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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-04-002128
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040302
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040305

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INVESTORS TITLE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000720858
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TITLE INSURANCE [6361]
		IRS NUMBER:				561110199
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11774
		FILM NUMBER:		04652128

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		121 N COLUMBIA ST
		STREET 2:		P O DRAWER 2687
		CITY:			CHAPEL HILL
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27514
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9199682200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		121 NORTH COLUMBIA STREET
		CITY:			CHAPEL HILL
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27514
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                             INVESTORS TITLE COMPANY
                                  COVER LETTER


VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

Re:      Investors Title Company
         Form 8-K
         File No. 0-11774

To Whom It May Concern:

     Pursuant to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and
regulations, Investors Title Company files herewith via EDGAR a Current Report
on Form 8-K.


                                                     Sincerely,

                                                     INVESTORS TITLE COMPANY

                                                     /s/ James A. Fine, Jr.
                                                     James A. Fine, Jr.
                                                     President and Treasurer





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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                             ----------------------


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                  March 2, 2004
             -------------------------------------------------------
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)



                             INVESTORS TITLE COMPANY
             -------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



     North Carolina                       0-11774                56-1110199
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of         (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)           File Number)        Identification No.)



                            121 North Columbia Street
                        Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
              -----------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)



                                 (919) 968-2200
              -----------------------------------------------------
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code









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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.


     Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of
the press release of Investors Trust Company, dated March 2, 2004, announcing
that Investors Trust Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Investors Title
Company, has received its charter from the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks.


                                   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.


                                        INVESTORS TITLE COMPANY


Date:  March 4, 2004                    By: /s/ J. Allen Fine
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            J. Allen Fine
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.    Description
- -----------    -----------

99.1           Press release issued by Investors Title Company on March 2, 2004.






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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                    Investors Trust Company Receives Charter

     CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2004--J. Allen Fine, Chairman
of the Board of Investors Trust Company, announced today that the Company, which
is headquartered at 121 N. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has
received its charter from the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks. The Company
will serve clients throughout North Carolina and neighboring states by providing
professional portfolio management services along with trust services.
     Fine said, "Investors Trust Company has employed an experienced management
team with over 75 years of combined experience in the trust and money management
services, headed by Thomas W. Murray who has been named President". Stephen E.
Pike, Executive Vice President and D. Carlisle Whitlock, Chief Investment
Officer complete the team.
     Investors Trust Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Investors Title
Company, a publicly-held North Carolina company whose stock is traded on the
NASDAQ National Market (Nasdaq:ITIC).
     Investors Title Company is engaged in the business of issuing and
underwriting title insurance policies. Title insurance is typically sold when
real estate is purchased and upon refinancing of loans secured by real estate.
Premiums are written through 28 branch offices and a network of agents in 24
states and the District of Columbia. The Company also provides services in
connection with tax-free exchanges of like-kind property.

    CONTACT: Investors Title Company
             L. Dawn Martin, 919/968-2200

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