Exhibit 32
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                                 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, 2003
(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 13, 2003                    /s/ J. Allen Fine
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                                            J. Allen Fine
                                            Chief Executive Officer


Dated:   August 13, 2003                    /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.

      A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Investors Title Company and will be retained by Investors Title
Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.