{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Newsdesk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com","author_name":"Newsdesk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/","title":"OLD REPUBLIC ANNOUNCES SPECIAL DIVIDEND - Market Newsdesk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wahJ25PkHF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/old-republic-announces-special-dividend\/\">OLD REPUBLIC ANNOUNCES SPECIAL DIVIDEND<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/old-republic-announces-special-dividend\/embed\/#?secret=wahJ25PkHF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;OLD REPUBLIC ANNOUNCES SPECIAL DIVIDEND&#8221; &#8212; Market Newsdesk\" data-secret=\"wahJ25PkHF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"PR Newswire CHICAGO , Dec. 12, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE:\u00a0ORI) \u2013 today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $2.50 per share. This special dividend is payable on January 14, 2026 to shareholders of record on January 2, 2026 and\u00a0will return approximately $620 million to shareholders. Craig\u00a0R.\u00a0Smiddy, President\u00a0and\u00a0CEO,\u00a0commented,\u00a0&#8220;Old Republic&#8217;s strong performance continues to generate excess capital for return to shareholders. This\u00a0special dividend complements our ongoing share repurchase program and demonstrates our commitment to optimizing capital allocation. We remain focused on profitable organic growth, launching new specialty businesses, technology investments and strategic niche acquisitions, including the pending purchase of ECM. Over the past five years we have returned over $5.0 billion &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=NY45186&amp;sd=2025-12-12"}