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): October 27, 2003
                                                (October  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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IGF Insurance Company and Pafco General Insurance Company, the Indiana domiciled
insurance  company  subsidiaries  of  Symons  International  Group,  Inc.  (the
"Company"),  have  consented  to  Orders  of  Rehabilitation  of  the companies,
respectively.  Under  the  October  17, 2003 orders entered by the Marion County
Circuit  Court  in the State of Indiana, the Indiana Insurance Commissioner will
act  as  rehabilitator  of  the  companies.

IGF  Insurance  Company's operations have been in run off since the June 6, 2001
sale  of  its crop operations to Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc. The Company
expects  Pafco  General  Insurance  Company to continue to write new and renewal
busines  while  in  rehabilitation.  The  rehabilitation  should  not affect the
handling  of  claims  or  policy  processing.


                                   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:  October  27,  2003            SYMONS  INTERNATIONAL  GROUP,  INC
                                                                              .
                              By:  s/ Douglas  H.  Symons_____________________
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                                      President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer