NYSE: ORI
Headquarters: 307 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601
www.oldrepublic.com

2009 General insurance operating revenue: $2,052,700

Key officers: Aldo Z. Zucaro, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Old Republic International Corporation, James A. Kellogg, Executive Vice Chairman, Old Republic International Corporation, R. Scott Rager, President & Chief Operating Officer, Old Republic General Insurance Companies

Old Republic International Corporation is a holding company that includes the Old Republic General Insurance Group, which consists of a number of insurance subsidiaries that serve the United States and Canada. The companies specialize in offering property and liability insurance coverage to commercial organizations, primarily with financial indemnity and liability insurance products.

Some quick facts about Old Republic:

The company can trace its origins back to 1923. Currently, it is one of the 50 largest shareholder-owned insurance businesses in the country.

According to Mergent’s Dividend Achievers, Old Republic is one of 95 companies within a group of 10,000-plus publicly held corporations that have posted at least 25 consecutive years of annual dividend growth.

In June of 2010, Old Republic announced it was entering into a merger agreement with PMA Capital Corporation in which it will buy all of PMA’s outstanding common stock.

Source: Oldrepublic.com, Hoovers.com

Compiled by Life Quotes, Inc. staff