Old Republic International Announces First Quarter 2008 Conference Call

CHICAGO, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE:ORI), today announced that it will hold a conference call on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss first quarter results. The call can be accessed live on Old Republic's website at http://www.oldrepublic.com/.

Investors may access a replay of the call by dialing 888-203-1112, passcode 7858435, which will be available through May 1, 2008. The replay will also be available on Old Republic International's website through May 24, 2008.

About Old Republic

Chicago-based Old Republic International Corporation is an insurance holding company whose subsidiaries market, underwrite and provide risk management services for a wide variety of coverages in the property and liability, mortgage guaranty, title and life and health insurance fields. One of the nation's 50 largest publicly owned insurance organizations, Old Republic has assets of approximately $13.3 billion and shareholders' equity of nearly $4.5 billion or $19.71 per share. Its current stock market valuation is approximately $3.3 billion or $14.38 per share.

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Source: Old Republic International Corporation

CONTACT: A.C. Zucaro, Chairman & CEO of Old Republic, +1-312-346-8100;
or Analysts|Investors, Leslie Loyet, +1-312-640-6672, lloyet@frbir.com, or
Media, Tim Grace, +1-312-640-6667, tgrace@frbir.com, both of Financial
Relations Board, for Old Republic International Corporation

Web site: http://www.oldrepublic.com/

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