CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) – today announced that it is forming a new underwriting subsidiary to provide Cyber and Technology Errors and Omission (EO) insurance products. The new company, Old Republic Cyber, Inc., will focus on providing specialized Cyber- and Technology-related coverage and will be led by CJ Pruzinsky as President and Kevin McGowan as Executive Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer. A graduate of William Paterson University, Mr. Pruzinsky has 18 years of cyber underwriting experience with AIG, Beazley, and, most recently, Resilience.  A graduate of Miami University, Mr. McGowan has 15 years of cyber underwriting experience with Ace, Beazley, and, most recently, Resilience

World Investment Advisors LLC invests $531,000 in Old Republic International Co. (NYSE:ORI).

CHICAGO, Dec. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) – today announced its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share. This special dividend is payable on January 15, 2025 to shareholders of record on January 3, 2025 and will return approximately $500 million to shareholders. In the fourth quarter to date, Old Republic has purchased $174 million under a $1.1 billion share repurchase authorization approved by the Board on February 29, 2024, of which approximately $240 million remains available. Under the share repurchase program, Old Republic may continue to purchase shares on a discretionary basis from time to time through open market purchases, private negotiated transactions or other means. In reaching its decision to declare the special dividend, the Board of Directors evaluated such factors as the current and foreseeable liquidity and capital needs of the parent holding company and its insurance company subsidiaries