**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, 2004 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, 2006.
 
 
 IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.
 
 /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, 2004 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, 2006.
 
 IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.
  
 /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, 2004 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, 2006.





IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.





/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, 2004 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, 2006.





IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.








/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, 2004 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, 2006.
 
 IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.
 
 
 
 /s/Thomas
      J. GallenThomas
      J. Gallen





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, 2004 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, 2006.





IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.





/s/Anne
      S. GenterAnne
      S. Genter






















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, 2004 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, 2006.





IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.








/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, 2004 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, 2006.
 
 IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.
 
 
 /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, 2004 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, 2006.
 
 IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.
 
 
 
 /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, 2004 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, 2006.





IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.





/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, 2004 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, 2006.





IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.








/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, 2004 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, 2006.





IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of the 9th day of
February 2005.








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