UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported) January 26, 2006


                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                       001-10607                36-2678171
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                     File Number)           Identification No.)


               307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (312) 346-8100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On January 26,  2006,  Old  Republic  International  Corporation  announced  the
results of its  operations  and its  financial  condition  for the quarter ended
December 31, 2005.  The full text of the earnings release is included as Exhibit
99.1 hereto.



Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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            (c) Exhibits

            99.1  Earnings Release dated January 26, 2006.






                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                         OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                                         Registrant



Date: January 27, 2006                      By: /s/ Karl W. Mueller
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                                                 Karl W. Mueller
                                                 Senior Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer










                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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         Exhibits

99.1     Earnings Release dated January 26, 2006.