Exhibit 99(i)

                                  Certification
                Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
         of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of
                          Title 18, United States Code)


         Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections
(a) and (b) of section 1350, a chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each
of the undersigned officers of Investors Title Company, a North Carolina
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify that:

         The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002
(the "Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained
in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:  August 14, 2002           /s/ J. Allen Fine
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                                     J. Allen Fine
                                     Chief Executive Officer


Dated:  August 14, 2002           /s/ James A. Fine, Jr.
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                                     James A. Fine, Jr.
                                     Chief Financial Officer


         The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to
section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of
section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed
as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.