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°µºÚÍø (ORI) is a leading specialty insurer that operates diverse property & casualty and title insurance companies. Founded in 1923 and a member of the Fortune 500, we are a leader in underwriting and risk management services for business partners across the United States and Canada. Our specialized operating companies are experts in their fields, enabling us to provide tailored solutions that set us apart.

°µºÚÍø Republic operates in a decentralized manner that emphasizes specialization by type of insurance coverage and industry, ensuring broad diversification and dispersion of risk.

ORI’s performance reflects an entrepreneurial spirit, a necessary long-term orientation, and a corporate culture that promotes integrity and accountability.

A Long-Term Track Record of Financial Success

A summary below shows our Book Value Annual Compound Total Return and Market Value Annual Compound Total Return alongside two market indices.

  ORI Book Value
Annual Compound
Total Return (1)
ORI Market Value
Annual Compound
Total Return (2)
S&P 500 Index
Annual Compound
Total Return 
S&P P&C Insurance Index
Annual Compound
Total Return
Ten Years 2015 - 2024 12.4% 16.7% 13.1% 15.3%
(1) Calculated as the sum of the annual change in book value per share, plus cash dividends declared.
(2) Calculated as the sum of the annual change in market price per share, plus cash dividends paid, and assumes that cash dividends are reinvested on a pretax basis in shares when paid.

A table that shows these returns tracked back to 1968 (the year before ORI became an insurance holding company) can be found under Financial History in the section of this website. We evaluate our performance based on 10-year trends as these likely include one or two economic and/or insurance underwriting cycles.

According to Mergent’s Dividend Achievers, °µºÚÍø Republic is 55th among 119 publicly held companies, out of thousands considered, that have posted at least 25 consecutive years of annual dividend growth. °µºÚÍø Republic has paid a cash dividend without interruption since 1942 (84 years), and it has raised the annual cash dividend pay-out for each of the past 44 years.







 

Our Lodestar embodies the Company's Mission by binding organization, purpose, and long-term strategy into a coordinated whole.

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