FORM 10-K/A

                                AMENDMENT NO. 1

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

              (X)  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993

            ( )  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________________ to _________________

Commission file number 1-7801
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                         ORION CAPITAL CORPORATION 
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                            95-6069054 
         (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer 
           incorporation or organization)           Identification Number)
       
         30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY             10112-0156 
         (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)

         Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  212-332-8080
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         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                     Name of each exchange
  Title of each class                                 on which registered
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  Common Stock, $1 par value                         New York Stock Exchange

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                9 1/8% Senior Notes due September 1, 2002
                             (Title of Class)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

               Yes  x                            No 
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     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III  of this Form 10-K or any amendments to
this Form 10-K. [x]

     The aggregate market value of the voting stock of the registrant held by
non-affiliates was $443,005,343 as of March 11, 1994.

     As of March 11, 1994, 14,352,088 shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value,
of registrant were outstanding exclusive of shares held by registrant and its
subsidiaries.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     The information required by Part III is incorporated by reference from
registrant's definitive proxy statement for its Annual Meeting to be held on 
June 1, 1994.  Registrant intends to file the proxy material, which involves the
election of directors, not later than 120 days after the close of its fiscal
year.