We believe that these results, while disappointing, nonetheless reflect fairly the balance between attracting and maintaining talent, on the one hand, and protecting and enhancing stockholder value on the other.

In addition, following stockholder outreach in the past year, we have made a number of changes to our Compensation Discussion and Analysis that are intended to make it more readable and easily understood. We hope that you find it useful.

My best regards,

LOGO

Bruce D. Angiolillo

Chairman

Executive Summary

The following discussion describes our compensation practices with respect to our Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table on page 37 of this proxy statement, whom we refer to as our “executives” in the discussion. Our Named Executive Officers for 2020 were:


Name		Title
Edward L .Rand, Jr.		President and Chief Executive Officer
Dana S. Hendricks		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey P. Lisenby		Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Michael L. Boguski		President, Specialty Property Casualty Segment
Kevin M. Shook		President, Workers’ Compensation segment

Pay for Performance

We seek to offer competitive compensation to attract and retain qualified and engaged executives and reward them based on performance. Our executive compensation program aligns pay for performance as demonstrated through a compensation framework in which 69% of our Chief Executive Officer’s 2021 annual target total direct compensation is “at-risk.” Total compensation consists of base salary, annual incentive compensation and long-term incentive compensation. Annual incentive compensation is intended to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations by providing compensation based on annual performance measures for our executives. Long-term incentive compensation is intended to reward executives for driving results that achieve long-term growth in stockholder value.

Components of Total Annual Direct Compensation

LOGO

Operating results and total stockholder return fell short of our long-term goals in 2020, and our compensation program operated as designed, resulting in:

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Annual incentive payments below 50% of target level for most NEO’s including the CEO; and

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No payment realized under 2018-20 performance shares that matured at year-end 2020 (a loss of $187,500 in target granted pay for each of those NEO’s who received performance equity grants in 2018).

Key 2020 Performance Measures and Strategic Actions

For 2020, we reported a non-GAAP operating loss of approximately $27.7 million, or $0.52 per share, compared to a non-GAAP operating loss in 2019 of approximately $43.8 million, or $0.81 per share. Our consolidated combined ratio for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 113.4%, an improvement of 5.4 points compared to 118.8% for the prior year.

In our Specialty Property Casualty segment, the combined ratio for 2020 was 121.5%, an improvement of 9.3 points compared to 130.8% in 2019. Our Worker’s Compensation Insurance segment operated profitably with a combined ratio of 97.8% in 2020, and our Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment recorded a combined ratio of 75.8% for 2020.

Executive management implemented a number of measures in 2020 to improve operational efficiency and position the company for long-term strategic success, including:

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Execution of a definitive Agreement and Plan of Acquisition to acquire NORCAL Mutual Group, a medical liability specialty insurance group with net earned premium of $354.7 million in 2020.

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Established a formal Diversity Equity & Inclusion (“DEI”) initiative including creation of a DEI Council consisting of employees from our various operating segments and office locations, who will assist executive management in developing a DEI Action Plan with specific actionable items to be implemented within the next three years. The DEI initiative is a standing agenda item for our Board at each quarterly meeting.

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Restructuring of many operating functions and reductions in expenses totaling $19 million annually to create a more sustainable operating and expense structure.

2020 Compensation Outcomes

Our 2020 compensation results reflect our pay for performance philosophy of aligning executive compensation with operational and financial performance.

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2020 Annual Incentive Program — Corporate Executives: For Corporate executives, 2020 performance fell below the threshold performance requirement for the elements of Loss Ratio Improvement (weighted 30% of bonus potential) and Operating ROE (weighted 25%). Performance on the Expense Management metric (25% weight) was slightly above the target level for an overall achievement level of 27.5%. The Compensation Committee determined that Corporate executives earned target level credit (20% weight) for the Individual Performance component of the annual incentive program, in light of efforts related to the NORCAL acquisition, launch of the company-wide DEI initiative, and restructuring efforts to reduce expenses.


Total Annual Incentive Achievement for Corporate Segment			47.5% of target

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2020 Annual Incentive Program — Specialty P&C: For the variable portion of the annual incentive for the President of the Specialty P&C segment, 2020 performance fell below the threshold performance requirement for the elements of Combined Ratio (75% weight) and Gross Written Premium (10% weight). Performance on the Rate Change metric (15% weight) was slightly above target level, resulting in overall achievement of 15.4% for the Specialty Property Casualty segment.


Total Annual Incentive Achievement for Specialty P&C Segment			15.4% of target

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2020 Annual Incentive — Workers’ Compensation: For the President of the Workers’ Compensation segment, 2020 performance was above target for Combined Ratio (85% weight) and Segregated Portfolio Cell Income (15% weight), resulting in overall achievement of 110.6%.


Total Annual Incentive Achievement for Workers’ Comp Segment			110.6% of target

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2018-20 Long-Term Equity Incentive Grants: For executives who received Long-Term Incentive Equity Grants in 2018, performance was below the threshold performance requirement for both Total Shareholder Return and Consolidated Combined Ratio over the three-year performance period. Those grants therefore had no value at maturity, resulting in loss of target level pay in the amount of $187,500 for each Named Executive Officer who received a grant in 2018.


Total Achievement for 2018-20 LT Equity Performance Grants			0% of target

Stockholder Engagement

The Compensation Committee strives to ensure our executive compensation program aligns with the interests of our stockholders and adheres to our pay for performance philosophy. When setting compensation for our executives, the committee considers the results of the annual Say-on-Pay vote, the long-term vision and strategic goals of the Company, input from management, input from its independent compensation consultant, and investor engagement feedback.

Our executive compensation program historically has received very strong stockholder support. After a decline in the favorable vote in 2020, we engaged in stockholder outreach to understand and respond to our stockholders’ input.


Proxy Year	2016			2017			2018			2019			2020
Favorable Vote		97	%		98	%		98	%		98	%		87	%

In 2020, management conducted targeted outreach with a number of investors regarding our pay practices. As a result, the Committee made several changes to our compensation program for 2021 including:


Balanced Approach to Long-Term Performance		Changed the structure of new performance equity awards granted in 2021 so that both stock price performance and book value performance will contribute equally to the final achieved payout of those awards (versus prior awards in which the metric with higher achievement determined the entire payout).

Simplified Compensation Plans		Reduced the total number of metrics for determining 2021 annual incentive awards with increased weighting on a smaller number of key metrics that drive results and better align with our pay for performance philosophy.

Improved Peer-Group Alignment		Reconstituted the peer group of companies used to compare and evaluate our compensation practices, such that six companies with revenue, income, and/or market capitalization substantially higher than ProAssurance were eliminated, and five companies with metrics similar to or smaller than ProAssurance were added.

Compensation Governance Practices

The Compensation Committee observes best practices in its oversight of the executive compensation program.


What we do:		What we don’t do:
Ö Annual say-on-pay vote		x Tax gross-ups in new executive agreements

Ö Majority of pay at-risk or variable		x Permit hedging by employees or directors

Ö Balance metrics and measurement periods		x Excessive perquisites

Ö Annual engagement with stockholders		x Overlapping performance metrics

Ö Share ownership requirements		x Stock option repricing

Ö Double-trigger severance agreements		x Pay dividends on unearned shares

Ö Clawback policy

Ö Minimum holding period for stock awards

Ö Risk assessment of pay

Ö Independent compensation consultant

2020 Compensation Review Process

As the Compensation Committee, we recommend compensation for our Chief Executive Officer, review and approve compensation recommended by our Chief Executive Officer for other executive officers, and administer our incentive compensation plans. All of the members of the Compensation Committee are directors of ProAssurance, and our Board has determined that each member is independent under the independence

requirements for compensation committee members under our charter and the applicable SEC and NYSE Rules. Our recommendation for the compensation of our CEO is subject to ratification by a majority of the independent directors on our Board.

To aid in our evaluation of the reasonableness of our executive compensation and the competitiveness of such compensation with market practices, we use compensation data from a group of peer companies as a primary point of reference. As a secondary point of reference, we analyze relevant data from credible published salary surveys of executive compensation. The peer group compensation data includes base salaries, annual incentive compensation and long-term incentive compensation payable to senior-level executives in the peer group.

Independent Compensation Consultant

The Compensation Committee retained Total Compensation Solutions (“TCS”) to assist the Committee in the evaluation of our executive compensation for the current year and the years covered in the Summary Compensation Table. The Compensation Committee has been directly responsible for the appointment and oversight of TCS in the years covered in the Summary Compensation Table. The compensation payable to TCS for its services has been fixed by the Committee and funded by ProAssurance. TCS provided its disclosure of independence factors enumerated in SEC Rule 10C-1(b)(4), and the Committee determined that TCS was an independent consultant to the Committee for all years covered in the Summary Compensation Table.

Peer Group for 2020 and Changes for 2021

With input from our senior management, in the fourth quarter of 2019, TCS compiled a list of peer companies, which the Compensation Committee reviewed and approved, to serve as comparators for our 2020 executive compensation program and compiled compensation data of the peer companies including base salaries, annual incentive compensation, and long-term incentive compensation. The peer companies are similarly-sized United States insurance companies and represent organizations that compete with ProAssurance for business and talent and that face similar operating challenges. TCS evaluated each element of our executive compensation in comparison to the compensation information compiled from the peer companies.

The companies used as our peer group to review 2020 compensation included 19 companies, namely: Alleghany Corporation; American National Insurance Company; ARCH Capital Group Ltd.; Argo Group, Inc.; Donegal Group, Inc.; Employers Holdings, Inc.; Erie Indemnity Company; Horace Mann Educators Corporation; Kemper Corporation; Markel Corporation; Mercury General Corporation; RLI Corp.; Safety Insurance Group, Inc.; Selective Insurance Group, Inc.; State Auto Financial Corporation; United Fire Group, Inc.; United Insurance Holdings Corp.; Universal Insurance Holdings; and W. R. Berkley Corporation.

In response to stockholder concerns about the size of certain 2020 peers, the Compensation Committee has selected a new peer group to serve as comparators for 2021 compensation decisions. The 18 companies the Committee selected as our new peer group for reviewing 2021 compensation included:


ProAssurance Peer Group for 2021 Compensation Decisions
Amerisafe+	Horace Mann Educators	State Auto Financial
Argo Group International Holdings	James River Group Holdings+	Third Point Reinsurance Ltd+
Assured Guaranty+	Mercury General	United Fire Group
Donegal Group	RLI	United Insurance Holdings
Employers Holdings	Safety Insurance Group	Universal Insurance Holdings
Erie Indemnity	Selective Insurance Group	White Mtns Insurance Group+

+ Indicates new company added to the Peer Group for 2021. Prior year peers deleted for the 2021 review included Alleghany, American National Insurance, ARCH Capital Group, Kemper, Markel, and W.R Berkley.

In selecting the 2021 peer group, the Committee considered a number of factors with the most relevant being total assets, market capitalization, and total revenue, as follows (all figures as of year-end 2020):


Factor	Total Assets	Market Cap	Revenue
Peer 75^th Percentile	$6.0 billion	$2.8 billion	$1.4 billion
Peer Median	$3.8 billion	$1.3 billion	$1.0 billion
Peer 25^th Percentile	$2.3 billion	$0.8 billion	$0.8 billion
ProAssurance	$4.7 billion	$1.0 billion	$0.9 billion

Our charter provides the Compensation Committee with the exclusive responsibility for making recommendations on compensation of the Chief Executive Officer for approval by the independent members of our Board. Our recommendation includes the CEO’s base salary and opportunity for annual incentive compensation and long-term incentive compensation. The independent Board members unanimously approved all of our recommendations with respect to the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation for 2020.

The Chief Executive Officer recommends to the Compensation Committee the appropriate compensation for executive officers other than himself within the compensation framework established by the Committee. The Chief Executive Officer has access to the compensation consultant’s reports when making these recommendations. In a series of meetings conducted in February 2021, after financial results of the prior year were reasonably certain, the Committee reviewed the recommendations of the CEO together with supporting material and the report of the compensation consultant. After analyzing the information, we accepted the recommendations of the CEO for the current year and all years covered in the Summary Compensation Table. The independent directors ratified our approval of the CEO’s recommendations.

Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer

Edward L. Rand, Jr. was appointed Chief Executive Officer of ProAssurance in July 2019, at which time we entered into an employment agreement with him. Prior to July 2019, Mr. Rand was our President and Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that, our Chief Financial Officer. The Summary Compensation Table reflects the compensation paid to Mr. Rand for 2018, 2019, and 2020 for his employment roles in each of those years. Mr. Rand’s employment agreement provides that he will be paid a base salary to be fixed annually by the Board of Directors; that he will be eligible for annual incentive compensation based on corporate objectives consistent with the criteria established for our other executives; and that he will be granted long-term incentive compensation having a grant-date value of not less than $750,000 at the target performance level. The Compensation Committee and the independent directors approved compensation for Mr. Rand consistent with these terms, as described in the following discussion.

Base Salary

Base salary for our executives is established and adjusted according to the following criteria: areas of responsibility; experience; company expense objectives; annual rate of inflation; and individual performance. Mr. Rand’s annualized base salary was $927,000 beginning as of April 1, 2020.

Annual Incentive Compensation

The annual incentive award for our Chief Executive Officer for 2020 was $528,390. This amount was 57% of his annualized salary as of year-end 2020, versus target award of 120% of salary. The award was paid entirely in ProAssurance common stock, increasing his ownership stake and further aligning his interests with stockholders.

Our annual incentive compensation program provides significant “at risk” compensation opportunities for our executives and other selected key employees. The “at risk” compensation is paid only if the Company achieves certain predetermined performance targets that are developed as described herein and designed to produce operating results that enhance the value of the organization. We establish annual incentive award targets,

expressed as a percentage of base salary, during the first quarter for the current year. Thus, the annual incentive compensation program assumes a base salary that is competitive in the market. The Committee established target level annual incentive for each of our Named Executive Officers in 2020 as follows:


2020 Annual Incentive Target
Officer		Target (% of Base Salary)
Chief Executive Officer		120%
Chief Financial Officer		90%
Executive VP, General Counsel		90%
President, Specialty P&C		30%
President, Workers’ Comp		90%

The payout range for the Chief Executive Officer and all other Named Executive Officers ranges from 50% to 150% of target.


2020 Annual Incentive Payout Range
Officer	Threshold (% of Base Salary)			Maximum (% of Base Salary)
Chief Executive Officer		60	%		180	%
Chief Financial Officer		45	%		135	%
Executive VP, General Counsel		45	%		135	%
President, Specialty P&C		15	%		45	%
President, Workers’ Comp		45	%		135	%

We establish performance goals for annual incentive compensation for executives and other key employees. The Committee, with the assistance of its compensation consultant, considers whether our performance goals contain reasonable stretch achievements without incenting executives to assume undue risks in order to achieve their performance goals. The Committee assigns a weighted percentage for each of the performance goals, and annual incentive awards are subject to increase or decrease to the extent actual performance is greater or less than each target performance goal within a defined range of the performance. The Committee uses these weighted performance goals to determine the annual incentive award for the Chief Executive Officer, and the CEO in turn recommends annual incentive awards for the other executives pursuant to the weighted performance goals approved by the Committee. The CEO’s recommendations for executives other than himself are subject to review and modification by the Committee. The Committee confirms that the goals and incentives are set at levels that are reasonable and consistent with past practice, relate to the sound financial management of ProAssurance, and do not involve unnecessary or excessive risk that would threaten the value of ProAssurance.

Annual incentive metrics for 2020 for our Corporate executives (CEO, CFO and EVP/General Counsel) included the following:

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Loss Ratio Improvement (weighted 30%) — This performance goal focuses on year-over-year improvement in the consolidated loss ratio for the operating segments (excluding Lloyd’s). For purposes of this calculation, the 2019 calendar year loss ratio (normalized to exclude the outsized effect of losses associated with a large national healthcare account) was 82.5%. On a premium base of $670 million, each one-point improvement in the loss ratio equates to $6.7 million in pre-tax earnings improvement. The target level improvement (3 points) on the loss ratio in 2020 equates to $20.1 million in additional profit, of which $650,000 (3.2%) would be paid as incentive compensation to executives.

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Operating Return on Equity (weighted 25%) — Operating ROE is determined using the calculation set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ending December 31, 2020, excluding the effect of investment gains and losses.

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Expense Management (weighted 25%) — This performance goal focuses on the expense ratio contribution of Corporate segment expenses. This measure is calculated as a ratio in which the

numerator is Corporate expenses (underwriting, policy acquisition, and operating expenses for the Corporate segment) and the denominator is consolidated net earned premium excluding the Lloyd’s Segment.

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Individual Performance (weighted 20%) — Under this performance goal, executives are evaluated on their overall performance, including an assessment of the overall quality of efforts, leadership effectiveness, execution on strategic plans, and contribution to the success of the Company. This element allows the Committee to perform a holistic assessment of individual contributions (both financial and non-financial) of each NEO.

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For the Presidents of our operating segments, the composite result of Corporate performance metrics constituted 30% of the 2020 Annual Incentive, and metrics specific to each segment constituted the remaining 70%. Metrics for the Specialty Property & Casualty segment included Combined Ratio for the segment (75% weight); Rate Change on business written in the segment (15% weight); and Gross Written Premium in the segment (10% weight). For the Workers’ Compensation business (including the Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segments), the metrics were Combined Ratio for Workers’ Compensation Insurance (85% weight) and Segregated Portfolio Cell Income (15% weight).

For each performance measure, we establish achievement levels that include a target amount; a threshold amount; and a maximum amount. Achievement of target level performance on each metric would result in payment of the target level annual incentive as a percentage of salary for each Named Executive Officer, as discussed above. Achievement of the threshold level on each measure would result in payment of the threshold annual incentive (50% of target), and maximum achievement on each metric would result in payment of the maximum annual incentive (150% of target). We interpolate the percentage assigned to a performance measure if the performance is between the threshold and the target, or between the target and the maximum. Performance below the threshold level for any performance measure results in no credit earned for that performance measure, and performance above the maximum level for any performance measure is capped at 150% of the weight assigned to that measure.

The achieved results under the Corporate metrics for 2020 were as follows:


2020 Annual Incentive Program - Corporate
Metric	Weighting	Threshold	Target	Maximum	Actual Result	Weighted Achievement
Loss Ratio Improvement	30%	1.5 points	3.0 points	6.0 points	(2.7 points)	0%
Operating ROE	25%	3.50%	5.50%	9.00%	1.40%	0%
Expense Management	25%	3.50%	3.00%	2.50%	2.90%	27.5%
Individual Performance	20%	*	*	*	*	20%
			Total Achievement			47.5%

*	The Compensation Committee determined that the Individual Performance element was satisfied and earned at the Target level for all Named Executive Officers, as highlighted below.

2020 Strategic and Operational Achievements Supporting Individual Performance Awards

Nimble reaction and leadership as the Company swiftly transitioned to remote work early in 2020 with limited disruption to operations.

Managed impacts of the prolonged pandemic to keep employees safe, engaged, and productive.

Accomplished critical tasks despite the challenges presented by pandemic conditions throughout 2020.

Restructuring of many operating functions and reductions in expenses totaling $19 million annually to create a more sustainable operating and expense structure.

Executed definitive agreement to acquire NORCAL Group, which upon closing would be the largest single transaction in the history of ProAssurance, resulting in truly national platform with balanced regional presence for medical professional liability insurance.

Extensive efforts throughout 2020 to secure regulatory approval for the NORCAL transaction as well as robust integration planning.

Launched formal and substantive Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) initiative to further enhance our efforts and expand outreach to employees including partnering with outside experts to increase cultural competency within all levels of the organization and empowering an employee-led Diversity Council responsible for identifying strategic action plans that drive inclusion. Established quarterly board-level oversight of goal setting and review of goal achievement.

Within the operating segments, Specialty Property & Casualty achieved 15.4% of the target level on its consolidated metrics, which constitute 70% of the variable annual incentive payment for the President of that segment, and the Workers’ Compensation line achieved 110.6% of the target level for its consolidated metrics, which constitute 70% of the annual incentive award for the President of that line. The final 2020 annual incentive awards for our Named Executive are summarized below, and the dollar value of those awards appears in the Summary Compensation Table on page 37 of this proxy statement:


Executive	Achieved (% of Target)	Target (% of Salary)
Chief Executive Officer	47.50%	120%
Chief Financial Officer	47.50%	90%
EVP / General Counsel	47.50%	90%
President Specialty P&C	25.00%	30%
President Workers/ Comp	91.70%	90%

Looking ahead to the 2021 Annual Incentive Compensation plan, the Compensation Committee established guidelines that incorporate the targets depicted in the table on page 30 above. The 2021 Annual Incentive metrics

include 2021 Operating ROE (weighted 30% for all NEO’s) and Individual Performance (weighted 25% for all NEO’s). In addition, the following metrics will apply:

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Improvement in Consolidated Combined Ratio (weighted 45% for the CEO; 30% for the CFO and the EVP/General Counsel)

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Expense Management (weighted 15% for the CFO and the EVP/General Counsel)

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Line of Business Metrics (weighted 45% for the Presidents of the operating segments)

Long-term Incentive Compensation

Our long-term incentive compensation program presently includes grants of performance shares and restricted stock units or RSUs. We believe that the performance shares and RSUs align the interests of our executives with those of the stockholders by providing equity compensation based on our long-term objective of growth in stockholder value. The Compensation Committee has established award agreements for performance shares and RSUs in accordance with our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan that requires a three-year vesting period. Performance shares are earned if corporate value is enhanced through achievement of performance measures over the three-year vesting period. RSUs promote retention and ownership of executive talent and strengthen alignment between executives and stockholders as the value realized by executives is directly tied to stock price performance.

We believe an effective long-term incentive compensation program is necessary to attract and retain well-qualified and experienced executives and other key employees and is a foundational element of our pay for performance philosophy. In establishing the amount of our annual grants of long-term incentive compensation, we consider past practice, recommendations of the compensation consultant, and the value of the award (including the value attributable to the award for financial reporting purposes). We monitor the level of awards based on the findings of our compensation consultant, and we believe that our long-term incentive opportunities are appropriate when compared to awards made available to executives at our peer companies.

Our practice has been to make long-term incentive grants to our current executives and other key employees in February after the financial results of the prior year are reasonably certain. Where a market price is required, long-term grants are priced on a date after our financial results for the prior year have been released. We believe that pricing the grants at this time is most appropriate because the market is then in possession of our earnings and any other material information. We occasionally make long-term grants at other times, such as when we retain new senior-level executives.

Each RSU is equal to one share of Common Stock and is subject to a restricted period of typically three years from the date of grant. RSUs vest after the restricted period if the grantee remains continuously employed with ProAssurance or a subsidiary during the restricted period. Performance shares are based on pre-established performance criteria that must be achieved over a period of three years. Each grant includes a target level award along with a threshold award and maximum award expressed as a number of shares of our Common Stock.

Equity Grants Made in 2020. The Committee made grants of long-term equity 2020 with maturity date of December 31, 2022. The aggregate target grant-date value of these awards to each NEO is shown in the Summary Compensation Table on page 37. Performance measures for 2020 grants of performance shares are Stock Performance (Total Return) and Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) in book value per share (excluding adjustments for unrealized gains and losses, and further adjusting for stockholder dividends). A description of the two performance measures follows:

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Stock Performance (Total Return) — Stock performance is measured by total return in comparison to the SNL Property/Casualty Insurance Index, which is the index we have used to compare our performance to other public insurance companies. If performance is equal to the index, the threshold credit is achieved; if our stock performance is 10% greater than the index, the target credit is achieved; and, if our stock performance is 20% greater than the index, the maximum credit is achieved.

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Compound Annual Growth Rate (In Book Value) — measured as the compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) in book value per common share (excluding adjustments for unrealized gains and losses and further adjusting for stockholder dividends) for the Performance Period. If the CAGR is at least equal to 4%, the threshold credit is achieved; if the CAGR is equal to 8.5%, the target credit is achieved; and if the CAGR is equal to 13%, the maximum credit is achieved.

Performance shares are paid to executives if the Compensation Committee finds that performance measures were satisfied in the measurement period. For all years included in the Summary Compensation Table, the award to be paid for threshold performance was 50% of the target award, and the award to be paid for maximum performance was 200% of the target award. If both of the performance measures are achieved, performance shares are awarded based on the better result on the two measures during the performance period. Results falling between the stated measures are interpolated. If an executive terminates employment prior to the expiration of the performance period by reason of retirement or resignation for “good reason” as defined in the award documents, a portion of the performance shares and RSU’s granted in the calendar years ending before the termination of employment may be paid based on service during the performance period if the Committee finds that the performance criteria had been satisfied at the end of the year preceding termination of employment. Upon a change of control of ProAssurance or termination by reason of death or disability, performance shares are payable to executives at the target level and RSU’s are deemed fully earned. For all years shown in the Summary Compensation Table, the value of equity awards is allocated approximately one-half to performance shares and one-half to RSU’s.

In February 2021, Committee approved grants of new long-term equity awards with maturity date of December 31, 2023. Performance measures for 2021 grants of performance shares for our Chief Executive Officer and our other corporate executives are Stock Performance (Total Return) and Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) in book value per share (excluding adjustments for unrealized gains and losses, and further adjusting for stockholder dividends). For 2021 awards, each of these measures will contribute 50% weighting toward final achievement and payment. This is a change from prior grants, in which the better performance on the two metrics determined total award payment.

Action Taken on Grants Made in 2018. The grants of performance shares and RSU’s made to executives in 2018 matured on December 21, 2020. With respect to performance shares, the Compensation Committee determined that performance over the three-year measuring period failed to achieve the threshold level for either of the two metrics applicable to the 2018 awards, Total Shareholder Return for 2018-20 and Consolidated Combined Ratio for 2018-20. Accordingly, the 2018 performance shares were certified to have no value, resulting in loss of $187,500 in target compensation to each Named Executive Officer who received a grant of performance shares in 2018. In addition, the Committee certified 2018 RSU’s for payment. RSU’s were priced at $48.25 per share on the grant date of February 23, 2018, and were valued at $24.61 per share for payment as of February 23, 2021. The chart below depicts the value of granted RSU’s versus realized RSU’s for each of our NEO’s:


Executive	Grant Date RSU Value	Realized RSU Value
Chief Executive Officer	$187,500	$95,634
Chief Financial Officer	$ 60,450	$30,836
EVP / General Counsel	$187,500	$95,634
President Specialty P&C	$187,500	$95,634
President Workers/ Comp	$125,000	$63,740

Stock Ownership Guidelines

Our Board has adopted stock ownership targets for our directors and executive officers to further align their interests with those of our stockholders. The level of stock ownership for our executives varies by position and their stock ownership targets are as follows: five times base salary for our Chief Executive Officer; and three times base salary for other the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel and Presidents of our operating Segments. In addition, for awards granted after 2010, our executives must agree in writing to hold shares of our

stock issued pursuant to stock-based awards for a minimum of one year from the date of issue. We adopted an anti-hedging policy in 2011 for our executives and other employees with respect to their ownership of our common stock to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and we reviewed this policy to address the transactions identified in Item 407(i) of Regulation S-K for this year’s annual meeting now that the SEC has adopted final rules relating to Item 407(i). Because our existing anti-hedging policy is in line with the requirements in Item 407(i), we did not make any changes to the policy. Our anti-hedging policy is contained in our Code of Ethics and Conduct available on our website, and is as follows: “[n]o employee or member of the Board of Directors is permitted to purchase financial instruments (such as prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds) that are designed to hedge or offset any decrease in the market value of the Company’s common stock that (1) have been granted to the employee or member of the board of directors as part of his or her compensation; or (2) are otherwise held, directly or indirectly, by the employee or member of the Board of Directors.”

Recoupment of Incentive Compensation

Our Board of Directors has established a recoupment requirement (a “clawback”) for incentive compensation as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This clawback requires current and former executive officers to repay erroneously awarded incentive compensation to the extent the award is based on financial statements that are required to be restated due to material non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement. This clawback is to be applied whether or not there is misconduct and requires a three-year “look back” period. The clawback has been in effect for incentive compensation paid for years beginning after 2010, and we have incorporated the clawback in the 2014 Annual Incentive Plan and the 2014 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan and in all performance share agreements going forward. We intend to monitor clawback requirements that may be implemented by the NYSE if the SEC adopts Proposed Rule 10D-1, which would, among other things, direct national securities exchanges to prohibit the listing of any security of a company that does not comply with the SEC’s clawback requirements.

Other Compensation

Executive perquisites are not intended to be a material element of compensation for executives. Our executives participate in our qualified retirement plan on terms generally available to our employees. In addition, we have adopted a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for executives and other highly compensated employees that provides for a matching contribution with respect to deferrals by employees whose base compensation exceeds the compensation limit established by the Internal Revenue Code for qualified retirement plans. The matching contributions are comparable to the employer contributions to our qualified retirement plan within the compensation limits under the Internal Revenue Code.

Post-termination and Change of Control Compensation

We offer executives severance compensation in the event we terminate the executive’s employment without cause or the executive terminates his or her employment for good reason. The severance agreements are intended to aid in recruitment and retention of qualified executives. We believe our severance benefits for executives are appropriate and do not present a risk to our company.

We believe that severance protection, particularly in the context of a change of control transaction, plays a valuable role in attracting and retaining key executives. Although we occasionally elect to engage our senior executives under employment agreements, our general approach has been to avoid employment agreements and to rely on severance agreements to define the terms of severance when an executive is involuntarily terminated without cause or elects to terminate for good reason. In change of control situations, severance agreements provide key executives with a level of security that allows them to devote their energies to the completion of the transaction for the benefit of the stockholders. In other situations, severance agreements facilitate changes in management by providing for a clean departure of terminated executives with a pre-negotiated set of benefits that are acceptable to all parties.

We have provided for severance benefits in the employment agreements with Mr. Rand and Mr. Boguski and in severance agreements with other key executives, including our other Named Executive Officers, in the amounts reflected in the table which begins on page 46 of this proxy statement. Each arrangement is described briefly below and in detail in “Payments on Termination and Change of Control.”

The severance agreements with our key executives generally provide for severance compensation in an amount equal to the executive’s base salary and average annual incentive compensation from the prior three years if we terminate the executive without cause or the executive resigns for good reason. However, an executive will be entitled to twice that amount if the executive is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason within two years after the occurrence of a change of control. All severance agreements include a “double trigger” for the payment of the increased benefits, such that (1) a change of control must occur, and (2) the executive must be terminated without cause or must terminate for good reason after the change of control. The employment agreements with Mr. Rand and Mr. Boguski provide for different severance compensation payments, a description of which is included under the caption “Employment and Severance Agreements” beginning on page 44. All executives are required to sign a general release of claims as a condition for receipt of severance benefits, and all the agreements include a covenant not to compete with our insurance subsidiaries for a period of not less than one year. Severance compensation is paid in monthly installments during the life of the covenant and is subject to forfeiture upon a breach of the covenant.

Our Board adopted resolutions in December 2010 under which we will not execute a new executive agreement that includes a gross-up for the excise tax imposed by Internal Revenue Code Sections 280G and 4999 or that includes an obligation to reimburse executive officers for such excise tax. The Board’s action does not change, alter, or amend any severance agreement with an executive officer that was in effect prior to December 1, 2010. One of our Named Executive Officers, who is not the CEO, has a severance agreement dated January 1, 2008 that includes a tax gross-up.

Report of the Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the above Compensation Discussion and Analysis with our management, and based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement.

Compensation Committee:

Bruce D. Angiolillo, J.D..Chairman

Robert E. Flowers, M.D.,

Maye Head Frei

Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr., M.D.

April 2, 2021

Compensation of Executive Officers

The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation paid or accrued by ProAssurance and its subsidiaries during the last fiscal year with respect to ProAssurance’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and the three other most highly compensated persons considered to be executive officers or their equivalent. The individuals required to be included in the table are referred to as the “Named Executive Officers.”

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE


Name and Principal Position	Year		Salary($)		Bonus⁽²⁾ ($)		Stock Awards⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾ ($)		Option Awards ($)		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation⁽⁵⁾ ($)		Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)		All Other Compensation⁽⁶⁾ ($)		Total ($)

Edward L. Rand, Jr. Chief Executive Officer and President⁽¹⁾		2020 2019 2018		920,769 827,308 627,003		— — —		950,000 2,499,965 375,000		— — —		528,390 305,100 447,750		— — —		91,566 106,055 83,713		2,490,725 3,738,428 1,533,466

Dana S. Hendricks Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President		2020 2019 2018		394,231 369,231 273,463		— — —		250,024 149,978 60,457		— — —		171,200 84,750 102,595		— — —		40,408 154,612 47,511		855,863 758,571 484,025

Michael L. Boguski President, Specialty P&C		2020 2019 2018		622,693 558,722 458,594		437,500 615,000 —		424,970 1,399,973 375,000		— — —		46,875 — 419,000		— — —		68,455 489,707 263,170		1,600,492 3,063,402 1,515,764

Kevin M. Shook President, Workers’ Compensation Insurance		2020 2019 2018		419,615 400,144 385,168		— — —		399,986 374,990 124,968		— — —		384,562 260,760 322,106		— — —		48,445 153,024 152,714		1,252,608 1,188,919 984,957

Jeffrey P. Lisenby Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel		2020 2019 2018		441,346 419,395 392,090		— — —		399,986 374,990 375,000		— — —		190,995 107,950 254,050		— — —		46,808 54,185 59,132		1,079,135 956,520 1,080,272

(1)	Management directors of ProAssurance do not receive any additional compensation, whether cash, stock or otherwise, in their capacity as directors.

(2)	Mr. Boguski received contractual bonus payments in 2019 and 2020 pursuant to the agreement we executed with him effective May 13, 2019, as described under the caption “Employment and Severance Agreements” on page 44 of this proxy statement.

(3)

The performance shares are treated as stock awards in the Summary Compensation Table. The performance shares are earned if defined metrics are achieved during the period ending three years after the award is granted, except that performance shares are payable at the target level upon the participant’s death or disability and are payable upon the participant’s retirement or termination for good reason after the year of grant if the performance level has been achieved for the last year prior to the participant’s termination with such award to be prorated based on the time the participant is employed during the performance period. The value of performance shares represents the value of the target which is intended to reflect shares expected to be earned based on their closing market price on the date of the award ($32.70 on February 21, 2020; $43.70 on February 22, 2019; and $48.25 on February 22, 2018) as follows: Mr. Rand — $475,000 in 2020; $250,000 in 2019; and $187,500 in 2018; Ms. Hendricks — $125,012 in 2020; $75,000 in 2019; Mr. Boguski — $212,485 in 2020; $200,000 in 2019; and $187,500 in 2018; Mr. Shook — $199,993 in 2020; $137,500 in 2019; Mr. Lisenby — $199,993 in 2020; $187,743 in 2019; and $187,500 in 2018. Neither Ms. Hendricks nor Mr. Shook received performance shares in 2018. The amounts do not

correspond to actual value that will be realized by the Named Executive Officers, which depends on the achievement of the specified performance criteria over the performance period and the market value of a share of ProAssurance Common Stock at the end of the performance period. The performance criteria are discussed beginning on page 33 in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

(4)

RSUs granted as long-term incentive compensation are also included as stock awards in the Summary Compensation Table. Each RSU is equal in value to one share of Common Stock and will vest upon the sooner of three years of continuous employment or termination of employment by reason of death or disability or for good reason. The value of the RSUs granted as long term incentive compensation are based on the value of a share of our Common Stock on the date of the award ($32.70 on February 21, 2020; $43.70 on February 22, 2019; and $48.25 on February 22, 2018) as follows for Mr. Rand — $475,000 in 2020; $2,250,000 in 2019; and $187,500 in 2018; Ms. Hendricks — $125,012 in 2020; $75,000 in 2019; and $60,457 in 2018; Mr. Boguski — $212,485 in 2020; $1,200,000 in 2019; and $187,500 in 2018; Mr. Shook — $199,993 in 2020; $237,500 in 2019; and $125,000 in 2018; and Mr. Lisenby — $199,993 in 2020; $187,517 in 2019; and $187,500 in 2018. The amounts do not correspond to actual value that will be recognized by the Named Executive Officers which depends on the market price of a share of Common Stock at the end of the vesting period.

(5)

The Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation reflects the amount paid under the ProAssurance Corporation Annual Incentive Award Guidelines for 2020, 2019, and 2018. The non-equity incentive plan compensation payable to Named Executive Officers is denominated in dollars and is payable in cash and Common Stock. Awards of annual incentive compensation for a year are made in the first quarter of the following year after the financial information for the preceding year is available. The shares of Common Stock awarded for 2020, 2019, and 2018 were issued as stock awards under the ProAssurance Corporation 2014 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan and are valued at the closing price of a share on the NYSE — $24.61 on February 23, 2021; $32.70 on February 21, 2020; and $43.70 on February 22, 2019. None of the Named Executive Officers received any shares of Common Stock under the non-equity incentive plan for 2019 and 2018. In 2020, Mr. Shook received 3,125 shares, Ms. Hendricks received 2,086 shares, and Mr. Rand received 21,470 shares.

(6)	Other compensation in 2020 includes the amounts set forth in the following table:


	Qualified Retirement Plan ($)		Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan ($)		Bonus and Service Awards ($)		Perquisites ($)
Edward L. Rand, Jr.		28,500		31,788		—		31,277
Dana S. Hendricks		23,962		—		—		16,446
Michael L. Boguski		28,500		16,885		—		23,070
Kevin M. Shook		25,264		6,734		—		16,446
Jeffrey P. Lisenby		25,571		7,817		—		13,419

The perquisites for Mr. Rand and Mr. Boguski include $14,831 and $9,988, respectively, for personal use of the corporate aircraft as the aggregate incremental cost for their personal use. The compensation attributable to personal use was computed by multiplying the number of hours the airplane was used for each executive’s personal benefit by the amount of the variable expenses incurred in the use of the airplane per flight hour. The variable expenses per flight hour were calculated by dividing the total flight hours during each year into the sum of the variable expenses incurred (e.g., fuel, airport charges, travel and lodging expense for the crew during such year).

GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS


Name			Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards⁽²⁾						Estimated Future Payments Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards⁽³⁾						All Other Stock Awards; Number of Shares of Stock or Units⁽⁴⁾ (#)		All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#)		Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)		Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($)
Name	Grant Date⁽¹⁾		Threshold ($)		Target ($)		Maximum ($)		Threshold (#)		Target (#)		Maximum (#)						Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)		Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($)
Edward L. Rand, Jr.		2/21/20 2/21/20 2/21/20		— — —		— — —		528,390 — —		— 7,263 —		— 14,526 —		— 29,052 —		— — 14,526		— — —		— — —		— 475,000 475,000

Dana S. Hendricks		2/21/20 2/21/20 2/21/20		— — —		— — —		171,200 — —		— 1,911 —		— 3,823 —		— 7,645 —		— — 3,823		— — —		— — —		— 125,012 125,012

Michael L. Boguski		2/21/20 2/21/20 2/21/20		— — —		— — —		484,375 — —		— 3,249 —		— 6,498 —		— 12,997 —		— — 6,498		— — —		— — —		— 212,485 212,485

Kevin M. Shook		2/21/20 2/21/20 2/21/20		— — —		— — —		384,562 — —		— 3,058 —		— 6,116 —		— 12,232 —		— — 6,116		— — —		— — —		— 199,993 199,993

Jeffrey P. Lisenby		2/21/20 2/21/20 2/21/20		— — —		— — —		190,995 — —		— 3,058 —		— 6,116 —		— 12,232 —		— — 6,116		— — —		— — —		— 199,993 199,993

(1)

All awards were recommended by the Compensation Committee at its meeting on February 18, 2020, with a specified valuation date of February 21, 2020 (the date on which the window for the trading in ProAssurance common stock opened after the prior year-end earnings were released). As required by the Compensation Committee Charter, the independent directors approved the recommendation for the awards granted to the Chief Executive Officer at the meeting of the Board of Directors on March 4, 2020, and the Board of Directors also approved the recommendations for the awards granted to the other Named Executive Officers.

(2)

The amount reported represents the actual amounts paid to the Named Executive Officers for annual incentive compensation for 2020. The Compensation Committee uses certain performance criteria as a guideline in making its recommendations for annual incentive compensation. Each element of the performance criteria has a minimum achievement level. No incentive compensation is payable with respect to a performance criteria if a minimum is not achieved. The non-equity incentive plan awards are discussed in more detail in the following discussion.

(3)

The awards of performance shares are subject to the satisfaction of performance criteria and the grant date fair value of performance shares reflects the value of the shares expected to be earned if the performance criteria for the target level is met. The performance share awards are discussed in more detail in the following discussion.

(4)	The stock awards include RSUs granted as long term incentive compensation, and are discussed in more detail in the following discussion. Mr. Rand received stock awards pursuant to his employment agreement when he became our CEO, which awards were approved by the independent directors.

On May 22, 2013, our stockholders approved the 2014 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Equity Incentive Plan”). The 2014 Equity Incentive Plan was designed to further our long-term growth profitability by offering proprietary interests in the Company to those key officers, employees, consultants and directors who will be largely responsible for such growth, and to enhance our ability to retain such persons through long-term incentive compensation in the form of proprietary interests in ProAssurance. The 2014 Equity Incentive Plan reserves 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock for equity based awards granted under the plan. No participant may receive awards for more than 200,000 shares of our Common Stock (or their equivalent) in any year under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. The performance shares and RSUs that vested in 2018, 2019 and 2020 were granted under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.

Non-equity Incentive Plan Awards. The Non-equity Incentive Plan Awards reflect the right to receive incentive compensation for 2020 under the guidelines recommended by the Compensation Committee under the ProAssurance Corporation 2014 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan and ratified by the Board of Directors at its meeting in March 2020. The target for annual incentive awards is expressed as a percentage of base salary and is earned if performance measures established by the Compensation Committee are achieved. The Compensation Committee assigns a target amount for each performance measure as well as a threshold amount and a maximum amount. Each performance measure is assigned a percentage share of the annual incentive compensation. If the target is satisfied, 100% of the weighted percentage attributable to the performance measure is assigned to that measure. Performance below the threshold for any performance measure results in no percentage being attributed to that performance measure; and performance above the maximum for any performance measure is subject to a cap in the percentage assigned to that measure. We interpolate the percentage assigned to a performance measure if the performance is between the threshold and the target, or between the target and the maximum. The performance measures for Mr. Rand, Ms. Hendricks, and Mr. Lisenby are based exclusively on corporate-wide performance. For Mr. Boguski and Mr. Shook, 30% of their performance measures are based on corporate wide performance with the remaining 70% being based on performance measures relating to their respective operating division, the Specialty P&C in the case of Mr. Boguski and Workers’ Compensation in the case of Mr. Shook. The targets for annual incentive compensation for each of the Named Executive Officers for 2020 and the performance measures and their assigned percentages are described under “Executive Compensation — Annual Incentive Compensation” beginning on page 29 of this proxy statement. The threshold, target and maximum goals for each of the performance criteria in 2020 and the credit given for each of the corporate performance criteria are set forth below.


			Performance		Credit
Performance Criteria	2020 Threshold	2020 Target	2020 Maximum	2020 Actual	2020 Target Percentage⁽¹⁾		2020 Weighted Percentage⁽²⁾
Return on Equity	3.5%	5.5%	9.0%	1.4%		25%		0%
Loss Ratio Improvement	1.5 pts	3 pts	6 pts	Deteriorated by 2.66 pts		30%		0%
Expense Management	3.5%	3.0%	2.5%	2.9%		25%		110%
Specialty P&C
Combined Ratio	Not above 100%	96.0%	90.0%	121.5%		75%		0%⁽³⁾
Rate Change	Not less than 6%	9%	12%	+9.2%		15%		15.4%
Gross Written Premium	$545 million	$568.4 million	$590 million	$522.9 million		10%		0%
Workers Comp
Combined Ratio	Not above 100%	96.5%	86.5%	94.5%		85%		93.5%⁽⁴⁾
SPC Income	$1,710,000	$3,000,000	$4,195,000	$3,350,000		15%		17.1%

(1)

The target percentages for Return on Equity, Loss Ratio Improvement and Expense Management are applicable to Mr. Rand, Ms. Hendricks and Mr. Lisenby. Mr. Boguski, as President of Specialty P&C, and Mr. Shook, as President of Workers’ Compensation, are entitled to 30% of the targeted percentages for these performance measures because 70% of their annual incentive compensation is based on the target percentages for the performance measure of their respective operating divisions. However, for 2020, Mr. Boguski, as President of Specialty P&C, received a contractual bonus equal to 70% of salary in addition to variable incentive payment with target value equal to 30% of salary.

(2)	The total weighted percentages of the performance measures for each of the Named Executive Officers was as follows: Mr. Rand — 47.5%; Mr. Lisenby — 47.5%; Ms. Hendricks — 47.5%; Mr. Boguski — 25%; Mr. Shook — 91.7%.

(3)	The total weighted percentage for Specialty P&C Line-of-Business Metrics was 15.4%.

(4)	The total weighted percentage for Workers Comp Line-of-Business Metrics was 110.6%.

The annual incentive compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers in 2021 for 2020 is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table. The annual incentive compensation comprised the following percentages of base salary of the Named Executive Officers: Mr. Rand — 57%; Mr. Lisenby — 42.8%; Ms. Hendricks — 42.8%; Mr. Boguski — 7.5%;

Mr. Shook — 82.5%. The Annual Incentives Awards were be paid in cash, except that Mr. Rand received 21,470 shares, Ms. Hendricks received 2,086 shares, and Mr. Shook received 3,125 shares.

Equity Incentive Plan Awards. The Compensation Committee has granted performance shares to the Named Executive Officers and our senior executives. The performance shares are included in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table as Estimated Future Payments under “Equity Incentive Plan Awards.”

In 2020, the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, granted performance shares to the Named Executive Officers. The performance criteria are described in the discussion under “Executive Compensation — Long-term Incentive Compensation” on page 33 of this proxy statement. The performance shares are payable if any of the performance criteria are met during the three year period ending December 31, 2022, except that performance shares are payable at the target level upon the participant’s death or disability and are payable upon the participant’s retirement or termination for good reason after the year of grant if the performance level has been achieved for the last year prior to the participant’s termination with such award to be prorated based on the time the participant is employed during the performance period.

All Other Stock Awards. The shares reflected in the table under All Other Stock Awards include RSUs that are granted as matching grants under the 2011 Stock Ownership Plan and that are granted as a component of long term incentive compensation. As described in the discussion under “Executive Compensation — Long-term Incentive Compensation,” in 2020, the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, certified RSUs for payment.

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END


								Stock Awards
	Option Awards					Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)⁽¹⁾		Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)⁽²⁾		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
Name	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable	Equity Incentive Plan Awards Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#)	Option Exercise Price ($)	Option Expiration Date

Edward L. Rand, Jr.	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —		2/23/18-3,886 2/22/19-5,721 7/1/19-55,157 2/21/20-14,526		69,132 101,777 981,243 258,418		2/23/18-3,886 2/22/19-5,720 — 2/21/20-14,526		69,132 101,759 — 258,418

Dana S. Hendricks	— — —	— — —	— — —	— — —	— — —		2/23/18-1,253 2/22/19-1,716 2/21/20-3,823		22,291 30,528 68,011		— 2/22/19-1,716 2/21/20-3,823		— 30,528 68,011

Michael L. Boguski	— — —	— — —	— — —	— — —	— — —		2/23/18-3,886 2/22/19-27,460 2/21/20-6,498		69,132 488,513 115,599		2/23/18-3,886 2/22/19-4,576 2/21/20-6,498		69,132 81,407 115,599

Kevin M. Shook	— — —	— — —	— — —	— — —	— — —		2/23/18-2,590 2/22/19-5,435 2/21/20-6,116		46,076 96,689 108,804		— 2/22/19-3,164 2/21/20-6,116		— 55,967 108,804

Jeffrey P. Lisenby	— — —	— — —	— — —	— — —	— — —		2/23/18-3,886 2/22/19-4,291 2/21/20-6,116		69,132 76,337 108,804		2/23/18-3,886 2/22/19-4,290 2/21/20-6,116		69,132 76,319 108,804

(1)

The Stock Awards not vested reflect the number of RSUs granted as long term incentive compensation. The RSUs are denominated in shares of Common Stock but no shares are issued on the date of grant. Each RSU is payable in cash and shares of Common Stock in an amount equal to the market value of a share of Common Stock on the date of vesting. RSUs vest three years after the date of grant if the grantee is continuously employed by ProAssurance or a subsidiary unless vesting is accelerated upon a change of control of ProAssurance or upon termination of employment by reason of death, disability or good reason.

(2)

The Equity Incentive Plan Awards reflect the performance shares granted under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. The performance shares vest if ProAssurance achieves performance criteria discussed under “Executive Compensation — Long-term Incentive Compensation” on page 33 of this proxy statement during the three year period commencing on the date of grant, except that performance shares are payable at the target level upon the participant’s death or disability and are payable upon the participant’s retirement or termination for good reason after the year of grant if any of the performance criteria has been achieved for the last year prior to the participant’s termination with such award to be prorated based on the time the participant is employed during the performance period. The number of unearned performance shares assumes the Named Executive Officer will earn the target number of performance shares.

OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED⁽¹⁾

(During Last Completed Fiscal Year)


	Option Awards				Stock Awards
Name	Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)		Value Realized on Exercise ($)		Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)			Value Realized on Vesting ($)
Edward L. Rand, Jr.		—		—		— 3,000	⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾		— 98,100
Dana S. Hendricks		—		—		— 1,275	⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾		— 41,693
Michael L. Boguski		—		—		— 3,000	⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾		— 98,100
Kevin M. Shook		—		—		— 1,600	⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾		— 52,320
Jeffrey P. Lisenby		—		—		— 3,000	⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾		— 98,100

(1)	Performance shares were granted to executive officers in 2018. As discussed previously on page 34, operational performance was below the threshold level for payment of performance shares, and those awards were certified to have no value.

(2)

These “shares acquired on vesting” consist of RSUs previously granted under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan that vested in 2020 upon satisfaction of the restricted period. The value realized reflects the market price of the vested shares on the date of vesting. RSUs were paid in shares of Common Stock net of the cash required for withholding.

NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION


Name	Executive Contributions in Last FY ($)		Registrant Contributions in Last FY ($)⁽¹⁾		Aggregate Earnings in Last FY ($)		Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions ($)	Aggregate Balance at Last FYE ($)
Edward L. Rand, Jr.		61,490		31,788		208,487	—		1,685,370
Dana S. Hendricks		—		—		—	—		—
Michael L. Boguski		22,100		16,885		31,483	—		297,786
Kevin M. Shook		8,060		6,734		14,712	—		128,840
Jeffrey P. Lisenby		16,640		7,817		61,066	—		450,432

(1)	Registrant contributions are included in “Other Compensation” to Executives in the Summary Compensation Table.

Effective January 1, 2005, we adopted the Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan of ProAssurance Group (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), for the benefit of eligible employees and directors. The employees eligible to participate in the plan are Vice Presidents and above of ProAssurance and any other employees whose annual compensation exceeds the dollar limit that applies to the definition of “highly compensated employee” found in the Internal Revenue Code (which was $130,000 in 2020).

Under the Deferred Compensation Plan, an eligible employee may elect to defer up to 75% of his or her base salary. A director may elect to defer up to 100% of his or her director fees or other cash compensation. Effective January 1, 2006, we amended our Deferred Compensation Plan to provide for additional matching employer contributions on behalf of employees whose base compensation exceeds our qualified plan’s compensation limit. For these employees, we match salary reductions in an amount up to 5% of the amount by which their base compensation exceeds the compensation limit.

Deferred amounts are contributed to the Deferred Compensation Plan and contributions are credited with deemed investment earnings as if they were invested in one or more designated mutual funds pursuant to an investment election made by the participants as of the date of deferral. Distributions under the plan are made upon termination of employment or service, death, disability, or upon a change of control. Distributions are made in a lump sum or annual installments over a period not exceeding 10 years as elected by the participant. A separate distribution election can be made with respect to each year’s deferrals and matching contributions.

Employment and Severance Agreements

We entered into a new employment agreement with Edward L. Rand, Jr. when he became our Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2019. Mr. Rand has the following rights and benefits under that agreement:

•

a term expiring July 1, 2024, with one year renewal periods if the agreement is not terminated;

•

a minimum base salary of $900,000 subject to annual increases at the discretion of the Board of Directors;

•

annual incentive compensation with a target level not less than 120% of base salary, to be based on performance criteria established by the Board of Directors consistent with the criteria for other senior executive officers;

•

one-time award of restricted stock units with a grant date value of not less than $2 million to vest over five years;

•

annual long-term equity award with grant date value not less than $750,000;

•

perquisites consistent with those provided to the prior Chief Executive Officer, including without limitation, up to 50 hours of personal use on the corporate airplane; and

•

severance payments upon a termination of employment and payments upon a change of control as discussed in more detail under the caption “Payments on Termination and Change of Control.”

We entered into a Release and Severance Compensation Agreement with Dana S. Hendricks, our Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2018, with Jeffrey P. Lisenby, our General Counsel, effective January 1, 2008, and with Kevin M. Shook, President of Workers’ Compensation, effective May 13, 2019, each of which provide for severance payments upon a termination of employment and payments upon a change of control, as discussed in more detail under the caption “Payments on Termination and Change of Control.”

In connection with our acquisition of Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. on January 1, 2014, we agreed to pay Michael L. Boguski a retention bonus in total amount of $1,200,000 payable in four equal installments of $300,000 with each installment payment being conditioned upon his employment on the installment payment date. Similarly, we agreed to pay Mr. Shook a retention bonus in total amount of $600,000 payable in four installments as follows — $100,000 in each of the first two years of employment, and $200,000 in each of the next two years of employment. We have paid both Mr. Boguski and Mr. Shook all four installments. Mr. Boguski and Mr. Shook each also agreed to a covenant not to compete that prohibits them from competing with Eastern’s workers’ compensation insurance business for three years after termination of employment (reduced to two years after the initial term). In exchange for the covenant not to compete, Mr. Boguski was entitled to an additional sum of $600,000 payable in monthly installments during the three years following the initial term, subject to forfeiture only if Mr. Boguski’s employment was terminated for cause during the payment period or he violated the noncompetition covenant. Through December 31, 2020, we have paid Mr. Boguski the total sum of $600,000 toward the compensation for his noncompetition covenant; therefore, there are no remaining payments to be made. Mr. Shook was entitled to an additional sum of $300,000 payable in monthly installments during the three years following the initial term, subject to forfeiture only if Mr. Shook’s employment was terminated for cause during the payment period or he violated the noncompetition covenant. Through December 31, 2020, we have paid Mr. Shook the total sum of $300,000 toward the compensation for his noncompetition covenant; therefore, there are no remaining payments to be made.

As a result of Mr. Boguski’s new duties as President of our Specialty P&C Segment effective May 13, 2019, we entered into a new agreement providing that his annual non-equity incentive compensation

target will be set at 100% of base salary, and payment of an award in that amount was guaranteed for 2019. For 2020 and 2021, a portion of the annual incentive award will be in the form of a contractual bonus and the remainder will be based on achievement of performance metrics established by our Compensation Committee. For 2022 and after, the annual incentive award will be entirely based on achievement of annual performance metrics. In addition, Mr. Boguski received a one-time equity compensation grant with a three-year vesting period and grant-date value of $1,000,000.

Payments on Termination and Change of Control

We have agreements with Mr. Rand and our other Executive Officers that provide severance benefits if we terminate their employment for cause or if they voluntarily terminate their employment for “good reason.” They may assert good reason for, among other reasons, a material reduction in compensation or position or change in location of employment.

Mr. Rand is entitled to severance benefits under his employment agreement if we terminate his employment without cause or he terminates his employment for good reason. In such event, Mr. Rand will be entitled to severance compensation in an amount equal to two times his then current base salary, and two times the average annual incentive compensation paid to him for the prior three years (for at least two times the target level bonus). Mr. Rand is not entitled to be paid severance compensation on a change of control of ProAssurance unless he terminates his employment for good reason or his employment is terminated without cause after the change of control. He may terminate for good reason if there is a material reduction in his position as chief executive officer within two years after the change of control. Mr. Rand is not entitled to be reimbursed for any excise tax imposed on his severance compensation as an excess parachute payment under Internal Revenue Code Sections 280G and 4999.

Each of Ms. Hendricks, Mr. Lisenby, and Mr. Shook is entitled to severance compensation in an amount equal to each executive’s current base salary and an amount equal to the average annual incentive compensation paid to such executive for the prior three years if we terminate the executive’s employment without cause or the executive terminates her or his employment for good reason. The severance compensation is doubled for termination of employment by ProAssurance without cause or by the Executive for good reason following change in control.

The Employment Agreement with Mr. Boguski includes an obligation to pay severance compensation if we terminate Mr. Boguski without cause or he terminates for good reason. The amount of severance compensation is equal to the sum of all base salary due for the reminder of the contract term plus target level incentive compensation for the remainder of the contract term, provided that for purposes of this calculation, the reminder of the contract term, shall not exceed three years. Mr. Boguski will be entitled to at least two times the sum of his annual base salary and target incentive compensation if he terminates his employment for good reason or he is terminated without cause after a change of control that occurs during the term of his Employment Agreement.

Each of the agreements with Messrs. Rand, Boguski, Lisenby, and Shook and Ms. Hendricks require the terminated executive to release us from all claims relating to his employment as a condition to the provision of severance benefits. These agreements also include a covenant not to compete that extends for a period one to three years depending upon the multiple used for determining the amount of severance compensation, e.g. if severance compensation is two times the sum of salary and average incentive compensation, the restricted period is two years. The severance compensation is payable in equal monthly installments over the duration of the restricted period. If an executive violates the covenant not to compete, we may terminate future installment payments of severance compensation.

On December 1, 2010, our Board of Directors adopted resolutions directing ProAssurance and its subsidiaries not to execute any new agreements with executive officers that require a “single trigger” for the payment of severance benefits upon a change of control and that provide for a “gross up” for the excise tax imposed on excess parachute payments under Internal Revenue Code Sections 280G and 4999. The Board’s action does not change, alter or amend any employment agreements in effect at the time of the adoption of the resolutions. The Severance Agreement with Mr. Lisenby continues to include the “gross up” provision because it was in effect at the time the Board adopted these policies.

The following table sets forth the amounts payable to the Named Executive Officers upon termination of their employment by reason of retirement or voluntary termination, death or disability, involuntary termination (termination by ProAssurance without cause and by the executive for good reason) and upon a change of control. The table assumes payment as if the termination of employment or change of control occurred on December 31, 2020:


	Retirement or Voluntary Termination		Death or Disability		Involuntary Termination⁽¹⁾			Involuntary Termination After Change of Control⁽¹⁾		Change of Control
	$		$		$			$		$
Edward L. Rand, Jr.
Cash Severance-Annual Salary		—		—		1,854,000			1,854,000		—
Cash Severance-Average Annual Incentive		—		—		2,224,800			2,224,800		—
Equity Compensation Vesting⁽²⁾		614,079		1,839,877		614,079			1,839,877		1,839,877
Deferred Compensation⁽³⁾		1,240,874		1,240,874		1,240,874			1,240,874		1,240,874
Medical Benefits		—		—		75,401			75,401		—
Outplacement Services		—		—		—			—		—

TOTAL		1,854,954		3,080,752		6,009,154			7,234,952		3,080,752
Dana S. Hendricks
Cash Severance-Annual Salary		—		—		400,000			800,000		—
Cash Severance-Average Annual Incentive		—		—		119,515			239,368		—
Equity Compensation Vesting⁽²⁾		64,883		219,368		64,883			219,368		219,368
Deferred Compensation⁽³⁾		—		—		—			—		—
Medical Benefits		—		—		37,700			56,550		—
Outplacement Services		—		—		10,000			10,000		—

TOTAL		64,883		219,368		632,098			1,324,949		219,368
Michael L. Boguski
Cash Severance-Annual Salary		—		—		1,875,000			1,875,000		—
Cash Severance-Average Annual Incentive		—		—		1,875,000	⁽⁴⁾		1,875,000		—
Equity Compensation Vesting⁽²⁾		429,699		939,383		429,699			939,383		939,383
Deferred Compensation⁽³⁾		182,095		182,095		182,095			182,095		182,095
Medical Benefits		—		—		113,101			113,101		—
Outplacement Services		—		—		—			—		—

TOTAL		611,793		1,121,478		4,474,894			4,984,579		1,121,478
Kevin M. Shook
Cash Severance-Annual Salary		—		—		422,500			845,000		—
Cash Severance-Average Annual Incentive		—		—		322,476			644,952		—
Equity Compensation Vesting⁽²⁾		145,796		416,339		145,796			416,339		416,339
Deferred Compensation⁽³⁾		96,600		96,600		96,600			96,600		96,600
Medical Benefits		—		—		37,700			56,550		—
Outplacement Services		—		—		10,000			10,000		—

TOTAL		242,396		512,939		1,035,072			2,069,442		512,939
Jeffrey P. Lisenby
Cash Severance-Annual Salary		—		—		446,250			892,500		—
Cash Severance-Average Annual Incentive		—		—		184,332			368,663		—
Equity Compensation Vesting⁽²⁾		155,419		508,527		155,419			508,527		508,527
Deferred Compensation⁽³⁾		266,241		266,241		266,241			266,241		266,241
Medical Benefits		—		—		37,700			56,550		—
Outplacement Services		—		—		10,000			10,000		—
280G Gross Up		—		—		—			—		—

TOTAL		421,661		774,768		1,099,943			2,102,482		774,768

(1)

Reflects the maximum amount that can be paid upon involuntary termination of employment. If the executive terminates for good reason, the executive is entitled to cash severance, the executive’s account in the Deferred Compensation Plan, pro rata vesting of unpaid RSUs based on months of service during the restricted period, and pro rata vesting of performance shares based on months of services during the performance period and to the extent earned based on performance criteria as of the prior December 31. If we terminate the executive without cause, the executive is only entitled to cash severance and the

executive’s account in the Deferred Compensation Plan. If we terminate the executive for cause, the executive is only entitled to the executive’s account in the Deferred Compensation Plan. See Note (4) for a description of additional payments to Mr. Boguski under his Retention and Severance Compensation Agreement.

(2)

The value of the acceleration of equity compensation benefits is calculated to reflect our accounting expense for the unvested performance shares and stock awards that have not been earned for financial reporting purposes. The value of the unvested awards is based on the market value of a share of Common Stock of $17.79 based on the closing price on the NYSE on December 31, 2020 (the last trading day of 2020). We calculated the number of shares based on the target achievement levels since the unvested performance shares and stock awards have not been earned yet; therefore, it is possible that the actual amounts could be higher or lower, or that the performance criteria is not achieved so that no amount is payable. We disclose the threshold, target and maximum achievement levels in the table under the caption “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” on page 39 of this proxy statement.

(3)

Reflects the employer contributions that we contributed, or are earned as of December 31, 2020 and due to be contributed, for the account of the executive under the Deferred Compensation Plan and all earnings (losses) that have accrued on the executive’s account. The executives will be entitled to return of the contributions contributed to the plan as a deferral of executive’s then current compensation. The amount in the table excludes benefits that are payable upon retirement under our qualified retirement plan.

(4)	In the event of involuntary termination, Mr. Boguski would be entitled to three (3) times his target bonus which is 100% of base compensation.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

(During Last Completed Fiscal Year)


Name	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)		Stock Awards⁽¹⁾ ($)		Non- Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)		Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings		All Other Compensation ($)		Total ($)
Kedrick D. Adkins Jr		112,000		61,000		—		—		—		173,000
Bruce D. Angiolillo		123,146		61,000		—		—		—		184,146
Samuel A. Di Piazza		120,500		61,000		—		—		—		181,500
Robert E. Flowers		93,104		61,000		—		—		—		154,104
Maye Head Frei		87,000		61,000		—		—		—		148,000
M. James Gorrie		87,000		61,000		—		—		—		148,000
Ziad R. Haydar		87,500		61,000		—		—		—		148,500
Frank A. Spinosa		113,000		61,000		—		—		—		174,000
Katisha T. Vance.		87,000		61,000		—		—		—		148,000
Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr.		115,000		61,000		—		—		—		176,000
Stancil Starnes		868,558		—		—		—		79,587		948,145

Non-management directors received an annual retainer of $70,000 in 2020. In addition to this annual retainer, the Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional annual retainer of $20,000 in 2020; the other members of the Audit Committee received an additional annual retainer of $12,500 in 2020. The Chairman of the Compensation Committee received an additional annual retainer of $12,500 in 2020. The Lead Director received an additional retainer of $15,000 in 2020. The Chairman of the Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee received an additional retainer of $10,000 in 2020.

Non-management directors also received meeting fees in the amount of $2,000 for each day the director attends a board meeting and $1,500 for attendance at committee meetings that are not held on the same day as board meetings (each meeting fee is increased by $1,000 for non-management directors who are required to travel to the meeting). Audit Committee members will receive a fee for attending committee meetings that are held on the same day as board meetings.

As Executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Starnes is an at-will employee of ProAssurance. At the time of his transition from Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chairman on July 1, 2019, there were approximately three years remaining on his CEO employment contract, which Mr. Starnes voluntarily terminated. His compensation as Executive Chairman is reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors. Since his transition to Executive Chairman, he has not received any new grants of equity compensation and is not eligible for annual incentive compensation.

Our Board of Directors has adopted the ProAssurance Corporation Director Deferred Stock Compensation Plan to facilitate director stock compensation approved by the Compensation Committee. If granted by the Compensation Committee, the stock compensation is payable in whole shares of our Common Stock with a total value not to exceed the amount fixed by the Compensation Committee. The award is calculated using the NYSE closing price of a share of our Common Stock on the date of our annual meeting. In 2020, the amount fixed by the Compensation Committee for the stock award for each director was $61,000. Shares are payable from the shares reserved for issuance under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.

Under the terms of the Director Deferred Stock Compensation Plan, our directors may elect either to receive the shares of Common Stock currently or to defer the receipt of the shares until their service as a director has ended. Cash dividends accumulate on the shares of Common Stock credited to the accounts of the directors and are applied toward the acquisition of additional shares of Common Stock for the account of the director. The accumulated dividends are used to acquire whole shares of Common Stock at the price of a share on the date

of the payment of the dividend. Any amount not applied to the acquisition of the shares is retained in each director’s account and accumulated with future dividends on the shares credited to the director’s account. The amount so accumulated is to be applied to the acquisition of shares of Common Stock on date of the next dividend payment until the shares are distributed. Subject to approval by the Board of Directors, a director may request that the Company purchase the shares granted and accumulated under the plan at the time the director terminates his or her service on the Board.

Risk Management in Relation to Compensation Policies and Practices

Short term incentive compensation as well as long-term incentive compensation for the executive officers and key employees of ProAssurance is provided under guidelines established under incentive plans approved by our stockholders and reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee.

The performance objectives used to measure achievement under these incentive compensation plans involve a mix of performance measures that are commonly used by public companies in the insurance industry, which include the following: return on equity; weighted combined ratio; written premiums; expense management; CAGR/growth in book value; and stock performance against a nationally recognized index. These performance measures are weighted with the intent that a balance among the various measures is required to achieve maximum incentive compensation, thereby avoiding undue focus on any one of the objective criteria. A description of the performance measures used in our incentive plans is included in this proxy statement under the caption “Executive Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis” beginning on page 23.

Our Compensation Committee analyzes the risks inherent in our incentive compensation plans in connection with its evaluation of the incentive compensation to be awarded to our key employees. As part of its duties as the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant, Total Compensation Solutions, assists the Compensation Committee in its evaluation of the risks associated with our incentive compensation plans. Based on information provided by Total Compensation Solutions and its own analysis, the Compensation Committee has determined that the goals and incentives used in our incentive compensation plans are reasonable; are related to the sound financial management of ProAssurance and its subsidiaries; are generally consistent with past practice and industry practices; and do not present unnecessary or excessive risk that could threaten the value of ProAssurance in any material respect.

While all of our executive officers are compensated through the mixture of base salary, short-term incentive compensation and long-term incentive compensation as described under the caption “Executive Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis” beginning on page 23 of this proxy statement, we have a limited number of employees who are directly engaged in sales activity and receive a significant portion of their compensation in the form of commission payments for new and renewal business. The payment of commissions based solely on the production of business presents a risk of writing unprofitable business in order to obtain a commission. This risk is mitigated by the fact that the decision as to whether business will be written is made by our underwriting staff whose compensation is not commission based and whose incentive compensation, if any, is based on multiple performance measures under one or more of our previously described incentive plans.

We recognize that the performance measures under our incentive compensation plans are predominantly based on the financial information included in our financial statements and reports. There is a risk that incentive compensation could be paid based on erroneous financial information if our financial statements should be found to be inaccurate in any material respect. In December 2010 our Board of Directors adopted a recoupment (“clawback”) policy pursuant to which our executives must agree to pay back incentive compensation to the extent that such compensation is based on incorrect financial information derived from financial statements that are subsequently required to be restated.

Pay Ratio Disclosure

As required by the Dodd-Frank Act and SEC Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between the annual total compensation of our CEO, Mr. Rand, and the median of the

annual total compensation of our employees for 2020 (our “CEO pay ratio”). Our CEO pay ratio information is a reasonable good faith estimate calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K.

The ratio of the annual total compensation of Mr. Rand to the median of the annual total compensation of our employees for 2020 was 25.5 to 1. This ratio was based on the following:

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the annual total compensation of Mr. Rand for 2020, as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table, was $2,490,725; and

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the median of the annual total compensation of all of our employees (other than Mr. Rand), determined in accordance with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, was $97,827.

For purposes of the above CEO pay ratio disclosure, we were required to identify a “median employee” based on our entire workforce, without regard to their location, compensation arrangements or employment status (full-time versus part-time). The “median employee” was determined by identifying the employee whose compensation was at the median of the compensation of our employee population (other than our CEO). The methodology and the material assumptions and estimates that we used to identify the median of the compensation of our employee population were as follows:

Employee Population: We determined that, as of December 31, 2020, the date we selected to identify the “median employee,” our employee population consisted of 827 individuals (other than the CEO) working for ProAssurance Corporation and our consolidated subsidiaries, with all of these individuals located in the United States.

Compensation Measures Used to Identify the Median Employee: For purposes of measuring the compensation of our employees to identify the “median employee,” we utilized base salary / wages and overtime pay, plus cash incentive compensation (annual bonus), commissions, or other cash compensation earned for individual and corporate performance in 2020. We annualized the compensation of employees to cover the full calendar year and treated new hires as if they were hired at the beginning of the year, as permitted by applicable SEC rules and regulations. We did not make any cost-of-living adjustments. We then added the grant-date value of any long-term equity awards made in 2020, plus employer contributions to our qualified retirement plan in 2020, plus the actual value of company-paid benefits (including company-paid premiums for health, dental, life, and disability insurance and any company contribution to health savings accounts). Using this methodology, in accordance with Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K, we determined that the “median employee” was an employee with total compensation of $97,827 earned for the year ended December 31, 2020.

OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING

We have no present knowledge of any other matters to be presented at the annual meeting. If any other matters should properly come before the annual meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying Proxy to vote such Proxy in accordance with their best judgment.

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF OUR COMMON STOCK

Owners of More than 5% of Our Common Stock


Stockholders	Amount & Nature of Beneficial Ownership⁽¹⁾		Percent of Class⁽¹⁾
BlackRock, Inc.⁽²⁾		7,878,187		14.6	%
55 East 52^nd Street
New York, New York 10055

The Vanguard Group, Inc.⁽³⁾		5,540,380		10.28	%
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355

(1)	Based solely on ownership information reported in the filings on Schedule 13G detailed below.

(2)	In a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC, BlackRock, Inc., a parent holding company, disclosed that, as of December 31, 2020, it had sole voting power with respect to 7,794,007 shares of Common Stock and sole dispositive power with respect to 7,878,187 shares of Common Stock.

(3)

In a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC, The Vanguard Group, Inc., an investment adviser, disclosed that, as of December 31, 2020, it had sole voting power with respect to 0 shares of Common Stock, shared voting power with respect to 52,700 shares of Common Stock, sole dispositive power with respect to 5,447,992 shares of Common Stock and shared dispositive power with respect to 92,388 shares of Common Stock.

Ownership by Our Directors and Executive Officers

The following table sets forth, as of March 29, 2021, information regarding the ownership of Common Stock by:

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our executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table under “Executive Compensation,” which we refer to as the “Named Executive Officers;”

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our directors and director nominees; and

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all of our directors and executive officers as a group.


Stockholders	Amount & Nature of Beneficial Ownership⁽¹⁾		Percent of Class
Directors
Kedrick D. Adkins Jr.		7,649	*
Bruce D. Angiolillo.		10,256	*
Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr.		19,510	*
Robert E. Flowers		95,646	*
Maye Head Frei.		5,990	*
M. James Gorrie		21,548	*
Ziad R. Haydar		15,080	*
Edward L. Rand, Jr.⁽²⁾		135,975	*
Frank A. Spinosa		16,771	*
W. Stancil Starnes		210,367	*
Katisha T. Vance		8,793	*
Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr.		19,548	*

Other Named Executive Officers
Dana S. Hendricks		6,585	*
Michael L. Boguski		36,493	*
Kevin M. Shook		18,683	*
Jeffrey P. Lisenby		64,236	*

All Directors, Director Nominees and Executive Officers as a Group (16 Persons)		693,130	1.28%

*	Less than 1%.

(1)

Except as otherwise indicated, the persons named in the above table have sole voting power and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them. The information as to the beneficial ownership of Common Stock has been furnished by the respective persons listed in the above table. The information excludes restricted stock units and performance shares granted to executive officers that are unvested. No executive officer holds unexercised stock options.

(2)	Shares are held in a joint brokerage account for Mr. Rand and his spouse.

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

Our Code of Ethics and Conduct addresses conflicts of interest that arise when an employee or member of his or her family receives a personal benefit in a transaction involving ProAssurance or a subsidiary. Generally, employees are required to report any situation involving an actual or potential conflict of interest to ProAssurance for a determination of whether it involves a permissible conflict of interest. The Code of Ethics and Conduct provides specific guidance as to the following situations:

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Employees are prohibited from (i) taking for themselves personally opportunities that are discovered through the use of ProAssurance’s information or position, (ii) using ProAssurance’s property, information or position for personal gain and (iii) competing with ProAssurance.

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If ProAssurance or a subsidiary does business or considers doing business with a company in which an employee or member of his or her family is employed or has a material financial or other interest, the employee must disclose the interest to his or her supervisor if he or she is aware of the proposed business relationship and refrain from participating in the approval process.

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If an employee participates in religious, charitable, educational or civic activities, good judgment must be exercised to abstain from involvement in activities which would present a conflict of interest or interfere with responsibilities to or the reputation of ProAssurance.

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee has adopted the Procedures for Evaluation of Reportable Related Party Transactions. The procedures provide a framework for evaluating any transaction that the Company determines would be required to be publicly disclosed by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and apply to directors, nominees for directors, executive officers and certain persons related to any of the foregoing (related parties). The procedures are administered by the Company’s general counsel acting as Corporate Compliance Officer. The general counsel monitors compliance and reviews annually a completed questionnaire from each director, nominee for director and executive officer that sets forth certain business and other affiliations that relate to the business and activities of the Company. The general counsel reports any related party transaction he becomes aware of to the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. The committee must evaluate the transaction to determine whether it is fair and reasonable to the Company, and should also evaluate the impact the transaction will have on a director’s independence, if applicable.

ProAssurance adopted written policies and procedures for the review, approval or ratification of personal travel on corporate aircraft effective December 1, 2006. Pursuant to the Policies and Procedures for Personal Use of Aircraft, senior executive officers, directors and such other employees of ProAssurance or its subsidiaries as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer may use the corporate aircraft for personal travel if the aircraft is not otherwise required for business-related travel, upon reasonable notice to the Chief Executive Officer. As used in the Policies and Procedures for Personal Use of Aircraft, personal travel includes travel for entertainment, amusement or recreational purposes as described in Internal Revenue Service Notice 2005-45.

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors will establish, after reviewing the cost of the personal travel, the number of flight hours for which the Chief Executive Officer may use the corporate aircraft for personal travel in the succeeding twelve month period without further approval of the Committee. The Compensation Committee has established the number of aggregate flight hours for which all other authorized users may use the corporate aircraft for personal travel during the succeeding twelve months with the approval of the Chief Executive Officer as follows: 50 flight hours for personal travel by the Chief Executive Officer and 20 flight hours for personal travel by other authorized users in the aggregate. The Chief Executive Officer must get the prior approval of the Compensation Committee before approving any personal travel which exceeds the aggregate limit. The Compensation Committee may delegate to any of its members the authority to approve requests for personal travel in excess of established limits. Both the Compensation Committee and the Chief Executive Officer are responsible for applying the Policies and Procedures for Personal Use of Aircraft.

ProAssurance and B&G are members of Hangar 24, LLC, which leases the hangar used by ProAssurance and B&G for their respective aircraft. Hangar 24, LLC is a cost sharing arrangement for the use of the hangar and serves as the payment agent for fuel purchased for each individual aircraft. This relationship is described in the Section titled “Independent Directors” in this Proxy Statement.

Birmingham Hematology & Oncology Associates, LLC, where Dr. Katisha T. Vance is a physician, partner, and Vice-President, purchased medical professional liability insurance from an insurance subsidiary of ProAssurance in 2020-2021. This relationship is described in the Section titled “Independent Directors” in this Proxy Statement.

Lastly, as previously disclosed in our SEC filings, the company has entered into severance agreements with various ProAssurance executives.

DELINQUENT SECTION 16(a) REPORTS

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act requires ProAssurance’s executive officers and directors and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of ProAssurance’s common shares to file electronically reports of ownership and changes in ownership of such common shares with the SEC and NYSE. These persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish ProAssurance with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based on ProAssurance’s review of such forms, as well as information provided and representations made by the reporting persons, ProAssurance believes that all of its executive officers, directors and beneficial owners of more than ten percent of its common shares complied with the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) during

ProAssurance’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, except one late Form 3 for Noreen Dishart filed on November 17, 2020 due to a shift in filing supervision resulting from an employee retirement which coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PROPOSALS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Stockholder Nominations for Directors

Our By-Laws require that a stockholder who desires to nominate directors at an annual meeting of stockholders must give us written notice of his or her intent not later than December 31 in the year preceding the annual meeting, or such other date as may be established by our Board of Directors for a particular annual meeting by prior written notice to the stockholders. The stockholder’s notice must set forth:

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the name and address of the stockholder who intends to make the nomination and of the person or persons to be nominated;

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a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record at the time of such notice and intends to be a holder of record on the record date for such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice;

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a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the stockholder;

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such other information regarding each nominee proposed by such stockholder as would have been required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the SEC had the Board of Directors solicited proxies for the election of such nominee at the meeting; and

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the consent of each nominee to serve as a director of ProAssurance if so elected.

Stockholder Proposals for our 2022 Annual Meeting

If you wish to present proposals for inclusion in the proxy materials to be distributed by us in connection with our 2022 annual meeting, you must submit your proposal in proper form (in accordance with the SEC Rule 14a-8), to our Secretary on or before December 31, 2021, in order for the proposal to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement for the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. Simply submitting a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion, as the rules of the SEC make clear. The stockholder’s notice must set forth:

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a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting and the reasons for considering such matter or matters at the meeting;

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the name and address of the stockholder who intends to propose such matter or matters;

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a representation that the stockholder has been a holder of record of stock of ProAssurance entitled to vote at such meeting for a period of one year and intends to hold such shares through the date of the meeting and appear in person or by proxy at such meeting to propose such matter or matters;

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any material interest of the stockholder in such matter or matters; and

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a description of all understandings or relationships between the stockholder and any other person(s) (naming such persons) with respect to the capital stock of ProAssurance as to the matter specified in the notice.

The notice and any accompanying statement may not exceed 500 words. Stockholders are not permitted to submit proposals for consideration at special meetings.

OTHER MATTERS

Policies on Reporting of Concerns Regarding Accounting and Other Matters and on Communicating with Directors

We have adopted policies for any person, whether or not a stockholder or employee, to report concerns regarding accounting and other matters and to communicate with our lead independent director. Any person who has a concern about the conduct of ProAssurance or any of our people, including with respect to our accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing issues, may, in a confidential or anonymous manner, communicate that concern to the members of the Audit Committee via the internet or telephone by using the EthicsPoint hotline described in the Corporate Governance section on our website at www.ProAssurance.com. Any person may communicate with our lead director, Thomas A. S. Wilson, Jr., by submitting a report clearly marked to his attention through the EthicsPoint hotline. Further information on the procedure for these communications is available in the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.ProAssurance.com.

Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Stockholder Documents

Beneficial owners of Common Stock who share a single address may receive only one copy of the Notice of Internet Availability or the Proxy Materials, as the case may be, unless their broker, bank, trustee or nominee has received contrary instructions from any beneficial owner at that address. This practice, known as “householding,” is designed to reduce printing and mailing costs. If any beneficial stockholder(s) sharing a single address wishes to discontinue householding and receive a separate copy of the Notice of Internet Availability or the Proxy Materials, as the case may be, they may contact Broadridge, either by calling (866) 540-7095, or by writing to Broadridge, Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717.

A majority of brokerage firms have instituted householding. If your family has multiple holdings in ProAssurance that are held in street name with a broker, you may have received householding notification directly from your broker. If so, please contact your broker directly if you have any questions, if you require additional copies of the proxy statement or annual report, if you are currently receiving multiple copies of the proxy statement and annual report and which to receive only a single copy, or if you wish to revoke your decision to household and thereby receive multiple statements and reports.

Incorporation by Reference

To the extent that this proxy statement is incorporated by reference into any other filing by ProAssurance under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, the sections of this proxy statement titled “Report of the Compensation Committee,” and “Report of the Audit Committee” (to the extent permitted by the rules of the SEC), as well as any exhibits to this proxy statement, will not be deemed incorporated, unless specifically provided otherwise in such filing.

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PROASSURANCE CORPORATION Annual Meeting of Stockholders May 25, 2021 9:00 AM Central Daylight Time This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
The undersigned stockholder of ProAssurance Corporation, or the “Company,” acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, each dated April 9, 2021, and the undersigned revokes all prior proxies and appoints Jeffrey P. Lisenby and Lee M. Pope, and each of them, as attorneys and proxies for the undersigned to vote all shares of common stock of the Company which the undersigned would be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in the O’Neil Multimedia Room, on the fifth floor of the headquarters of the Company, 100 Brookwood Place, Birmingham, AL 35209, at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, or at any adjournment, continuation or postponement thereof, and instructs said proxies to vote as indicated on the reverse.
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SEC Form DEF 14A filed by ProAssurance Corporation