Old Republic traces its beginnings to 1923, although several acquired subsidiaries began operations much earlier. We are primarily a commercial lines underwriter serving the insurance needs of a large number of organizations, including many of North America’s leading industrial and financial services institutions.

Our subsidiaries actively market, underwrite, and provide risk management services for a wide variety of coverages, mostly in the general and title insurance fields. The breadth of coverages ensures wide diversification and dispersion of risks. Additionally, Old Republic's companies focus only on carefully selected major sectors of the North American economy that are not uniformly exposed to the same business cycles. Old Republic operates in a decentralized manner that emphasizes specialization by type of insurance coverage, industry, and economic sector. Old Republic's specialty insurance business ranks among the nation's 50 largest, while our title insurance business is the third largest in its industry.

Old Republic is one of the nation's 50 largest shareholder-owned insurance businesses. We are a member of the Fortune 500 listing of America’s largest companies. ORI’s performance reflects an entrepreneurial spirit, a necessary long-term orientation in the management of our business, and a corporate culture that promotes accountability and encourages the taking of prudent business risks. Click here to visit the website of our parent company.

The Old Republic Title Insurance Group (ORTIG) has had the highest overall financial strength ratings in the title insurance industry since 1992. Underwriters in the ORTIG include: Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and American Guaranty Title Insurance Company.” Click here for more information about the Old Republic Title Insurance Group business segment.

This group of companies is one of the nation's 50 largest property and liability insurers as measured by revenues, as well as the largest of Old Republic's business segments. It offers a wide variety of property and liability insurance coverages and related services, predominantly to commercial and institutional customers. The majority of coverages are liability and financial indemnity insurance products. Old Republic does not have meaningful exposures to property types of coverages. About 83% of the Specialty Insurance business is produced through independent agency and brokerage channels, while the remaining 17% is obtained via direct production facilities.

The following chart reflects the Old Republic Specialty Insurance Group's sources of premium volume distributed among the major sectors of the American economy it serves.

Old Republic's major operating companies are listed below together with their main areas of focus. The percentage included parenthetically after each operating company's name indicates its approximate contribution to the Specialty Insurance Group's current gross premium volume. The letters shown parenthetically after each insurance company's name represent the most recent financial ratings awarded by independent agencies in the following order: A. M. Best, Fitch, Moody's, and Standard & Poor's. A dash (-) in the ordered space indicates that the agency in question either does not rate the particular Old Republic company, or that such company has not sought a rating.

The Bituminous Companies offer specialized risk transfer programs principally for the forest products, oil and gas, and construction industries. The largest coverages underwritten consist of workers' compensation, commercial automobile, general liability, and commercial multi-peril. Independent agents produce most of Bitco's business volume.

Chicago Underwriting Group is responsible for Old Republic's Directors and Officers and professional liability lines. Old Republic Insurance Company underwrites substantially all this business, which is generated largely through brokerage channels.

Great West specializes in the American trucking industry. Its largest coverages are commercial auto (trucking) liability and physical damage, cargo and inland marine, and workers' compensation insurance. The Company's long-term successful strategy emphasizes targeted growth through a specialized agency force. Great West operates in close harmony with Old Republic Insurance Company of Canada's truck insurance operation, as well as affiliates such as Old Republic Financial Acceptance Corporation (equipment finance) and Old Republic Life Insurance Company (occupational accident coverage for truckers).

Old Republic Construction Program Group focuses on specialized liability insurance coverages and services for trade contractors and large construction projects. This business, which became part of Old Republic in late 2006, is produced through a diverse broker network and underwritten by Old Republic Specialty Insurance Corporation (A/A+/-/A+).

Old Republic Home Protection Company offers one-year home warranty contracts covering major operating systems and appliances in residential resale homes. The company provides policies on a direct basis.

ORINSCO, our flagship carrier domiciled in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, is the main policy-issuer for the various specialty operations identified herein. The company also serves as a regional middle-market standard coverage insurer for the metals, wood, stone, plastics and healthcare industries.

ORIAS specializes in automobile service contracts, mechanical breakdown insurance, and guaranteed asset protection (GAP) programs for new and used automobiles. Old Republic Insurance Company issues these policies and contracts, which are generated largely by independent agents.

ORICS protects lenders from defaults on a variety of consumer borrowings, including loans in the property improvement and equity lending portfolios of financial institutions. Its credit indemnity insurance programs have been successfully underwritten through Old Republic Insurance Company since 1954. Old Republic Equity Credit Services, Inc. (ORECS), an ORICS subsidiary, provides loan loss recovery and collection services on performing and non-performing real estate and other consumer loans.

ORRM focuses on large national accounts in the manufacturing and service sectors of the American economy. Its business is underwritten through individually tailored, loss-sensitive alternative market insurance programs that encourage assureds to retain a vested interest in their own risk exposures. ORRM's business is produced mostly through brokerage channels and uses Old Republic Insurance Company's risk-bearing capacity.

Old Republic Surety Company ranks among the nation's top underwriters of fidelity and surety bonds. Approximately 9,000 independent insurance agencies market these financial indemnity products.

Phoenix Aviation Managers, Old Republic's aviation insurance division, issues policies covering hull, liability, and workers' compensation exposures, largely for private and corporate aircraft and air travel facilities. Old Republic Insurance Company is the underwriter.

Established in 1915 and headquartered in Blue Bell, PA, PMA Companies provides a continuum of property and casualty risk solutions ranging from insurance products to risk management services for self-insured clients through its operating companies: PMA Insurance Group, specializing in workers' compensation and other property & casualty insurance products in select industries; PMA Management Corp. and PMA Management Corp. of New England, providing Third-Party Administration (TPA) of claims and risk services; and Midlands Management Corporation, offering program administration specializing in excess workers' compensation and specialty casualty claims services. PMA is committed to specialized underwriting, diligent claims management, and providing excellent service, in order to deliver tangible value for its clients. Click here for more information about the Old Republic Specialty Insurance Group.