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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000074260-03-000042
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030508
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030508

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000074260
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURETY INSURANCE [6351]
		IRS NUMBER:				362678171
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10607
		FILM NUMBER:		03687948

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		307 N MICHIGAN AVE
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60601
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3123468100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		307 N MICHIGAN AVE
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60601
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                                  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) May 8, 2003



                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
             -------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                      0-4625              36-2678171
   ----------------------------     ----------------     -------------------
   (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)                 File Number)       Identification No.)



               307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601
               ---------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



                                 (312) 346-8100
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



                                       N/A
          ------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

<PAGE>

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure
         ------------------------

On May 8, 2003,  Old Republic  International  Corporation  submitted to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange  Commission  the  certification  of its Chief  Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002  with  respect  to the  Company's  periodic  report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2003. The full text of their certifications are
included as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto.


     Exhibits
     --------

99.1 Principal  Executive  Officer  Signed   Certification  of  Periodic  Report
     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2 Principal  Financial  Officer  Signed   Certification  of  Periodic  Report
     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

<PAGE>

                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.



                                         OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                                         Registrant



Date: May 8, 2003                        By: /s/ John S. Adams
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Senior Vice President
                                                 and Chief Financial Officer

<PAGE>


                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                -----------------


     Exhibits

99.1 Principal  Executive  Officer  Signed   Certification  of  Periodic  Report
     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2 Principal  Financial  Officer  Signed   Certification  of  Periodic  Report
     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



</TEXT>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>ex991.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EX 99.1 CEO CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT
<TEXT>
                                                   Item 99.1 Additional Exhibits








                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT
                        --------------------------------


     I,  Aldo  C.  Zucaro,   the  Chief   Executive   Officer  of  Old  Republic
International  Corporation (the "Company"),  certify, pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)  the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly  period
     ended March 31, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
     Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
     78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  the  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents  the  financial
     condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:   May 8, 2003


                                            /s/ A.C. Zucaro
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Aldo C. Zucaro
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


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



</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99
<SEQUENCE>4
<FILENAME>ex992.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EX 99.2 CFO CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT
<TEXT>
                                                   Item 99.2 Additional Exhibits








                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT
                        --------------------------------


     I, John S. Adams, the Chief Financial Officer of Old Republic International
Corporation   (the  "Company"),   certify,   pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)  the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly  period
     ended March 31, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
     Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
     78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  the  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents  the  financial
     condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:   May 8, 2003


                                                /s/ John S. Adams
                                                -------------------------------
                                                John S. Adams
                                                Senior Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer


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




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