UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

____________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 23, 2010

AMERICAN PHYSICIANS SERVICE GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

TEXAS

001-31434

75-1458323

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1301 S. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HIGHWAY

SUITE C-300

AUSTIN, TEXAS 78746

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

(512) 328-0888

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 28.0201

~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition~~Events

On November 23, 2010, American Physicians Service Group, Inc. ~~issued~~(“APS”) areceived ~~press~~notice ~~release~~from ~~entitled~~the Texas Department of Insurance that it has approved the acquisition of control of APS by ProAssurance Corporation (“ProAssurance”), pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “~~AMERICAN~~Merger ~~PHYSICIANS~~Agreement”), ~~SERVICE~~dated ~~GROUP~~August 31, ~~INC.~~2010, ~~REPORTS~~among ~~THIRD~~APS, ~~QUARTER~~ProAssurance ~~EARNINGS."~~and ACA ~~copy~~Bridge Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ~~our~~ProAssurance ~~press~~(“Merger ~~release~~Sub”), pursuant to which isMerger ~~attached~~Sub ~~hereto~~will asmerge ~~Exhibit 99.1~~with and into APS, iswith ~~incorporated~~APS bycontinuing ~~reference~~as inthe ~~its~~surviving ~~entirety~~corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProAssurance (the “Merger”).

~~Item~~The 9special meeting of shareholders to approve the Merger and adopt the Merger Agreement will be held at APS’ offices, 1301 S.01 Capital of Texas Highway, Suite C-300, Austin, Texas 78746, on Monday, November 29, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. local time.

~~Financial Statements and Exhibits~~SIGNATURES

~~(d)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~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.

The following exhibits are furnished herewith:


Date: November 4, 2010	American Physicians Service Group, Inc.
	Signed: /s/ Marc J. Zimmermann
	Name: Marc J. Zimmermann
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release issued by American Physicians Service Group, Inc. dated November 2, 2010

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: November 2, 2010	American Physicians Service Group, Inc.
	Signed: /s/ Marc J. Zimmermann
	Name: Marc J. Zimmermann
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

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