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Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Jun. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies ProAssurance is involved in various legal actions related to insurance policies and claims handling including, but not limited to, claims asserted by policyholders. These types of legal actions arise in the Company's ordinary course of business and, in accordance with GAAP for insurance entities, are considered as a part of the Company's loss reserving process, which is described in detail under the heading "Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses" in the Accounting Policies section in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in ProAssurance's 2017 Form 10-K. As a member of Lloyd's, ProAssurance is required to provide capital to support its Lloyd's Syndicates through 2022 of up to $200 million, referred to as FAL. At June 30, 2018, ProAssurance is satisfying the FAL requirement with investment securities on deposit with Lloyd's with a carrying value of $124.6 million (see Note 3). ProAssurance has issued an unconditional revolving credit agreement to the Premium Trust Fund of Syndicate 1729 for the purpose of providing working capital. Permitted borrowings were expanded from £20.0 million to £30.0 million under an amended Syndicate Credit Agreement executed in February 2018. Under the amended Syndicate Credit Agreement, advances bear interest at 3.8% annually and may be repaid at any time but are repayable upon demand after December 31, 2019. As of June 30, 2018, the unused commitment under the Syndicate Credit Agreement approximated £4.1 million (approximately $5.4 million).