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 September 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: November 12, 2002                            /s/ J. Allen Fine
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                                                    J. Allen Fine
                                                    Chief Executive Officer


Dated: November 12, 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.