UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 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) May 8, 2003



                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                      0-4625              36-2678171
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   (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)                 File Number)       Identification No.)



               307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



                                 (312) 346-8100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure
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On May 8, 2003,  Old Republic  International  Corporation  submitted to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange  Commission  the  certification  of its Chief  Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002  with  respect  to the  Company's  periodic  report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2003. The full text of their certifications are
included as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto.


     Exhibits
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99.1 Principal  Executive  Officer  Signed   Certification  of  Periodic  Report
     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2 Principal  Financial  Officer  Signed   Certification  of  Periodic  Report
     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.



                                         OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                                         Registrant



Date: May 8, 2003                        By: /s/ John S. Adams
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                                                 Senior Vice President
                                                 and Chief Financial Officer




                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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     Exhibits

99.1 Principal  Executive  Officer  Signed   Certification  of  Periodic  Report
     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2 Principal  Financial  Officer  Signed   Certification  of  Periodic  Report
     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.