8-K

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) October 17, 2017

OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-10607	36-2678171
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(312) 346-8100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N /A

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

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Item 8.01.Other Events.

Old Republic International Corporation today announced that it will include pretax operating charges aggregating $150.0 million (or $97.5 million after tax and $0.33 per diluted share) in its consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.  These charges stem from: (a) estimated General Insurance claim provisions ($20.0 million) associated with a current evaluation of exposures from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and (b) additional claim and related expense provisions ($130.0 million) applicable to the final settlements and probable dispositions of all known litigated and other claim costs incurred by the Company's run-off Financial Indemnity business during the Great Recession years and their aftermath.

Any additional information related to these charges will be addressed as may be necessary in Old Republic's nine months' earnings announcement scheduled for October 26, 2017.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

99.1 News Release dated October 17, 2017.

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: October 18, 2017	By: /s/ John R. Heitkamp, Jr.
		John R. Heitkamp, Jr.
		Senior Vice President,
		Secretary and General Counsel

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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Exhibits

99.1 News Release dated October 17, 2017

EX-99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Further Information Contacts:

AT OLD REPUBLIC:

A. C. Zucaro: Chairman & CEO

(312) 346-8100

OLD REPUBLIC ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER SPECIAL CHARGES

CHICAGO – October 17, 2017 – Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) today announced that it will include pretax operating charges aggregating $150.0 million (or $97.5 million after tax and $0.33 per diluted share) in its consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. These charges stem from: (a) estimated General Insurance claim provisions ($20.0 million) associated with a current evaluation of exposures from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and (b) additional claim and related expense provisions ($130.0 million) applicable to the final settlements and probable dispositions of all known litigated and other claim costs incurred by the Company’s run-off Financial Indemnity business during the Great Recession years and their aftermath.

Any additional information related to these charges will be addressed as may be necessary in Old Republic’s nine months’ earnings announcement scheduled for October 26, 2017.

About Old Republic

Chicago-based Old Republic International Corporation is one of the nation's 50 largest publicly held insurance organizations. Its most recent financial statements reflect consolidated assets of approximately $19.35 billion and common shareholders' equity of $4.66 billion, or $17.85 per share. Its current stock market valuation is approximately $5.17 billion, or $19.60 per share.

The Company is organized as an insurance holding company whose subsidiaries actively market, underwrite, and provide risk management services for a wide variety of coverages mostly in the general and title insurance fields. A long-term interest in mortgage guaranty and consumer credit indemnity lines has devolved to a run-off operating mode in recent years.

For the latest news releases and other corporate documents on Old Republic, please write to:

Investor Relations

Old Republic International Corporation

307 North Michigan Avenue • Chicago, IL 60601

312-346-8100

or visit us at www.oldrepublic.com