Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ Harrington Bischof
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  Harrington Bischof




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ Jimmy A. Dew
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  Jimmy A. Dew




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ John M. Dixon
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  John M. Dixon




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ Peter Lardner
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  Peter Lardner




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ Wilbur S. Legg
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  Wilbur S. Legg




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ John W. Popp
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  John W. Popp




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ William A. Simpson
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  William A. Simpson




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ Arnold L. Steiner
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  Arnold L. Steiner




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ William G. White, Jr.
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  William G. White, Jr.




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as her true and lawful
attorney,  for  her,  and in her  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as she might or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ Fredricka Taubitz
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  Fredricka Taubitz




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ Charles F. Titterton
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  Charles F. Titterton




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------




                                                                    Exhibit (24)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------


     KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned,  being a member of
the Board of Directors of Old Republic International  Corporation, a corporation
duly organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal
place of business in  Chicago,  Illinois,  does  hereby  make,  constitute,  and
appoint A.C. Zucaro,  President of the said corporation,  as his true and lawful
attorney,  for  him,  and in his  name,  place,  and  stead  to  execute,  sign,
acknowledge,  confirm  or  ratify  all  documents,  papers,  forms,  statements,
certificates and filings of any kind whatsoever required to be filed by the said
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  giving and granting to
said  attorney  full power and  authority  to do and  perform  all and every act
whatsoever  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the  premises  as
fully,  to all  intents  and  purposes,  as he might  or could do if  personally
present,  with full power of substitution  and revocation,  hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney or his  substitute  shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The power of attorney aforesaid shall expire as of
the anniversary of the date shown below.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this
23rd day of February, 2006.


                                              /s/ Dennis P. Van Mieghem
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                  Dennis P. Van Mieghem




WITNESS:


/s/ Spencer LeRoy, III
- ----------------------------------


/s/ Karl W. Mueller
- ----------------------------------