EX-32.2 5 exhibit322.htm EXHIBIT 32.2 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER exhibit322.htm
Item 32.2,  18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certifications










CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT


I, Karl W. Mueller, the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Old Republic International Corporation (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)  
the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  
the information contained in the Report fairly presents the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:  April 30, 2010


        
                 /s/ Karl W. Mueller                                        
                                           Karl W. Mueller, Senior Vice
                   President, Chief Financial
                   Officer and Principal
                                   Accounting Officer