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) August 9, 2002



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


          Delaware                       0-4625                   36-2678171
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                     File Number)           Identification No.)



               307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



                                 (312) 346-8100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure
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On August 9,  2002,  the  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer as well as the
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Old Republic  International
Corporation  each signed the Statement Under Oath required by the Securities and
Exchange  Commission Order No. 4-460 of June 27, 2002 in conjunction with filing
the Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q on August 9, 2002.  These were filed with
and  received by the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on August 12, 2002.
Pursuant to the Statement by the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
on July 29,  2002,  the two  Statements  Under Oath are  furnished  herewith  as
Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2.

(c)      Exhibits.

99.1     Principal Executive Officer Signed Statement Under Oath dated August 9,
         2002

99.2     Principal Financial Officer Signed Statement Under Oath dated August 9,
         2002



                                   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
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                                                        Registrant



 Date: August 12, 2002                    By:  /s/ Spencer LeRoy III
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                                                   Senior Vice President,
                                                Secretary and General Counsel






                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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(c)      Exhibits

99.1    Principal Executive Officer Signed Statement Under Oath dated August 9,
        2002.

99.2    Principal Financial Officer Signed Statement Under Oath dated August 9,
        2002.