UNITED ~~STATES~~ ~~SECURITIES~~ STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ~~COMMISSION~~COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, DC 20549

~~Washington~~ FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 29, DC2010AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ~~20549~~CAPITAL, INC.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

FORM 8-K

Michigan	000-32057	38-3543910
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

~~CURRENT~~ 1301 ~~REPORT~~North Hagadorn Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48823(Address of ~~Pursuant~~ Principal toExecutive ~~Section 13~~Offices) or(Zip 15Code)Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (d517) of351-1150Not Applicable(Former ~~the~~Name ~~Securities~~or ~~Exchange~~Former ~~Act~~Address, ofif ~~1934~~Changed Since Last Report)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 13, 2010

AMERICAN PHYSICIANS CAPITAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Commission File Number 000-32057

Michigan 38-3543910

(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1301 North Hagadorn Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48823 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (517) 351-1150

Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 82.0102. ~~Other~~Results ~~Events~~of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 13 29, 2010, American Physicians Capital, Inc., ~~The~~issued ~~Doctors~~a press ~~Company~~release ~~and~~announcing ~~Red~~its ~~Hawk~~financial ~~Acquisition Corp.~~results ~~executed~~for ~~Amendment~~the ~~No. 1~~three tomonths ~~their Agreement~~ and six ~~Plan~~months ofended ~~Merger,~~June ~~dated as of July 7~~30, 2010, ~~to correct~~and acertain ~~typographical~~other ~~error in the definition of “Termination Fee”~~information. A copy of the ~~amendment~~press release is ~~attached~~ furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Item~~ The information furnished under Items 2.02 and 9.01 ~~Financial~~of ~~Statements~~this Report ~~and~~shall ~~Exhibits~~not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

~~(c)~~ Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~99.1 Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 13, 2010, by and among The Doctors Company, Red Hawk Acquisition Corp. and American Physicians Capital, Inc.~~ (d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Exhibit No.	Description

99	Press Release, dated July 29, 2010

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused~~ ~~this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~ SIGNATURES

July 14, 2010
	AMERICAN PHYSICIANS CAPITAL, INC. (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ R. Kevin Clinton
		R. Kevin Clinton
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

July 29, 2010	AMERICAN PHYSICIANS CAPITAL, INC.


	By:	/s/ R. Kevin Clinton
		R. Kevin Clinton
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description

99	Press Release, dated July 29, 2010

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