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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081230
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081230
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081230

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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11774
		FILM NUMBER:		081275408

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

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		STREET 1:		121 NORTH COLUMBIA STREET
		CITY:			CHAPEL HILL
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27514
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effective January 1, 2009, of our (i) Non-Qualified Supplemental Retirement
Benefit Plan and (ii) Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.&#160;&#160;Each
of the amended and restated plans was amended to bring it into compliance with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, and to permit a special 2008
distribution election as permitted under Section 409A.&#160;&#160;The special
distribution election provides that each participant may elect, no later than
December 31, 2008, to receive a one-time lump sum distribution on January 15,
2009 of all amounts in the participant&#8217;s account.&#160;&#160;Our Non-Qualified
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2009, of the existing employment agreements with J. Allen Fine, James A. Fine,
Jr. and W. Morris Fine.&#160;&#160;Each of the employment agreements was amended
and restated to bring it into compliance with Section 409A and to clarify
certain provisions related to amounts payable by us in the event of
death.&#160;&#160;In connection with the termination of our contributions under
the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as described above, the employment
agreements were also amended to provide for an annual cash payment by us to each
executive officer equal to the amount that we would have contributed to the
officer&#8217;s account under our Section 401(k) Plan if such contributions were not
limited by the federal tax laws, less the amount of any contributions that we
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in the event of (i) disability or retirement, (ii) a termination by us without
cause, or (iii) a termination by the officer for good reason or due to a change
in control (each, a &#8220;Termination Event&#8221;).&#160;&#160;Before the amendments, in
the event of a Termination Event, each executive officer was entitled to receive
certain payments based on a multiple of the officer&#8217;s base salary at the time of
termination and average bonus compensation for the three years preceding
termination, all as previously disclosed in our proxy statements filed with the
SEC.&#160;&#160;As amended and restated, the employment agreements provide that
such payments may not be less than a specified minimum amount, which amount was
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December 24, 2008 the Compensation Committee approved the amendment and
restatement of the existing Death Benefit Plan Agreements with J. Allen Fine and
James A. Fine, Jr., which agreements were subsequently entered into by us
effective January 1, 2009.&#160;&#160;As amended and restated, the Death Benefit
Plan Agreement with James A. Fine, Jr. is substantially similar to W. Morris
Fine&#8217;s Death Benefit Plan Agreement, as described above.</font></div>
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and restated, the Death Benefit Plan Agreement with J. Allen Fine provides that,
in the event of his death while employed by us, we will pay Mr. Fine&#8217;s
designated beneficiary within 60 days of his death a lump sum amount equal to
the sum of:</font></div>
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      not less than $1,055,000).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">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.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 216pt"></font>INVESTORS TITLE COMPANY</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date:&#160;&#160;December
30,
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Fine,
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