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MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 ($ in Millions, Except Share Data)

Edgar Glimpses

OVERVIEW




This management analysis of financial position and results of operations
pertains to the consolidated accounts of Old Republic International Corporation
("Old Republic", "ORI", or "the Company"). The Company conducts its operations
through a number of regulated insurance company subsidiaries organized into
three major segments: General Insurance (property and liability insurance),
Title Insurance and Republic Financial Indemnity Group ("RFIG") Run-off. A small
life and accident insurance business, accounting for .1% of consolidated
operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and .5% of
consolidated assets as of that date, is included within the Corporate & Other
caption of this report.

The consolidated accounts are presented in conformity with the Financial
Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC")
of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
("GAAP"). As a publicly held company, Old Republic utilizes GAAP to comply with
the financial reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC"). From time to time the FASB and the SEC issue various releases, many of
which require additional financial statement disclosures and provide related
application guidance. Recent guidance issued by the FASB is summarized further
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements where applicable.

As a state regulated financial institution vested with the public interest,
however, business of the Company's insurance subsidiaries is managed pursuant to
the laws, regulations, and accounting practices of the various states in the
U.S. and those of a small number of other jurisdictions outside the U.S. in
which they operate. In comparison with GAAP, the statutory accounting practices
generally reflect greater conservatism and comparability among insurers, and are
intended to address the primary financial security interests of policyholders
and their beneficiaries. Additionally, these practices also affect a significant
number of important factors such as product pricing, risk bearing capacity and
capital adequacy, the determination of Federal income taxes payable currently
among ORI's tax-consolidated entities, and the upstreaming of dividends by
insurance subsidiaries to the parent holding company. The major differences
between these statutory financial accounting practices and GAAP are summarized
in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in Old Republic's
2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The insurance business is distinguished from most others in that the prices
(premiums) charged for most products are set without knowing what the ultimate
loss costs will be. We also can't know exactly when claims will be paid, which
may be many years after a policy was issued or expired. This casts Old Republic
as a risk-taking enterprise managed for the long run. Old Republic therefore
conducts the business with a primary focus on achieving favorable underwriting
results over cycles, and on maintaining a sound financial condition to support
our subsidiaries' long-term obligations to policyholders and their
beneficiaries. To achieve these objectives, adherence to insurance risk
management principles is stressed, and asset diversification and quality are
emphasized. In addition, management engages in an ongoing assessment of
operating risks, such as cybersecurity risks, that could adversely affect the
Company's business and reputation.

In addition to income arising from Old Republic's basic underwriting and related
services functions, significant investment income is earned from invested funds
generated by those functions and from capital resources. Investment management
aims for stability of income from interest and dividends, protection of capital,
and for sufficiency of liquidity to meet insurance underwriting and other
obligations as they become payable in the future. Securities trading and the
realization of capital gains are not primary objectives. The investment
philosophy is therefore best characterized as emphasizing value, credit quality,
and relatively long-term holding periods. The Company's ability to hold both
fixed income and equity securities for long periods of time is enabled by the
scheduling of maturities in contemplation of an appropriate matching of assets
and liabilities, and by investments in large capitalization, highly liquid
equity securities.

In light of the above factors, the Company is managed for the long run and with
little regard for quarterly or even annual reporting periods. These time frames
are too short. Management believes results are best evaluated by looking at
underwriting and overall operating performance trends over 10-year intervals.
These likely include one or two economic and/or underwriting cycles. This
provides enough time for these cycles to run their course, for underwriting and
premium rate changes to appear in financial results, and for reserved loss costs
to be quantified with greater certainty.

This management analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and the footnotes appended to them.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY




Old Republic International Corporation reported the following consolidated
results:

OVERALL RESULTS

                                                        Quarters Ended September 30,                                  Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                 2022                 2021             % Change                 2022                  2021              % Change
Pretax income (loss)                       $      (119.6)          $ 106.0                               $        208.3           $ 1,132.6
Pretax investment gains (losses)                  (377.1)           (192.6)                                      (549.5)              303.7
Pretax income (loss) excluding
investment gains (losses)                  $       257.5           $ 298.6                (13.8) %       $        757.9           $   828.8                 (8.6) %

Net income (loss)                          $       (91.7)          $  88.7                               $        174.3           $   907.3
Net of tax investment gains (losses)              (297.9)           (151.6)                                      (433.8)              239.6
Net income (loss) excluding
investment gains (losses)                  $       206.1           $ 240.4                (14.3) %       $        608.1           $   667.6                 (8.9) %

Combined ratio                                      91.4   %          89.8  %                                      91.4   %            90.4  %

PER DILUTED SHARE

                                                        Quarters Ended September 30,                                  Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                 2022                 2021             % Change                 2022                  2021              % Change
Net income (loss)                          $        (.31)          $   .29                               $          .57           $    3.00
Net of tax investment gains (losses)                (.99)             (.50)                                       (1.42)                .79
Net income (loss) excluding
investment gains (losses)                  $         .68           $   .79                (13.9) %       $         1.99           $    2.21             

(10.0) %

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (BOOK VALUE)

                                                                                                              Sep. 30,              Dec. 31,
                                                                                                                2022                  2021              % Change
Total                                                                                                    $      5,678.1           $ 6,893.2                (17.6) %
Per Common Share                                                                                         $        18.92           $   22.76                (16.9) %



Old Republic International Corporation reported pretax income, excluding
investment gains (losses), of $257.5 for the quarter and $757.9 for the first
nine months of 2022. Results are within expectations, with General Insurance
pretax operating income rising 15%, while the effect of increasing mortgage
interest rates contributed to a reduction in Title Insurance pretax operating
income of 46%. Both General Insurance and Title Insurance produced solid
underwriting results that drove a consolidated combined ratio of 91.4% for both
the quarter and first nine months of 2022.

Consolidated net premiums and fees earned were down 5.5% for the quarter, with
General Insurance net earned premiums growing 7.1%, offset by a 15.2% decline in
Title Insurance net premiums and fees earned as a result of lower revenues in
both direct and agency operations. For the first nine months, consolidated net
premiums and fees earned were relatively steady, reflecting growth in General
Insurance of 7.3%, offset by a 6.9% decline in Title Insurance. Net investment
income increased in both 2022 periods, primarily reflecting growth in the
invested asset base and slightly higher investment yields earned in the quarter.

During the quarter, the Company returned total capital to shareholders of
$479.1, comprised of $374.3 in common stock dividends, including a special cash
dividend of $1.00 per share, and $104.8 of share repurchases (4.8 million shares
at an average price of $21.49 per share). Following the close of the quarter and
through November 3, the Company repurchased 6.0 million additional shares for
$136.8 (average price of $22.48), leaving $208.2 remaining under the current
repurchase authorization.

Book value per share was $18.92 as of September 30, 2022, reflecting declining
fair market values in both the fixed income and equity portfolios, partially
offset by strong operating earnings. With the addition of dividends declared
during the first nine months, this was a decrease of 9.4% over year-end 2021.



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Old Republic's business is managed for the long run. In this context
management's key objectives are to achieve highly profitable operating results
over the long term, and to ensure balance sheet strength for the primary needs
of the insurance subsidiaries' underwriting and related services business. In
this view, the evaluation of periodic and long-term results excludes
consideration of all investment gains (losses). Under Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP), however, net income, inclusive of investment gains
(losses), is the measure of total profitability.

In management's opinion, the focus on income excluding investment gains
(losses), also described herein as segment pretax operating income (loss),
provides a better way to analyze, evaluate, and establish accountability for the
results of the insurance operations. The inclusion of realized investment gains
(losses) in net income can mask trends in operating results, because such
realizations are often highly discretionary. Similarly, the inclusion of
unrealized investment gains (losses) in equity securities can further distort
such operating results with significant period-to-period fluctuations.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

                                                       Quarters Ended September 30,                                 Nine Months Ended September 

30,

SUMMARY INCOME STATEMENTS:                     2022                  2021              % Change              2022                2021              % 

Change

Revenues:

Net premiums and fees earned             $      1,943.3          $ 2,055.4                 (5.5) %       $  5,844.6          $ 5,881.6                 (0.6) %
Net investment income                             115.1              111.6                  3.1               329.2              323.6                  1.7
Other income                                       39.7               37.8                  5.2               113.7              112.0                  1.5
Total operating revenues                        2,098.2            2,204.9                 (4.8)            6,287.7            6,317.3                 (0.5)
Investment gains (losses):
Realized from actual transactions and
impairments                                       (26.2)               6.6                                     92.3               15.6

Unrealized from changes in fair value of
equity securities                                (350.8)            (199.3)                                  (641.8)             288.1
Total investment gains (losses)                  (377.1)            (192.6)                                  (549.5)             303.7
Total revenues                                  1,721.0            2,012.2                                  5,738.1            6,621.0
Operating expenses:
Loss and loss adjustment expenses                 628.6              618.4                  1.6             1,875.2            1,846.8                  1.5
Sales and general expenses                      1,195.8            1,270.8                 (5.9)            3,604.5            3,601.8                  0.1
Interest and other charges                         16.3               16.8                 (3.4)               49.9               39.7                 25.7
Total operating expenses                        1,840.7            1,906.2                 (3.4) %          5,529.7            5,488.4                  0.8  %
Pretax income (loss)                             (119.6)             106.0                                    208.3            1,132.6
Income taxes (credits)                            (27.8)              17.2                                     34.0              225.2
Net income (loss)                        $        (91.7)         $    88.7                               $    174.3          $   907.3

COMMON STOCK STATISTICS:
Components of net income (loss) per
share:
Basic net income (loss) excluding
investment gains (losses)                $         0.68          $    0.79                (13.9) %       $     2.00          $    2.22                 (9.9) %
Net investment gains (losses):
Realized from actual transactions and
impairments                                       (0.07)              0.02                                     0.24               0.04
Unrealized from changes in fair value of
equity securities                                 (0.92)             (0.52)                                   (1.67)              0.75
Basic net income (loss)                  $        (0.31)         $    0.29                               $     0.57          $    3.01
Diluted net income (loss) excluding
investment gains (losses)                $         0.68          $    0.79                (13.9) %       $     1.99          $    2.21                (10.0) %
Net investment gains (losses):
Realized from actual transactions and
impairments                                       (0.07)              0.02                                     0.24               0.04
Unrealized from changes in fair value of
equity securities                                 (0.92)             (0.52)                                   (1.66)              0.75
Diluted net income (loss)                $        (0.31)         $    0.29                               $     0.57          $    3.00
Cash dividends on common stock           $         1.23          $    1.72                               $     1.69          $    2.16
Book value per share                                                                                     $    18.92          $   20.96                 (9.7) %


We believe the information presented in the following table highlights the most
meaningful indicators of ORI's segmented and consolidated financial performance.
The information underscores the performance of our underwriting operations, as
well as our sound investment of the capital and underwriting cash flows from
these operations.



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