CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of 18.25 cents per share. This dividend is payable December 15, 2014, to shareholders of record on December 5, 2014.
This latest dividend increase marks the 33rd consecutive year that Old Republic has boosted its cash dividend rate, and 2014 becomes the 73rd year of uninterrupted cash dividend payments.
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, principally in the property and liability, 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 times.
One of the nation's 50 largest publicly owned insurance organizations, Old Republic has consolidated assets of approximately $17.0 billion and common shareholders' equity of $3.9 billion, or $15.16 per share. Its current stock market valuation is approximately $3.9 billion, or $14.90 per share.
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