EXHIBIT 99.2


                           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 Quarterly Report of ProAssurance Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-K/A for the year ending December 31, 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Howard H. Friedman, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:

         (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
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 result of operations of the
Company.


/s/ Howard H. Friedman
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Howard H. Friedman
Chief Financial Officer

April 9, 2003