old republic is one of the nation's 50 largest shareholder-owned insurance businesses and traces its beginnings to 1923. we are a member of the fortune 500 listing of america’s largest companies. ori’s performance reflects an entrepreneurial spirit, a long-term focus, and a corporate culture that promotes accountability and encourages the taking of prudent business risks. our subsidiaries actively market, underwrite, and provide risk management services for a wide variety of coverages, mostly in the general and title insurance fields. old republic operates in a decentralized manner that emphasizes specialization by type of insurance coverage, industry, and economic sector. old republic's general insurance business ranks among the nation's 50 largest while our title insurance business is the third largest in its industry. our mission is to provide quality insurance security and related services to businesses, individuals, and public institutions, and be a dependable long-term steward