UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT



                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934




      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2003


                         SYMONS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana                         0-29042                35-1707115
(State  or  other               (Commission            (IRS  Employer
jurisdiction  of                File  Number)          Identification  No.)
incorporation)


                4720 Kingsway Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46205
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (317) 259-6300



                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item  3.       Receivership
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Superior  Insurance  Company, the Florida domiciled insurance company subsidiary
of  Symons International Group, Inc., consented to an Order of Rehabilitation of
Superior  Insurance  Company.  Under  the  August  29, 2003 order entered by the
Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit in and for Leon County, Florida the
Florida  Department  of  Financial  Services  (the  "Department")  will  act  as
Rehabilitator  of  the  Company.  The consent to rehabilitation was not based on
the  financial  impairment  or  insolvency of the company. The Order provides 60
days' notice to Superior Insurance Group, Inc. of  termination of the management
agreement  between Superior Insurance Company and Superior Insurance Group, Inc.
The Department has stated its desire that Superior Insurance Company continue to
write  new  and  renewal  business  while in rehabilitation.  The rehabilitation
should  not  affect  the  handling  of  claims  or policy processing. Management
believes  the rehabilitation presents an opportunity to continue the work of the
past  14 months to improve the performance of the company and to position it for
a  brighter  future.



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.



Dated:  September  17,  2003               SYMONS  INTERNATIONAL  GROUP,  INC.

                                           By:  s/  Douglas  H.  Symons
                                              --------------------------------
                                     President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer