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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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                                                                      Exhibit 23
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                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-37210) of Old Republic International  Corporation
of our report dated April 22, 2004 relating to the  financial  statements of the
Republic  Mortgage  Insurance  Company and Affiliated  Companies  Profit Sharing
Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K (as filed on Form 10-K/A).


                                       /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


May 26, 2004
Chicago, Illinois

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