Protective Insurance (PTVCA) 10-K 2017 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, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, W. Randall Birchfield, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and William C. Vens, 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/ W. Randall Birchfield

W. Randall Birchfield

President, Chief Executive Officer and

Chief Operating Officer

March 13, 2018

/s/ William C. Vens

William C. Vens

Chief Financial Officer

March 13, 2018