<ARTICLE> 7 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEUDLE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL'S CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND CONOSLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 775 <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 2,930 <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 2,965 <EQUITIES> 186 <MORTGAGE> 12 <REAL-ESTATE> 0 <TOTAL-INVEST> 4,160 <CASH> 21 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 25 <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 105 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 6,549 <POLICY-LOSSES> 3,795 <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 410 <POLICY-OTHER> 0 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 73 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 308 <COMMON> 58 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 17 <PREFERRED> 55 <OTHER-SE> 1,449 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 6,549 <PREMIUMS> 921 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 186 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> 26 <OTHER-INCOME> 103 <BENEFITS> 558 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 133 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 334 <INCOME-PRETAX> 211 <INCOME-TAX> 69 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 142 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 142 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.48 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.30 <RESERVE-OPEN> 0 <PROVISION-CURRENT> 0 <PROVISION-PRIOR> 0 <PAYMENTS-CURRENT> 0 <PAYMENTS-PRIOR> 0 <RESERVE-CLOSE> 0 <CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY> 0