**Exhibit
      24.1**




POWER
        OF
        ATTORNEY
 
 
 KNOW
        ALL
        PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director and officer of
        PMA
        Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes,
        designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger
        and Joseph W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without
        the
        other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
        full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the
        name,
        place and stead of the undersigned:
 
 (A)
        in
        connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
        to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
        as
        amended, of:
 
 (i)
              PMA’s
                  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
                  and all
                  amendments thereto; and
 
 (ii)
              any
                  and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                  plans
                  of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                  to
                  PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                  333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                  and
 
 (B)
        in
        connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
        registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
        securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
        to
        securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
        distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
        person or entity.
 
 Such
        attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
        power
        and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
        to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
        amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
        all
        such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them,
        deem
        appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
        and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
        to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
        hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
        lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
        their
        respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
        This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
        and
        effect on May 15, 2007.
 
 
 IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
        day of February 2006.
 
 /s/Vincent
                  T. DonnellyVincent
                  T. Donnelly




POWER
        OF
        ATTORNEY
 
 
 KNOW
        ALL
        PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital
        Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates,
        constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger and Joseph
        W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without the other),
        as the
        undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and
        authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and
        stead
        of the undersigned:
 
 (A)
        in
        connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
        to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
        as
        amended, of:
 
 (i)
              PMA’s
                  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
                  and all
                  amendments thereto;
 
 (ii)
              any
                  and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                  plans
                  of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                  to
                  PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                  333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                  and
 
 (B)
        in
        connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
        registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
        securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
        to
        securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
        distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
        person or entity.
 
 Such
        attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
        power
        and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
        to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
        amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
        all
        such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them,
        deem
        appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
        and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
        to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
        hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
        lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
        their
        respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
        This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
        and
        effect on May 15, 2007.
 
 IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
        day of February 2006.
  
 /s/Neal
                    C. SchneiderNeal
                    C. Schneider





POWER
      OF
      ATTORNEY





KNOW
      ALL
      PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital
      Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates,
      constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger and Joseph
      W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as
      the
      undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and
      authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead
      of the undersigned:





(A)
      in
      connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
      to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
      as
      amended, of:





(i)
            PMA’s
                Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
                all
                amendments thereto; and





(ii)
            any
                and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                plans
                of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                to
                PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                and





(B)
      in
      connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
      registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
      securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
      to
      securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
      distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
      person or entity.





Such
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
      power
      and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
      to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
      amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
      all
      such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem
      appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
      and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
      to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
      hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
      lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
      their
      respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
      This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
      and
      effect on May 15, 2007.





IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
      day of February 2006.





/s/Peter
                S. BurgessPeter
                S. Burgess
















POWER
      OF
      ATTORNEY





KNOW
      ALL
      PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital
      Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates,
      constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger and Joseph
      W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as
      the
      undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and
      authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead
      of the undersigned:




(A)
      in
      connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
      to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
      as
      amended, of:






(i)
            PMA’s
                Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
                all
                amendments thereto; and





(ii)
            any
                and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                plans
                of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                to
                PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                and





(B)
      in
      connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
      registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
      securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
      to
      securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
      distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
      person or entity.





Such
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
      power
      and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
      to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
      amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
      all
      such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem
      appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
      and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
      to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
      hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
      lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
      their
      respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
      This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
      and
      effect on May 15, 2007.





IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
      day of February 2006.








/s/Joseph
                H. FosterJoseph
                H. Foster


















POWER
        OF
        ATTORNEY
 
 
 KNOW
        ALL
        PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital
        Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates,
        constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger and Joseph
        W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without the other),
        as the
        undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and
        authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and
        stead
        of the undersigned:
 
 (A)
        in
        connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
        to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
        as
        amended, of:
 
 (i)
              PMA’s
                  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
                  and all
                  amendments thereto; and
 
 (ii)
              any
                  and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                  plans
                  of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                  to
                  PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                  333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                  and
 
 (B)
        in
        connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
        registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
        securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
        to
        securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
        distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
        person or entity.
 
 Such
        attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
        power
        and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
        to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
        amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
        all
        such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them,
        deem
        appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
        and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
        to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
        hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
        lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
        their
        respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
        This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
        and
        effect on May 15, 2007.
 
 IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
        day of February 2006.
 
 
 
 /s/Charles
                  T. FreemanCharles
                  T. Freeman





POWER
      OF
      ATTORNEY








KNOW
      ALL
      PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital
      Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates,
      constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger and Joseph
      W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as
      the
      undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and
      authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead
      of the undersigned:





(A)
      in
      connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
      to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
      as
      amended, of:





(i)
            PMA’s
                Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
                all
                amendments thereto; and





(ii)
            any
                and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                plans
                of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                to
                PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                and





(B)
      in
      connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
      registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
      securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
      to
      securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
      distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
      person or entity.





Such
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
      power
      and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
      to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
      amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
      all
      such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem
      appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
      and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
      to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
      hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
      lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
      their
      respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
      This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
      and
      effect on May 15, 2007.





IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 28th
      day of February 2006.





/s/
                J. Gregory DriscollJ.
                Gregory Driscoll






















POWER
      OF
      ATTORNEY








KNOW
      ALL
      PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital
      Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates,
      constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger and Joseph
      W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as
      the
      undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and
      authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead
      of the undersigned:





(A)
      in
      connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
      to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
      as
      amended, of:





(i)
            PMA’s
                Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
                all
                amendments thereto; and





(ii)
            any
                and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                plans
                of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                to
                PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                and





(B)
      in
      connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
      registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
      securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
      to
      securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
      distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
      person or entity.





Such
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
      power
      and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
      to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
      amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
      all
      such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem
      appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
      and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
      to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
      hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
      lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
      their
      respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
      This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
      and
      effect on May 15, 2007.





IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
      day of February 2006.








/s/James
                C. HellauerJames
                C. Hellauer

















POWER
        OF
        ATTORNEY
 
 
 KNOW
        ALL
        PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director and officer of
        PMA
        Capital Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes,
        designates, constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger
        and Joseph W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without
        the
        other), as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
        full power and authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the
        name,
        place and stead of the undersigned:
 
 (A)
        in
        connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
        to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
        as
        amended, of:
 
 (i)
              PMA’s
                  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
                  and all
                  amendments thereto;
 
 (ii)
              any
                  and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                  plans
                  of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                  to
                  PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                  333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                  and
 
 (B)
        in
        connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
        registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
        securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
        to
        securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
        distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
        person or entity.
 
 Such
        attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
        power
        and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
        to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
        amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
        all
        such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them,
        deem
        appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
        and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
        to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
        hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
        lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
        their
        respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
        This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
        and
        effect on May 15, 2007.
 
 IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
        day of February 2006.
 
 
 /s/Richard
                  LutenskiRichard
                  Lutenski












POWER
        OF
        ATTORNEY
 
 KNOW
        ALL
        PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital
        Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates,
        constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger and Joseph
        W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without the other),
        as the
        undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and
        authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and
        stead
        of the undersigned:
 
 (A)
        in
        connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
        to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
        as
        amended, of:
 
 (i)
              PMA’s
                  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
                  and all
                  amendments thereto; and
 
 (ii)
              any
                  and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                  plans
                  of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                  to
                  PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                  333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                  and
 
 (B)
        in
        connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
        registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
        securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
        to
        securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
        distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
        person or entity.
 
 Such
        attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
        power
        and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
        to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
        amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
        all
        such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them,
        deem
        appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
        and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
        to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
        hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
        lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
        their
        respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
        This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
        and
        effect on May 15, 2007.
 
 IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
        day of February 2006.
 
 
 
 /s/James
                  F. Malone IIIJames
                  F. Malone III





POWER
      OF
      ATTORNEY








KNOW
      ALL
      PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital
      Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates,
      constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger and Joseph
      W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as
      the
      undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and
      authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead
      of the undersigned:





(A)
      in
      connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
      to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
      as
      amended, of:





(i)
            PMA’s
                Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
                all
                amendments thereto; and





(ii)
            any
                and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                plans
                of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                to
                PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                and





(B)
      in
      connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
      registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
      securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
      to
      securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
      distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
      person or entity.





Such
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
      power
      and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
      to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
      amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
      all
      such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem
      appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
      and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
      to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
      hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
      lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
      their
      respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
      This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
      and
      effect on May 15, 2007.





IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
      day of February 2006.





/s/Edward
                H. OwlettEdward
                H. Owlett






















POWER
      OF
      ATTORNEY








KNOW
      ALL
      PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital
      Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates,
      constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger and Joseph
      W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as
      the
      undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and
      authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead
      of the undersigned:





(A)
      in
      connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
      to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
      as
      amended, of:





(i)
            PMA’s
                Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
                all
                amendments thereto; and





(ii)
            any
                and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                plans
                of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                to
                PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                and





(B)
      in
      connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
      registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
      securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
      to
      securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
      distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
      person or entity.





Such
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
      power
      and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
      to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
      amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
      all
      such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem
      appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
      and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
      to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
      hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
      lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
      their
      respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
      This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
      and
      effect on May 15, 2007.





IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
      day of February 2006.








/s/Roderic
                H. RossRoderic
                H. Ross



















POWER
      OF
      ATTORNEY








KNOW
      ALL
      PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of PMA Capital
      Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PMA”), hereby makes, designates,
      constitutes and appoints Robert L. Pratter, William E. Hitselberger and Joseph
      W. La Barge, and each of them (with full power to act without the other), as
      the
      undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and
      authority to act in any and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead
      of the undersigned:





(A)
      in
      connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
      to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both
      as
      amended, of:





(i)
            PMA’s
                Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
                all
                amendments thereto; and





(ii)
            any
                and all other registration statements pertaining to employee benefit
                plans
                of PMA or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, amendments
                to
                PMA’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers
                333-115426, 333-86796, 333-73240, 333-77111, 333-68855 and 333-45949);
                and





(B)
      in
      connection with the preparation, delivery and filing of any and all
      registrations, amendments, qualifications or notifications under the applicable
      securities laws of any and all states and other jurisdictions with respect
      to
      securities of PMA, of whatever class or series, offered, sold, issued,
      distributed, placed or resold by PMA, any of its subsidiaries, or any other
      person or entity.





Such
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
      power
      and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned,
      to execute and deliver all such registration statements, reports, registrations,
      amendments, qualifications and notifications to execute and deliver any and
      all
      such other documents, and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem
      appropriate. The powers and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact
      and agents, and each of them, also include the full right, power and authority
      to effect necessary or appropriate substitutions or revocations. The undersigned
      hereby ratifies, confirms, and adopts, as his own act and deed, all action
      lawfully taken by such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by
      their
      respective substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.
      This Power of Attorney expires by its terms and shall be of no further force
      and
      effect on May 15, 2007.





IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 21st
      day of February 2006.








/s/L.
                J. Rowell, Jr.L.
                J. Rowell, Jr.