EXHIBIT 32.2

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to ProAssurance Corporation and will be retained by ProAssurance
Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.



                            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-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2004 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. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 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
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Howard H. Friedman
                                            Chief Financial Officer


November 5, 2004