Protective Insurance (PTVCA) 10-K 2011 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the annual period ending December 31, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Joseph J. DeVito, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, and G. Patrick Corydon, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Jospeh J. DeVito

Joseph J. DeVito

Chief Executive Officer and President

March 14, 2012

/s/ G. Patrick Corydon

G. Patrick Corydon

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

March 14, 2012

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