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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) October 17, 2017

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

Delaware
 
001-10607
 
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)
 

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Item 8.01.    Other Events.

Old Republic International Corporation today announced that it will include pretax operating charges aggregating $150.0 million (or $97.5 million after tax and $0.33 per diluted share) in its consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.  These charges stem from: (a) estimated General Insurance claim provisions ($20.0 million) associated with a current evaluation of exposures from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and (b) additional claim and related expense provisions ($130.0 million) applicable to the final settlements and probable dispositions of all known litigated and other claim costs incurred by the Company's run-off Financial Indemnity business during the Great Recession years and their aftermath.
Any additional information related to these charges will be addressed as may be necessary in Old Republic's nine months' earnings announcement scheduled for October 26, 2017.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

99.1 News Release dated October 17, 2017.









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: October 18, 2017
By: /s/ John R. Heitkamp, Jr.                                        
 
 
John R. Heitkamp, Jr.
 
 
Senior Vice President,
 
 
Secretary and General Counsel
 
 
 

     
                                                                                        

 
 




INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibits

99.1 News Release dated October 17, 2017