Executive pay and board oversight in Old Republic (NYSE: ORI) 2026 proxy

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Old Republic International Corporation is asking shareholders to vote at its virtual Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026 on three items: electing two Class 3 directors, ratifying KPMG as auditor, and approving executive pay on an advisory basis.

The company highlights long-term performance, with its indexed total shareholder return reaching 341.28 at December 31, 2025 versus 196.16 for the S&P 500 Index and 230.79 for its insurance peer group. It emphasizes strong governance features including a separate Chair and CEO, a Lead Independent Director, majority voting in uncontested elections, proxy access, and shareholder rights to call special meetings and act by written consent.

Non-employee directors generally receive $195,000 in annual cash board fees plus $75,000 in annual equity awards, with additional retainers for leadership roles. KPMG’s total fees for 2025 were $7,223,680. Major holders include BlackRock at 11.30% and The Vanguard Group at 10.12%. In the 2025 advisory vote, about 97% of shares present supported the company’s 2024 executive compensation, and the board continues to use performance-based cash bonuses and equity awards tied to multi-year return and profitability targets.

Key Figures

Five-year TSR index: 341.28 S&P 500 TSR index: 196.16 Peer group TSR index: 230.79 +5 more

8 metrics

Five-year TSR index 341.28 Old Republic total shareholder return index at 12/31/2025

S&P 500 TSR index 196.16 S&P 500 Index total shareholder return at 12/31/2025

Peer group TSR index 230.79 Insurance peer group total shareholder return at 12/31/2025

Total KPMG fees $7,223,680 Aggregate 2025 audit and audit-related fees

Director annual cash fee $195,000 Standard 2025–2026 board membership cash retainer

Director annual equity award $75,000 Annual equity compensation for non-employee directors

Largest holder stake 11.30% BlackRock beneficial ownership of common stock

Say-on-Pay support 97% Shares present approving 2024 executive pay at 2025 meeting

Key Terms

Say-on-Pay, proxy access, majority voting standard, performance-based restricted stock units, +2 more

6 terms

Say-on-Pay financial

"This proposal is commonly called a “Say-on-Pay” proposal."

A say-on-pay is a shareholder vote that gives investors a chance to approve or disapprove a company’s executive compensation packages, typically held at annual meetings. It matters because the vote signals investor satisfaction with how leaders are paid—like customers rating how well managers are rewarded—and can push boards to change pay plans, reducing governance risk and affecting investor confidence and stock value even though the vote is usually advisory rather than legally binding.

proxy access regulatory

"• Adoption of proxy access by-law provision in 2020"

Proxy access allows shareholders to include their nominated directors on a company’s official proxy ballot and meeting materials, instead of running separate, costly campaigns. It matters to investors because it makes it easier for shareholders to push for board change, hold management accountable, and influence strategy—similar to getting your preferred candidate listed on a neighborhood ballot rather than having to start an independent petition drive.

majority voting standard regulatory

"• Adoption of majority voting standard in uncontested elections in 2024"

performance-based restricted stock units financial

"performance-based restricted stock units, which vest, if at all, based on the achievement"

Performance-based restricted stock units are a type of employee equity award that converts into company shares only if predefined financial or operational targets are met over a set period. Think of it like a bonus check that becomes stock only when specific goals are hit; it ties pay to results, aligning managers’ incentives with shareholders. Investors care because these awards affect future share count, executive incentives, and signal how management’s success will be measured and rewarded.

combined ratio financial

"% Underwriting Margin/Combined Ratio for the Company’s consolidated business, which reflects underwriting"

The combined ratio is a way insurance companies measure how well they are doing by adding up all their costs and claims and comparing them to the money they earn from premiums. If the ratio is below 100%, it means the company is making a profit; if it's above 100%, they are losing money. It helps see if an insurance company is financially healthy or not.

enterprise risk management financial

"We accomplish this through enterprise risk management and with insurance underwriting discipline."

Enterprise Risk Management is a process companies use to identify, assess, and prepare for potential problems that could disrupt their success, like financial losses or reputation damage. It’s like a safety plan that helps a business stay strong and adapt quickly when unexpected challenges come up. This helps the company protect its future and keep running smoothly.

Compensation Summary

Compensation details

Say-on-Pay

Say-on-Pay Result At the 2025 annual meeting, approximately 97% of shares present approved 2024 executive compensation.

Key Proposals

• Election of two Class 3 directors for three-year terms
• Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026
• Advisory approval of executive compensation (Say-on-Pay)

Proxy Statements (DEF 14A): Pay, Votes, and Board Changes →

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )

Filed by the Registrant ☒

Filed by a Party other than the Registrant  ☐

	Check the appropriate box:
	☐			Preliminary Proxy Statement
	☐			Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
	☒			Definitive Proxy Statement
	☐			Definitive Additional Materials
	☐			Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

Old Republic International Corporation

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

	Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
	☒			No fee required.
	☐			Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
	☐			Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

To Our Shareholders

Notice of Annual

Meeting of the

Shareholders

Date:

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Time:

11:00 A.M.

Central Daylight Time

Place:

The virtual meeting can be

accessed at the following

internet link: www.

virtualshareholdermeeting.

com/ORI2026

YOUR VOTE

IS IMPORTANT

You are urged to vote your shares

in advance via the internet, through our toll-free telephone number, or by

signing, dating and promptly returning your completed proxy card.

This year's Annual Meeting of the Shareholders will be held virtually. There will be no physical location and Old Republic's representatives will participate via webcast.

				To elect the two Class 3 director nominees named in this proxy statement to serve on the Board of Directors, each for a term of three years.
				To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.
				To vote in an advisory capacity concerning the Company’s executive compensation.
				To transact such other germane business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Record Date

You can vote if you are a shareholder of record on March 23, 2026.

Annual Report to Shareholders

Our annual report to shareholders for 2025 is made available to shareholders together with this proxy statement.

Website

The Company’s Form 10-K and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as this proxy statement and our annual report to shareholders, may be accessed free of charge through our website at www.oldrepublic.com under Investors – Financials – SEC Filings or by writing to Investor Relations at the Company’s executive office at 307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

Proxy Voting

It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders. You can vote your shares by completing and returning your proxy card, by voting on the internet, or by telephone.

By order of the Board of Directors.

Thomas A. Dare

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

March 31, 2026

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

Proxy Summary			1
Corporate Governance			5
Total Shareholder Return			7
Shareholder Engagement, Sustainability, and Corporate Governance			7
Leadership Structure and Risk Management			9
Talent Development and Succession Planning			10
Board of Directors’ Responsibilities and Independence			11
The Board and Its Committees			13
Director Compensation			17
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners, Directors, and Executive Officers			19
Procedures for the Approval of Related Person Transactions			22
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports			22
Shareholder Communications with the Board			22
Item 1: Election of Directors			23
Selection of Director Candidates			23
Board of Directors’ Recommendation			23
Director Qualifications			23
Board Diversity and Skills Matrix			25
2026 Director Nominees and Continuing Directors			26
Item 2: Ratification of the Selection of an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			30
External Audit Services			30
Board of Directors’ Recommendation			31
Audit Committee Report for 2025			31
Item 3: Vote on Executive Compensation			33
Background			33
Proposed Resolution			33
Board of Directors’ Recommendation			33
2025 Executive Compensation Vote			33
Executive Compensation			34
Compensation Discussion and Analysis			34
Compensation Philosophy, Objectives, and Practices			34
Considerations in Reaching Compensation Decisions			35
Elements of Compensation			35
Annual Salary Compensation Practices			35

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Performance Recognition Plan (PRP)			36
2025 Annual Performance-Based Cash Bonuses under the PRP			36
Equity Awards under Incentive Compensation Plans			37
2025 Equity Awards			38
ORI 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan			39
Deferred Compensation Plan			40
Other Benefits			40
Pension Plan			41
Clawback Policy			41
Securities Trading Policy			41
Hedging and Pledging Prohibited			42
Stock Ownership Guidelines			42
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation			42
Compensation Committee Report for 2025			43
Executive Compensation Tables			44
Summary Compensation Table			44
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025			46
Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End 2025			47
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2025			49
Pension Benefits in 2025			49
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2025			50
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control			50
Equity Compensation Plan Information			53
CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure			54
Pay versus Performance			55
General Information			59
Submitting Questions at the Annual Meeting			59
Additional Information and Technical Assistance during the Annual Meeting			59
Shareholders Eligible to Vote			59
Voting Procedures			59
Revoking Your Proxy			60
How Your Shares will be Voted			60
Householding of Proxies			61
Other Matters for the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders			61
Expenses of Solicitation			61
Director Candidate Recommendations			61
Shareholder Proposals or Director Nominations for the 2027 Annual Meeting			62

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Proxy Summary

This proxy statement is being furnished to the shareholders of Old Republic International Corporation, a Delaware insurance holding corporation (together with its operating companies, the “Company,” “Old Republic,” or “ORI”), with its executive office at 307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601. This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by ORI’s Board of Directors for use at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders to be held on May 21, 2026 and any adjournments thereof. The approximate date on which this proxy statement and the accompanying proxy are first being made available to shareholders is March 31, 2026.

This summary highlights certain information contained in this proxy statement. It does not contain all of the information you should consider before voting. You should read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting.

Timing and Format of Meeting

Old Republic intends to conduct our 2026 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders as a “virtual” meeting. Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 23, 2026, are invited to vote their shares at proxyvote.com.

Virtual meeting date: Thursday May 21, 2026

Virtual meeting time: 11:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time

Virtual meeting link: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ORI2026

Old Republic International Corporation 1 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Meeting Agenda, Voting Recommendations and Required Approval

Proposal

Board Recommendation

Required Approval

Effect of Abstention

Broker Discretionary Voting Permitted

Effect of Broker Non-Vote

1. Election of two Class 3 Directors

FOR

Majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting (i.e., more shares voted “FOR” election than “AGAINST”)

No effect

No

No effect

2. Ratification of KPMG as the Company’s Auditor for 2026

FOR

Affirmative vote of a majority of shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote

Same effect as a vote against

Yes

Not applicable

3. Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation (Say-on-Pay)

FOR

Affirmative vote of a majority of shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote

Same effect as a vote against

No

No effect

Please see the General Information section of this proxy statement for additional information on voting procedures and other important information about these proxy materials and the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders.

Attendance			All shareholders will need their sixteen-digit control number in order to be authenticated and to vote during the meeting. Shareholders’ control numbers can be found on their proxy card. Shareholders without a control number may attend as guests of the meeting, but they will not have the option to vote their shares during the virtual meeting.
How to Vote			Shareholders can vote before the meeting by following the instructions on the proxy card to vote by mail, internet, or telephone. Shareholders can vote during the meeting by completing a ballot online during the meeting.

			Shareholders can simplify their voting and save Old Republic expense by voting by telephone or by internet. If you vote by telephone or internet, you need not mail back your proxy card.
			By Telephone 1-800-690-6903			By Internet www.proxyvote.com
			Telephone and internet voting information is provided on your proxy card. A sixteen-digit control number, located on the proxy card, is designed to verify your identity and allow you to vote your shares and confirm that your voting instructions have been properly recorded. If your shares are held in the name of a bank or broker, follow the voting instructions on the form you receive from that firm.

Old Republic International Corporation 2 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Corporate Governance Highlights

WHAT WE DO
Majority voting in uncontested director elections		Separate Board Chairman and CEO
Proxy Access		Lead Independent Director
Shareholders may take action by written consent		Clarified roles of Chairman and Lead Independent Director
Shareholders have the right to call special meetings		Ongoing Board refreshment with balanced mix of tenures, skills, and experience
Dedicated risk oversight by Board of Directors, including:		All directors, except for CEO, are independent
⯀   Audit Committee oversight over data security and cybersecurity and practices and protocols for the use of artificial intelligence systems,		Regular Board and Committee self-evaluation process
⯀   Compensation Committee oversight over human capital management, and		Annual shareholder outreach initiative
⯀   Governance and Nominating Committee oversight over environmental, social, and governance matters

Executive Compensation Practices

We are committed to sound executive compensation practices and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors reviews executive compensation practices at least annually in furtherance of this commitment. Our performance-based incentive compensation program directly links executive compensation to specified performance criteria for short-term incentive compensation and long-term equity incentive compensation. Practices include the following:

WHAT WE DO						WHAT WE DO NOT DO
Conduct an annual Say-on-Pay advisory vote						No employment agreements with executive officers
Balance short-term and long-term incentives						No resetting of financial targets for short-term and long-term incentives
Pay for performance						No excessive perquisites
Align executive compensation with shareholder returns through long-term incentives						No hedging and pledging of Old Republic Common Stock by directors or executive officers
Annual cash incentive awards are tied to satisfaction of specific Company performance objectives						No encouragement of unnecessary or excessive risk taking
Include awards with performance-based objectives measured over a 3-year performance period in overall equity compensation
Maintain a comprehensive executive compensation recoupment (clawback) policy
Perform an annual compensation risk assessment
Annually retain an independent compensation consultant, engaged directly by the Compensation Committee, to advise on executive compensation matters
Stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers			​

Old Republic International Corporation 3 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Our Board of Directors – At a Glance

Please refer to Item 1 in this proxy statement for additional information about our Board of Directors, a Board Diversity and Skills Matrix, and the two Class 3 directors nominated to be elected at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders.

Old Republic International Corporation 4 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Corporate Governance

Old Republic’s Mission is to provide quality insurance security and related services to businesses, individuals, and public institutions, and to be a dependable long-term steward of the trust that policyholders, shareholders, and other important stakeholders place in us.

Our Lodestar recognizes each of these important stakeholder groups.

We pursue our Mission using the long-standing principles and practices of: (1) our governance, (2) our service culture, (3) our value system, (4) the institutional memory that connects successive generations of managers, and (5) appreciation of our people and the intellectual capital they bring to managing our wide-ranging business. We are focused on achieving two interrelated outcomes:

A.
Create long-term value for all stakeholders, including shareholders, policyholders, our people, and the North American community at large. We believe that this desired outcome is best achieved by:

• Enhancing the Company’s competitive position, which increases its economic value to all stakeholders in a socially responsible manner.

• Steadily building the Company’s business competitiveness and earnings prospects. This adds to our financial and intellectual capital and provides a financial cushion to support insurance obligations in case they prove greater than anticipated.

B.
Create long-term value for long-term shareholders, whose interests are aligned with our Mission as they provide and support the capital base of the business. We measure this value over consecutive 10-year annual periods by assessing:

• Total returns of Old Republic’s Common Stock in the market place. This is calculated as the sum of the annual change in market value per share, assuming dividends are reinvested on a pre-tax basis in shares when paid.

• Total returns of Old Republic’s Common Stock book value. This is calculated as the sum of the annual change in book value per share, plus dividends.

• Total operating return on shareholders’ equity. This is calculated by dividing net operating income (excluding both realized and unrealized investment gains or losses) by shareholders’ equity.

Old Republic International Corporation 5 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In assessing the above, we seek to achieve consecutive 10-year annual compound total returns per share that exceed comparable returns of the S&P 500^® (Standard & Poor’s 500) Index and the S&P P&C Insurance Index.

Our Long-Term Strategy is aligned with our Mission and governing principles. The linchpin of this strategy is the conservative, long-term management of Old Republic’s balance sheet. The maintenance of a strong financial position supports our operating companies’ risk-taking and obligations to policyholders, and underlies our stewardship for all stakeholders. We accomplish this through enterprise risk management and with insurance underwriting discipline. This discipline rests on key operating tenets of our business:

• Employing disciplined risk selection, evaluation, and pricing practices to reduce the possibility of adverse risk selection and to mitigate the uncertainty of insurance underwriting outcomes;

• Focusing on diversification and spreading of insured risks by geography, distribution, types of insurance coverage, among industries, with competency and proficiency; and

• Reducing and mitigating insured exposures through underwriting risk-sharing arrangements with policyholders and additionally through reinsurance to manage risk and bring greater efficiencies to capital management.

Achieving positive underwriting results is complemented by investment income, which we derive from investments of underwriting cash flows, shareholders’ capital, and funds provided by debt holders. Through the years, the combination of underwriting and investment income has led to: (1) increased earnings over business cycles, (2) balance sheet strength, and (3) increasing regular dividends to shareholders. This strategy is evaluated each year by the Board of Directors when it reviews and approves management’s annual operating and capital allocation budgets. The evaluation includes, among other things, these major considerations:

• The business’s performance over multi-year insurance cycles. Reviews of 10-year trends are favored, as these likely include one or two economic and/or insurance underwriting cycles. This provides enough time for these cycles to run their course, for premium rate changes and subsequent underwriting results to appear in financial statements, and for reserved loss costs to be quantified with greater accuracy; and

• The allocation of capital to Old Republic’s operating companies, based on their risk-taking appetites and abilities, and their reserves to pay claims.

Old Republic’s capital management strategy is underpinned by:

• Retaining favorable independent financial ratings; and

• Returning excess capital to shareholders through share repurchases, special dividends, and increasing regular dividends over time based on the Company’s earnings power and trends.

Old Republic’s consistent dividend policy has produced these results:

• Regular dividends paid without interruption for 85 years; and

• The regular dividend paid has increased in each of the past 45 years.

Old Republic’s long-established policies of corporate governance emanate from our charter and by-laws. The structure and policies of this governance have emphasized the stability, continuity, and sustainability of the enterprise for achieving long-term value for all stakeholders.

Old Republic International Corporation 6 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Total Shareholder Return

The following table shows the total shareholder return, assuming reinvested dividends on a pre-tax basis, of Old Republic’s Common Stock in comparison with the selected benchmark and a peer group of companies.

Five-Year Peer Group Comparisons of Total Returns

							Indexed Returns Years Ended
	Company Name / Index			Base Date 12/31/20 ($)			12/31/21 ($)			12/31/22 ($)			12/31/23 ($)			12/31/24 ($)			12/31/25 ($)
	Old Republic International Corporation			100			144.92			154.60			195.28			248.20			341.28
	S&P 500® Index			100			128.71			105.40			133.10			166.40			196.16
	Peer Group			100			134.54			149.11			159.25			197.03			230.79

The Peer Group has been approved by the Compensation Committee of Old Republic’s Board of Directors. The Peer Group consists of American Financial Group, Inc.; American International Group, Inc.; W.R. Berkley Corporation; Chubb Limited; Cincinnati Financial Corporation; CNA Financial Corporation; Fidelity National Financial, Inc.; First American Financial Corporation; The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (formerly The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.); Stewart Information Services Corporation; and The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Shareholder Engagement, Sustainability, and Corporate Governance

The Board is committed to corporate governance principles and practices with a long-term orientation. Further, the Board periodically reviews these principles and practices to ensure they are properly aligned with the interests of all stakeholders. Included in these principles and practices is a consideration of environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) matters. The Board is committed to creating and maintaining board oversight, with input from committee members, shareholders, and other stakeholders on matters related to sustainability, human capital, ethics, information security, and other ESG topics.

The Board and management recognize that shareholder engagement and transparency are essential to sound governance. Management maintains an ongoing dialogue with shareholders and other stakeholders, conducted through individual and group meetings and attendance at investor and industry conferences, to discuss long-term strategy and financial and operating performance.

Old Republic International Corporation 7 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In addition, we engage annually with shareholders to solicit feedback on a diverse set of ESG topics. In 2025, we reached out to the Company’s largest shareholders, representing over 50% of institutional shares outstanding, and spoke with all shareholders that responded. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chair of the Executive Committee, Craig R. Smiddy, led all such meetings and provided a summary of the discussions to the Board of Directors. We believe that these discussions provide a valuable feedback mechanism to understand issues that are important to our shareholders, to inform our decision making, and to enhance our disclosure practices. Some of the actions we have taken that are informed by shareholder feedback over the last several years are set forth in the table below.

	Shareholder Rights			•   Adoption of proxy access by-law provision in 2020 •   Early termination of shareholder rights plan in 2022 •   Adoption of majority voting standard in uncontested elections in 2024
	Sustainability			•   Annual publication of a Sustainability Report beginning in 2020 •   EEO-1 report published on our website beginning in 2023
	Compensation			•   Compensation Committee shifted a larger percentage of compensation for executive officers to long-term equity-based incentive awards •   Compensation Committee shifted to more transparent performance-based incentive compensation directly linking executive compensation to specified performance criteria:    •   Short-term incentive cash compensation includes performance objectives for net earned premiums and fees and combined ratio    •   Long-term equity-based incentive compensation includes performance-based restricted stock units with 3-year performance objectives for annual compound total return in book value (including dividends) and operating return on beginning equity
	Director Stock Ownership			•   Non-employee directors receive restricted stock units as part of their compensation beginning in 2025 •   Increased the director stock ownership requirement to $400,000 beginning in 2025
	Board Refreshment			•   Over the last five years, our Board refreshment process has resulted in the following:    •   31% of directors are female    •   23% of directors identify as minorities    •   4 new directors and 4 departures    •   Average tenure reduction from 16 years to 9 years    •   Median director age reduction from 74 years to 71 years    •   Addition of a director with cybersecurity expertise    •   Addition of a director with insurance industry experience    •   Two directors received CERT Certificates in Cybersecurity Oversight from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute

Old Republic International Corporation 8 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Leadership Structure and Risk Management

The Company’s leadership structure and its risk management processes are overseen and monitored by the Board of Directors. The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines state that the Board of Directors shall annually elect one of its members to be Chairman of the Board and that the Chairman may be, but need not be, the CEO or another officer or employee of the Company. Further, the Corporate Governance Guidelines state that at any time that the Chairman is not an independent director, and at any other time that the Board of Directors determines it in the best interests of the Company, the Board of Directors shall annually elect one of its independent members to serve as the Lead Independent Director.

At present, the roles of the CEO and the Chairman of the Board of Directors are separate, and there is a Lead Independent Director. Craig R. Smiddy is Old Republic’s President and CEO, Spencer LeRoy III, an independent director, is Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Steven R. Walker is the Lead Independent Director.

Old Republic’s Board holds management accountable for protecting and enhancing the value of the Company and its businesses and holds its CEO responsible for setting the proper tone in shaping and nurturing the Company’s culture and values for the benefit of shareholders and other stakeholders. These other stakeholders include: the policyholders to whom long-term promises of financial indemnity and stability are made by the Company’s operating companies, the employees who provide the intellectual capital and business relationships necessary for the conduct and success of the Company, the debt holders who extend a portion of the capital at risk, and the regulators who protect the public interest vested in the Company’s insurance businesses. To meet these responsibilities and objectives, the Board expects the CEO to be a knowledgeable and well-rounded leader who, as chief enterprise risk manager, is dedicated to Old Republic’s overall Mission and is best qualified to address and balance the interests of all stakeholders.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors (1) presides at, and sets the rules and regulations for, the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders; (2) presides at each meeting of the Board; (3) in coordination with the CEO, sets the schedule for the meetings of the Board and the agenda for each meeting; and (4) has the authority to engage independent legal, accounting or other counsel at the expense of the Company for such services as the Chairman, the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, deem appropriate. In the absence of the Chairman, the CEO shall preside at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders and the Lead Independent Director shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors. In the absence of the Chairman and a Lead Independent Director, the CEO shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors.

At all times that the Board of Directors has elected a Lead Independent Director, the Lead Independent Director (1) serves as the chair of meetings of the independent directors, who meet as a group, without members of management or non-independent directors present, at least once each year; (2) acts as the liaison between the independent directors and both the Chairman and the CEO, as well as committees of the Board; (3) presides at executive sessions of the independent directors; (4) provides input and guidance in setting meeting agendas for the Board of Directors; (5) has the authority to engage independent legal, accounting or other counsel at the expense of the Company for such services as the Lead Independent Director, the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, deem appropriate; (6) addresses concerns directed to the independent directors that do not relate to the Company’s accounts or financial statements; (7) reviews with the independent directors annually the duties and responsibilities of the independent directors and the Lead Independent Director; and (8) exercises such additional powers as may be conferred from time to time upon the office of the Lead Independent Director by the Board of Directors or the Governance and Nominating Committee. At times when the Board of Directors has not elected a Lead Independent Director, the independent Chairman of the Board shall exercise the foregoing responsibilities. In the absence of the independent Chairman or Lead Independent Director, as the case may be, the most senior independent director willing to serve shall temporarily assume the duties of the Lead Independent Director.

The Board of Directors believes that the current structure and division of responsibilities is in the best interests of the Company at this time, but the Board continues to review this structure at least annually to ensure that its leadership structure continues to serve the best interests of the Company and its stakeholders.

Old Republic International Corporation 9 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Old Republic’s business is managed through a relatively flat, non-bureaucratic organizational structure. The CEO is primarily responsible for managing enterprise-wide risks. The CEO and the Company use long-established control processes and a variety of long-established methods to coordinate system-wide risk taking and risk management. These processes and methods are based on the following major functions: operating company responsibility, enterprise functions, and internal audit and peer reviews.

The managers of the operating companies are responsible for identifying, monitoring, quantifying, and mitigating insurance underwriting risks falling within their areas of responsibility. These managers use reports covering annual, quarterly, or monthly time frames to identify the status and content of risk, including pricing or underwriting changes. These management reports ensure the continuity and timeliness of appropriate risk management monitoring and enterprise-wide oversight of existing or emerging issues.

The enterprise functions incorporate system-wide risk management, including asset/liability matching that aligns underwriting exposure, regulatory and public interest compliance, finance, actuarial, and legal functions. These functions are coordinated on an enterprise-wide basis by the CEO and other executive officers.

The internal audit processes provide independent assessments of management’s performance and internal control systems. Internal audit activities are intended to give reasonable assurance that resources are adequately protected and that significant financial, managerial and operating information is materially complete, accurate and reliable. This process is also intended to promote employees acting in compliance with corporate policies, standards, procedures, internal control guidelines, and applicable laws and regulations.

The Board of Directors plays an important role in managing business risk. The Executive Committee is responsible for overseeing and conducting regular reviews of the Company’s system-wide enterprise risk management practices. The Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of ORI’s systems of internal controls over financial reporting, the integrity of the Company’s systems of internal controls over financial reporting, the integrity of the consolidated financial statements, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The Audit Committee also oversees the Company’s internal audit team with the Company’s senior internal auditing executive reporting directly to the Committee. The Audit Committee also has oversight authority to review (1) the Company’s data protection and cybersecurity risk exposure and the steps management has taken to assess and respond to the overall threat landscape, including the strategy management implemented to mitigate the Company’s cybersecurity risk exposure, and (2) the Company’s practices and protocols for the use of artificial intelligence systems. The Compensation Committee is responsible for oversight of policies and strategies pertaining to human capital management, including initiatives and programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for the Company’s Governance Guidelines, as well as policies and strategies on ESG matters, including the Company’s impact on the environment and the risks to the Company associated with climate change.

Further, the corporate culture, the actions of our employees, and continuity of employment are critical to the Company’s risk management processes. Old Republic’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics provides a framework for all employees to conduct themselves with integrity in the delivery of the Company’s services to its customers and in connection with all Company relationships and activities.

Talent Development and Succession Planning

Old Republic recognizes the importance of talent development and succession planning. The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors regularly reviews management development plans to provide for available and qualified successors, and to provide for the temporary replacement of the Chairman and/or CEO in the event of death or incapacity. The Board of Directors actively engages at least quarterly with employees at both the corporate and operating company levels who are identified as potential candidates for future leadership roles. Our Sustainability Report provides additional detail regarding our employee engagement and retention strategies and ways that Old Republic invests in its human capital at all levels throughout the organization.

Old Republic International Corporation 10 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Board of Directors’ Responsibilities and Independence

Old Republic believes that good corporate governance begins with a Board of Directors that appreciates the Company’s special place as a holding company for state-regulated operating companies that are vested with a public trust.

The Board of Directors’ main responsibility is to oversee the Company’s operations, directly and through several committees operating in a coordinated and collegial manner. In exercising this responsibility, each director is expected to utilize his or her business judgment in the best interests of the Company, its shareholders and all other stakeholders. Directly and through its committees operating cohesively, the Board’s oversight duties include:

• Ascertain that strategies and policies are in place to encourage the growth of consolidated earnings and shareholders’ equity over the long term;

• Ascertain that the Company’s business is managed in a sound and conservative manner that takes into account the public interest vested in its operating companies;

• Provide advice and counsel to management on business opportunities and strategies;

• Review and approve major corporate transactions;

• Monitor the adequacy of the Company’s internal control and financial reporting systems and practices to safeguard assets and to comply with applicable laws and regulations;

• Monitor data protection and cybersecurity risk exposure and the steps management has taken to assess the overall threat landscape and respond appropriately;

• Monitor the Company’s practices and protocols for the use of artificial intelligence systems;

• Ascertain that appropriate policies and practices are in place for managing the risks faced by the enterprise;

• Evaluate periodically the performance of the CEO in the context of the Company’s Mission and performance;

• Review and approve senior management’s base and incentive compensation taking into account the business’s performance gauged by factors such as operating return on equity and growth of operating earnings;

• Periodically review senior management development and succession plans of the Company and its operating companies;

• Select and recommend for shareholder election candidates deemed qualified for Board service;

• Select and retain an independent registered public accounting firm for the principal purpose of expressing its opinion on the annual financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting of the Company and its operating companies;

• Act as the Board of Directors of several of the Company’s significant regulated operating companies; and

• Monitor and review the operations and major policy decisions of the Company and its operating companies.

As part of its governance duties, the Board reviews the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders vote concerning election of directors. In January 2024, the Company adopted majority voting in uncontested elections of directors and plurality voting in contested elections. At any shareholder meeting at which directors are subject to an uncontested election, any director nominee who receives a greater number of votes “against” his or her election than votes “for” such election must submit to the Board, promptly following the final certification of the election results, a letter of resignation for consideration by the Governance and Nominating Committee. The Governance and Nominating Committee shall make a recommendation to the Board as to whether to accept or reject the tendered resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board shall act on the tendered resignation, taking into account the Governance and Nominating Committee’s recommendation, and publicly disclose (by a press release, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), or other broadly disseminated means of communication) its decision regarding the tendered resignation and the rationale behind the decision within ninety (90) days from the date of the certification of the election results. The Governance and Nominating Committee in making its recommendation, and the Board in making its decision, may each consider such

Old Republic International Corporation 11 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

factors or other information as it considers appropriate and relevant. The director who tenders his or her resignation shall not participate in the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee or the decision of the Board with respect to his or her resignation. If the Board decides to accept the director’s tendered resignation, the Governance and Nominating Committee will recommend to the Board whether to fill the resulting vacancy or to reduce the size of the Board. If the Board decides not to accept the director’s tendered resignation, such director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. By adopting this majority voting standard in uncontested elections, with a corresponding director resignation policy, the Company intends to strengthen the already meaningful role our shareholders play in the election of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Twelve of the Company’s directors have been affirmatively determined to qualify as “independent” directors in accordance with Section 303A.02 of the Listed Company Standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC. Neither they nor any members of their immediate families have had any of the types of disqualifying relationships with the Company or any of its operating companies in the last three years, as set forth in subsection (b) of Section 303A.02 of the NYSE’s Listed Company Standards. Additionally, each member of the Audit Committee satisfies the heightened independence standards for audit committee membership set forth in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and each member of the Compensation Committee satisfies the additional independence criteria for compensation committee membership set forth in Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act.

Consistent with the Company’s expectation as set forth in the Corporate Governance Guidelines that the commitment of a substantial expenditure of time for meetings, preparation therefor, and related travel is essential to the performance of a director’s responsibilities, directors are not permitted to serve on the boards of more than two other public companies.

The entire Board conducts an annual self-evaluation, overseen by the Governance and Nominating Committee, to determine whether the Board and its committees are functioning effectively. To facilitate this annual self-evaluation process, each director completes an anonymous questionnaire on the Board’s performance, and the responses are then aggregated and provided to the full Board of Directors at the next scheduled Board meeting. Similarly, as part of this annual self-evaluation process, each non-chair member serving on any of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, or the Governance and Nominating Committee completes an anonymous questionnaire on each respective committee’s performance, and the responses are then aggregated and provided to the chair of the respective committee, who in turn reviews the responses with respective committee members at their next scheduled meeting. During 2025, the independent directors held at least one meeting in executive session without management or employee directors in accordance with NYSE Listed Company Standards. Mr. Walker was the Lead Independent Director in 2025.

Directors receive a broad array of public and internal proprietary information upon becoming members of the Board. This enables them to become familiar with the Company’s business, strategic plans, significant financial, accounting and management matters, compliance programs, conflict of interest policies, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Corporate Governance Guidelines, principal officers, and the independent registered public accounting firm. While information appearing on our website is not incorporated by reference into this proxy statement, the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines may be viewed in the Governance section at www.oldrepublic.com. Further, the Company supports directors taking advantage of, and attending, director education programs whenever convenient and appropriate. Even with such assistance and in part as the result of the specialized nature of the Company’s businesses and the regulatory framework in which it operates, it is the Company’s view that some time is typically required for a new director to develop knowledge of the Company’s business. Reflecting this necessary personal development, each director is expected to serve two or more three-year terms on the Company’s classified Board, on several of its significant regulated operating companies’ boards, and on one or more Board Committees. Owing to the risk-taking nature of much of the Company’s business, a demonstrated long-term orientation in a Board member’s business dealings and thought processes is considered very important.

Old Republic International Corporation 12 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Board and Its Committees

In 2025, the Board of Directors met four times, once each quarter. Each incumbent director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the meetings of the Board and committees on which each served. The Company does not require its Board of Directors, other than the Chairman and the CEO, to attend the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders, as such meeting is conducted by the Chairman and the CEO, who are designated to represent the entire Board of Directors for the meeting.

Membership on the Company's Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committees consists exclusively of independent directors. The members, chairs and vice-chairs (if any) of these Committees are recommended each year to the Board by the Governance and Nominating Committee in consultation with the Executive Committee. Each of these Committees has the authority and funding to retain independent advisors or counsel as necessary and appropriate in the fulfillment of its duties. Each chair sets the agenda of their respective Committee's meetings, consulting as necessary and appropriate with the Chairman of the Board. All directors have full and free access to the Company's senior management during scheduled meetings of the Board and its Committees.

The following table shows the membership of the Board of Directors and its Committees as of the date of this proxy statement. The total number of meetings include both virtual and telephonic meetings.

Board and Committee Membership

Committees

Director

Independent Directors(a)

Other Directors(b)

Audit

Compensation

Executive

Governance and Nominating

Barbara A. Adachi

•

•

•

Steven J. Bateman

•

•(c)(d)

•

•

Lisa J. Caldwell

•

•

​

•

Michael D. Kennedy

•

•

•

•(d)

Charles J. Kovaleski(e)

•

•

•

Spencer LeRoy III(f)

•

•

Peter B. McNitt

•

•(c)

•(d)

•

Glenn W. Reed

•

•(c)

•

Therace M. Risch

•

•

•

Craig R. Smiddy

•

•(d)

J. Eric Smith

•

•

•

Fredricka Taubitz(g)

•

•(c)

•

•

Steven R. Walker

•(h)

•

•

•

Number of meetings

1

7

4

4

4

(a)
Independent Director, as that term is defined in SEC regulation and the Listed Company Standards of the NYSE.

(b)
The Other Director classification includes all directors who are members of management, or do not currently meet the standard indicated in (a) above.

(c)
Financial Expert, as that term is defined in SEC regulations.

(d)
Chair.

(e)
Until Mr. Kovaleski’s term as a director expires on May 21, 2026.

(f)
Chairman of the Board.

(g)
Until Ms. Taubitz’s term as a director expires on May 21, 2026.

(h)
Lead Independent Director.

Old Republic International Corporation 13 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Audit Committee

	Members:			Barbara A. Adachi			Glenn W. Reed
				Steven J. Bateman (Chair)			Therace M. Risch
				Michael D. Kennedy			Fredricka Taubitz
				Charles J. Kovaleski			Steven R. Walker
				Peter B. McNitt			​

The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a written charter approved by the Board of Directors, performs an annual self-evaluation, and like all Board committees reports through its chair in making recommendations to the full Board. While information appearing on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference in this proxy statement, the Committee’s charter may be viewed in the Governance section at www.oldrepublic.com. Printed copies are available to shareholders upon request.

The Audit Committee is organized to assist the Board in monitoring: (1) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, (2) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the qualifications, performance, and independence of the registered public accounting firm, (4) the qualifications and performance of the Company’s internal audit function, (5) the Company’s data protection and cybersecurity risk exposure and the steps management has taken to assess the overall threat landscape and respond appropriately, including the strategy management implemented to mitigate the Company’s cybersecurity risk exposure, and (6) the Company’s practices and protocols for the use of artificial intelligence systems. Further, it is charged with preparing the annual report required by SEC rules to be included in the Company’s proxy statement, and serving as the audit committee of several of the Company’s significant regulated operating companies to the extent required by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Model Audit Rule. The Audit Committee has the sole authority to appoint, retain, compensate, evaluate, and terminate the Company’s independent auditors.

The Audit Committee held seven meetings during 2025 with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and management, including prior to the Company’s filing of each of its quarterly reports on SEC Form 10-Q and its annual report on SEC Form 10-K.

Each Audit Committee member has been affirmatively determined by the Board of Directors to qualify as “independent” in accordance with the NYSE’s Listed Company Standards and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act. Four members of the Committee are deemed to qualify as audit committee financial experts as that term is defined in SEC Regulation S-K. No member served on the audit committees of more than two other publicly held companies.

Compensation Committee

	Members:			Steven J. Bateman			Glenn W. Reed
				Lisa J. Caldwell			J. Eric Smith
				Peter B. McNitt (Chair)			Fredricka Taubitz

The Compensation Committee operates pursuant to a written charter approved by the Board of Directors, performs an annual self-evaluation and, like all Board committees, reports through its chair in making recommendations to the full Board. While information appearing on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference in this proxy statement, the Committee’s charter may be viewed in the Governance section at www.oldrepublic.com. Printed copies are available to shareholders upon request.

The Compensation Committee is responsible for: (1) evaluating, at least annually, the CEO’s performance and setting the CEO’s compensation (“compensation” meaning annual salary, annual performance recognition awards, and equity-based awards), (2) annually reviewing and approving, with input from the CEO, the evaluation and compensation of the other executive officers and certain senior managers of the Company and its operating companies, (3) reviewing and advising on general levels of compensation of other

Old Republic International Corporation 14 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

employees, (4) periodically reviewing the amount of compensation paid to the Company’s directors, including the components thereof, and making recommendations regarding director compensation to the Board, (5) periodically reviewing the stock ownership requirements applicable to directors and recommending any proposed changes to the Board, (6) reviewing the Company’s short-term and long-term incentive compensation plans, (7) serving as the Corporate Pension Committee as defined in the Old Republic International Employees Retirement Plan, the Administration Committee as defined in the ORI 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (the “401(k) Plan”), and the Administrator of the Old Republic International Corporation Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, (8) overseeing the Employee Benefit Management Advisory Group (the “EBMAG”), a management committee established by the Board to assist and advise the Compensation Committee pursuant to a charter delegating certain authority to the EBMAG with respect to the plans referred to in item (7) above, (9) preparing the annual report required by SEC rules to be included in the Company’s proxy statement, (10) retaining compensation consultants, independent legal counsel, or other advisers, (11) taking such other actions as may be necessary to perform its functions, and (12) reviewing Company policies and strategies pertaining to human capital management, including initiatives and programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Each Compensation Committee member has been affirmatively determined by the Board of Directors to qualify as “independent” in accordance with SEC rules and the NYSE’s Listed Company Standards. As required by the NYSE’s Listed Company Standards and Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act, the Compensation Committee considers factors relevant to independence and possible conflicts of interest when engaging consultants, counsels, or advisors. Inquiries into any possible conflicts of interest are made when such persons are retained and annually thereafter, if their services are continued.

As in recent prior years, in 2025, the Compensation Committee retained Fredrick W. Cook & Co., Inc. to review the Company's compensation programs and procedures applicable to the Company's executive officers and directors. The consultant was asked to provide a comparison of the compensation programs of companies similar in size, operation, and organization to the Company, including a review of a peer group of companies determined by the Compensation Committee to be appropriate for comparison. The consultant has not performed any other work for the Company or any of its operating companies. The consultant is considered independent according to Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act and the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”). All compensation recommendations are made solely by the Compensation Committee following consultation with the CEO regarding the Company’s executive officers (other than the CEO) and certain senior managers of the Company and its operating companies.

The Compensation Committee, at the direction of the Board, reviews the Company’s compensation policies and practices on at least an annual basis and has concluded that they do not encourage ORI’s executive officers or any other employees to take unnecessary or excessive risks to attain short-term results or that could adversely affect management of the Company for the long run.

Executive Committee

	Members:			Steven J. Bateman			Craig R. Smiddy (Chair)
				Michael D. Kennedy			Fredricka Taubitz
				Spencer LeRoy III			Steven R. Walker
				Peter B. McNitt

The Executive Committee operates pursuant to a written charter approved by the Board of Directors and, like all Board committees, reports through its chair in making recommendations to the full Board. While not incorporated by reference in this proxy statement, the Committee’s charter may be viewed in the Governance section at www.oldrepublic.com. Printed copies are available to shareholders upon request.

Pursuant to its charter, the Executive Committee has the authority to address the matters and perform the functions listed below (and make the necessary recommendations to the entire Board or appropriate committee thereof): (1) acts as the Company’s finance

Old Republic International Corporation 15 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

committee and reviews, approves, and recommends for approval by the full Board the Company’s investment policies, (2) reviews, approves, and recommends for approval by the full Board the Company’s dividend and capitalization policies, (3) monitors the Company’s enterprise risk management, (4) analyzes and approves and recommends for approval by the full Board potential acquisitions or divestitures by the Company or its operating companies, (5) annually reviews and evaluates management development and executive succession plans, (6) makes any necessary and appropriate recommendations to the Governance and Nominating Committee regarding Board and Committee membership, and (7) has established a subcommittee of independent directors to review and act upon any related party transaction as defined by the Listed Company Standards of the NYSE and SEC rules.

Governance and Nominating Committee

	Members:			Barbara A. Adachi			Therace M. Risch
	​			Lisa J. Caldwell			J. Eric Smith
	​			Michael D. Kennedy (Chair)			Steven R. Walker
	​			Charles J. Kovaleski			​

The Governance and Nominating Committee is organized to oversee the Company’s policies relative to the size, composition, and qualifications of the Board of Directors. The Committee operates pursuant to a written charter approved by the Board of Directors, performs an annual self-evaluation, and, like all Board committees, reports through its chair in making recommendations to the full Board. While not incorporated by reference in this proxy statement, the Committee’s charter may be viewed in the Governance section at www.oldrepublic.com. Printed copies are available to shareholders upon request.

The Governance and Nominating Committee is authorized to: (1) establish procedures and qualification criteria to identify and recommend qualified candidates for election to the Board, taking into consideration any recommendations from the Executive Committee, (2) review any director resignation letter tendered in accordance with the Company’s director resignation policy and evaluate and recommend to the Board whether such resignation should be accepted, (3) review annually the independence, qualifications, and requirements of the directors and the structure and performance of Board Committees, (4) develop, recommend, and annually reassess the Corporate Governance Guidelines applicable to the Company, (5) maintain and recommend changes to the Board-approved Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Code of Ethics for the Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officer, (6) serve in an advisory capacity to the Board and its Chairman on matters of the organizational and governance structure of the Company, and (7) review the Company’s policies and strategies on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters that are critical to the Company’s long-term success, including the Company’s impact on the environment and the risk to the Company associated with climate change.

Each Governance and Nominating Committee member has been affirmatively determined by the Board of Directors to qualify as “independent” in accordance with SEC rules and the NYSE’s Listed Company Standards.

Old Republic International Corporation 16 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Director Compensation

Director compensation is reviewed annually, and any changes are recommended by the Compensation Committee in consultation with the CEO and any independent consultant retained by the Compensation Committee for that purpose. The Compensation Committee’s recommendations are, in turn, voted upon by the full Board. In December 2024, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Board approved the following compensation structure for non-employee directors, effective January 1, 2025, and, in December 2025, the Board determined that the same structure would apply in 2026.

	Annual Board Membership Fee			$195,000
	Annual Board Membership Equity Compensation*			75,000
	Annual Chairman of the Board Fee			70,000
	Annual Lead Independent Director Fee			14,000
	Annual Governance and Nominating Committee Chair Fee			14,000
	Annual Compensation Committee Chair Fee			14,000
	Annual Audit Committee Chair Fee			21,000

*
Each non-employee director receives an annual grant of restricted stock units, granted under the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan, with an aggregate value of $75,000 as of the grant date, dividend equivalent rights, and a one-year vesting period. In order to provide directors with liquidity for their tax obligations that arise upon vesting of the restricted stock units, prior to the vesting date, directors may elect to receive a portion of their award in cash in lieu of Old Republic Common Stock in an amount that does not exceed the expected tax liability based on the maximum individual statutory tax rates. Any dividend equivalent rights and fractional shares are paid in cash.

In August 2025, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that Directors should be eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan with respect to their cash compensation. The Board reviewed and approved the Compensation Committee’s recommendation, effective January 1, 2026. See the discussion under “Executive Compensation — Deferred Compensation Plan.”

Directors who are employees of the Company or its operating companies receive no compensation for their services as directors or committee members. Board members also serve as directors of several of the Company’s significant regulated operating companies, for which no additional compensation is paid. In addition, the Company and its operating companies either directly pay or reimburse directors for travel, lodging, and related expenses incurred in attending director or Committee meetings.

Independent directors may not receive any form of compensation from the Company other than compensation for services as a director in order to remain qualified as independent.

The following table lists the compensation paid to each director of the Company eligible to receive such fees in 2025. Mr. Smiddy, as CEO of the Company, has his compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table shown elsewhere in this proxy statement and does not receive compensation for his services as a director or committee member.

Old Republic International Corporation 17 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2025 Director Compensation

	Name			Fees Earned or Paid in Cash			Equity Awards(1)			All Other Compensation(2)			Total
	Barbara A. Adachi			$195,000			$75,000			$—			$270,000
	Steven J. Bateman			216,000			75,000			—			291,000
	Lisa J. Caldwell			195,000			75,000			—			270,000
	John M. Dixon(3)			81,250			75,000			—			156,250
	Michael D. Kennedy			203,167(4)			75,000			—			278,167
	Charles J. Kovaleski			195,000			75,000			—			270,000
	Spencer LeRoy III			265,000			75,000			—			340,000
	Peter B. McNitt			209,000			75,000			—			284,000
	Glenn W. Reed			195,000			75,000			—			270,000
	Therace M. Risch			195,000			75,000			—			270,000
	J. Eric Smith			195,000			75,000			—			270,000
	Fredricka Taubitz			195,000			75,000			—			270,000
	Steven R. Walker			214,833(4)			75,000			—			289,833

1.
Each non-employee director received an annual grant of restricted stock units, granted under the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan, with an aggregate value of $75,000 as of the January 29, 2025 grant date (equal to approximately 2,039 RSUs), dividend equivalent rights, and a one-year vesting period.

2.
Dividend equivalents paid on RSUs are not included in “All Other Compensation” because those amounts were factored into the grant date fair value for the RSU award.

3.
Mr. Dixon’s term ended on May 22, 2025.

4.
Messrs. Kennedy and Walker each received a portion of the Annual Governance and Nominating Committee Chair Fee in an amount proportionate to their respective time in service as Governance and Nominating Committee Chair in 2025.

Old Republic International Corporation 18 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners, Directors, and Executive Officers

The following tables show with respect to (i) each person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Common Stock of the Company; (ii) the 401(k) Plan; (iii) each director of the Company (including nominees); (iv) the named executive officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table elsewhere in this proxy statement; and (v) all directors and executive officers, as a group: (a) the total number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as of March 1, 2026, except as otherwise noted, and (b) the percent of the class of Common Stock so owned. Amounts shown are calculated in accordance with Rule 13d(3) of the Exchange Act. Unless otherwise described in the footnotes, the named entity or individual has sole voting and investment power over the shares reported in the table.

	Title of Class			Name of Beneficial Owner			Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership			Percent of Class(*) %
	Common Stock 5% beneficial owners and 401(k) Plan			BlackRock, Inc. 50 Hudson Yards New York, New York 10001			31,749,084(1)			11.30
				The Vanguard Group 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355			28,156,630(2)			10.12
				Old Republic International Corporation 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan 307 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60601			17,741,061(3)			7.26

[Continued on next page.]

Old Republic International Corporation 19 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Name of Beneficial Owner

Common Stock(*)

Percent of Class(*) %

Directors (including nominees)

Barbara A. Adachi

9,368

​**

Steven J. Bateman

31,590

**

Lisa J. Caldwell

​​11,904

**

Michael D. Kennedy

12,311

**

Charles J. Kovaleski

17,807

**

Spencer LeRoy III

​102,725(4)

**

Peter B. McNitt

11,870

**

Glenn W. Reed

21,433

**

Therace M. Risch

10,625

**

Craig R. Smiddy***

1,182,612(5)

0.48

J. Eric Smith

1,223

**

Fredricka Taubitz

​22,285

**

​Steven R. Walker

​71,101(6)

**

Named Executive Officers

W. Todd Gray

​335,156(7)

0.14

​Carolyn Monroe

99,580(8)

​**

Stephen J. Oberst

603,314(9)

0.25

Frank J. Sodaro

289,221(10)

0.12

Directors and Executive Officers as a group (19 individuals)(11)

3,269,553(12)

1.32

*
Includes, as applicable, shares of common stock held directly, shares of common stock that have been allocated to the employer matching, employee savings and/or employer non-elective contribution accounts of the executive officer as a participant in the 401(k) Plan, shares held indirectly by a spouse or other immediate family member or in a trust, restricted stock awards that are subject to forfeiture and other restrictions until their time-based vesting on March 16, 2026 (prior to such vesting, the respective owners of these restricted stock awards have voting power, but not dispositive power, with respect to these shares), shares not outstanding that may be acquired within 60 days through the exercise of options, and restricted stock units that vest within 60 days. Shares not outstanding that may be acquired within 60 days through the exercise of options and restricted stock units that vest within 60 days are deemed outstanding for the purpose of calculating the number and percentage owned by such person, but are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of calculating the percentage owned by each other person listed. This table excludes 401(k) Plan shares for which a director may be deemed to have investment and voting power as a result of being a member of the Compensation Committee.

**
Less than one-tenth of one percent.

***
Also a named executive officer.

1.
Reflects the number of shares and percent of ownership as of December 31, 2023 shown in BlackRock, Inc’s most recent Schedule 13G filing. BlackRock, Inc. has reported sole and shared voting power for 31,053,376 and – 0 – shares, respectively, and sole and shared dispositive power for 31,749,084 and – 0 – shares, respectively.

Old Republic International Corporation 20 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2.
Reflects the number of shares and percent of ownership as of March 28, 2024 shown in The Vanguard Group’s most recent Schedule 13G filing. The Vanguard Group has reported that it has sole and shared voting power for – 0 – and 97,402 shares, respectively, and sole and shared dispositive power for 27,778,704 and 377,926 shares, respectively.

3.
Under the terms of the 401(k) Plan, (i) a participant is entitled to vote the shares of Company Common Stock held by the 401(k) Plan that have been allocated to the participant’s account; and (ii) the Compensation Committee of the Company is authorized to vote the unallocated shares of Company Common Stock held by the 401(k) Plan and shares allocated to a participant when a participant fails to exercise his or her voting rights. The Compensation Committee may be deemed to have sole investment power with respect to unallocated stock and shared power for allocated stock held by the 401(k) Plan.

4.
The amount reported for Mr. LeRoy includes 16,617 shares held in IRA or Roth IRA trusts for Mr. LeRoy’s benefit.

5.
The amount reported for Mr. Smiddy includes 45,519 shares held in the 401(k) Plan, 986,766 shares not outstanding that may be acquired within 60 days through the exercise of options, 18,751 restricted stock units that vest within 60 days, 27,388 restricted stock awards, and 104,188 shares held directly.

6.
The amount reported for Mr. Walker includes 30,000 shares held in IRA and SEP-IRA trusts for Mr. Walker’s benefit, and 26,500 shares held by his wife.

7.
The amount reported for Mr. Gray includes 5,168 shares held in the 401(k) Plan, 268,440 shares not outstanding that may be acquired within 60 days through the exercise of options, 6,759 restricted stock units that vest within 60 days, 8,350 restricted stock awards, and 46,439 shares held directly.

8.
The amount reported for Ms. Monroe includes 1,452 shares held in the 401(k) Plan, 64,454 shares not outstanding that may be acquired within 60 days through the exercise of options, 5,799 restricted stock units that vest within 60 days, 7,348 restricted stock awards, and 20,527 shares held directly. Ms. Monroe’s restricted stock awards are subject to restrictions, including time-based vesting on March 16, 2026, but not forfeiture because Ms. Monroe has attained age 65 and 10 years of service.

9.
The amount reported for Mr. Oberst includes 109,720 shares held in the 401(k) Plan, 450,460 shares not outstanding that may be acquired within 60 days through the exercise of options, 7,689 restricted stock units that vest within 60 days, 11,690 restricted stock awards, and 23,755 shares held directly.

10.
The amount reported for Mr. Sodaro includes 4,455 shares held in the 401(k) Plan, 234,307 shares not outstanding that may be acquired within 60 days through the exercise of options, 5,760 restricted stock units that vest within 60 days, 8,350 restricted stock awards, and 36,349 shares held directly.

11.
Includes executive officers who are not named executive officers.

12.
The amount reported for Directors and Executive Officers as a group includes 176,505 shares held in the 401(k) Plan, 2,354,291 shares not outstanding that may be acquired within 60 days through the exercise of options, 56,278 restricted stock units that vest within 60 days, 79,826 restricted stock awards, and 602,653 shares held directly.

Old Republic International Corporation 21 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Procedures for the Approval of Related Person Transactions

Directors and executive officers are required to provide reasonable prior notice to the Company of any related party transaction, as defined by the Listed Company Standards of the NYSE and SEC rules. Such transactions or relationships shall be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Executive Committee composed of independent members: one from the Executive Committee, who serves as the Chair, and the chairs of the Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committees. The current members of this subcommittee are Mr. LeRoy III (Chair), Mr. Bateman, Mr. McNitt, and Mr. Kennedy.

Under the procedures established by the subcommittee, a reasonable prior review of such related party transaction must be conducted to determine the appropriate action, if any, to take. If, based upon such prior reviews, the subcommittee concludes that such related party transaction is inconsistent with the interests of the Company and its shareholders, it shall prohibit it. Any director who is the subject of an existing or potential related party transaction will not participate in the decision-making process relating to such transaction. During 2025, there were no related party transactions.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Based on Company records and other information, the Company believes that all reports required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act were timely filed during the year ended December 31, 2025, except that a Form 4 for Mr. Dixon due January 31, 2025 relating to an equity grant made on January 29, 2025 was filed on February 11, 2025 due to an administrative matter relating to his EDGAR codes.

Shareholder Communications with the Board

Shareholders of the Company and other interested parties may communicate with the Chairman, Lead Independent Director, the independent directors, the Board of Directors as a whole, or with any individual director. Such communications must be in writing and sent to Old Republic International Corporation, c/o Corporate Secretary, 307 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601. The Corporate Secretary will promptly forward such communications to the intended recipient.

Old Republic International Corporation 22 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 1

Election of Directors

Old Republic’s and several of its significant regulated operating companies’ Boards of Directors have been classified into three classes for many decades. This staggered board organization recognizes policyholders’ dependence on stability and reliability to meet obligations of financial indemnity over long periods of time. The Board currently has thirteen directors divided into Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. Two Class 3 directors are standing for re-election to hold office until the 2029 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders or until their successors duly elected and qualified.

Selection of Director Candidates

Pursuant to its charter, the Governance and Nominating Committee evaluates and proposes to the Board of Directors new and continuing candidates for the Board and its Committees. The Committee identifies candidates through a variety of means, including professional search firms, recommendations from members of the board, suggestions from members of the Company’s management, and properly submitted nominations from shareholders (see “Director Candidate Recommendations” elsewhere in this proxy statement). The Committee has the sole authority to retain and terminate any search firm to be used to identify director candidates and approve the search firm’s fees and other retention terms.

Each of the two Class 3 directors up for election this year are current directors. These director nominees are:

• Barbara A. Adachi

• Craig R. Smiddy

Charles J. Kovaleski and Fredricka Taubitz are not slated for reelection at the end of their respective three-year terms expiring at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Shareholders. At that time, the size of the Board of Directors will be reduced from thirteen to eleven members, of whom ten are classified as independent. While the Company believes the current size of the Board is appropriate for the Company’s current needs, total membership may vary from time to time.

Board of Directors’ Recommendation

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the Class 3 director nominees. Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted in favor of the election of these nominees unless shareholders specify to the contrary.

Director Qualifications

In considering the qualifications and independence of Board members and candidates, the Governance and Nominating Committee and full Board seek to identify individuals who, at a minimum:

• Satisfy the requirements for director independence, as set out in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, in the Listed Company Standards of the NYSE, and in the regulations of the SEC;

• Are, or have been, senior executives of businesses or professional organizations; and

• Have significant business, financial, accounting and/or legal backgrounds that lend themselves to the unique nature of the Company’s insurance underwriting operations so as to address market, customer, and societal needs.

Old Republic International Corporation 23 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In line with the governance features set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines (see Governance section at www.oldrepublic.com), Old Republic seeks to attract and has retained for many years Board members who possess certain critical personal characteristics, most importantly:

(i)
intelligence, honesty, good judgment, high ethics, and high standards of integrity, fairness, and responsibility;

(ii)
respect within the social, business, and professional community for their principles and insights;

(iii)
demonstrated analytic ability; and

(iv)
ability and initiative to frame insightful questions, to challenge questionable assumptions collegially, and to disagree in a constructive fashion in such circumstances as may arise in the course of the Company’s activities.

Old Republic places great value on Board members’ long-term, successful experience in businesses and professions that can add to its Mission and long-term strategy. A mix of short-, medium-, and long-tenured Board members balances fresh insights and perspectives with a knowledge-based, long-term perspective on the Company’s business that provides greater assurance of stability, continuity, and sustainability of the enterprise and its Mission.

The long-term orientation to board service notwithstanding, an individual will not be slated for election to the Board following his or her 75th birthday, unless such individual is subject to a review by the Governance and Nominating Committee. This review will consider an individual's willingness to serve and his or her ability to make an ongoing contribution to the Company's governance and operations. Pursuant to this policy, at its meeting to slate directors for 2026, the Governance and Nominating Committee evaluated the qualifications and long-term continuing contributions of Ms. Adachi as a director and recommended waiving the policy’s application to Ms. Adachi. The Board, with Ms. Adachi abstaining, unanimously approved the Governance and Nominating Committee’s recommendation and slated Ms. Adachi as an incumbent director for re-election at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders.

In furtherance of the Board’s commitment to its oversight responsibilities related to cybersecurity risk and the Company’s practices and protocols for the use of artificial intelligence systems, the Board of Directors elected Therace M. Risch, a broadly experienced technology executive with domain expertise in technology transformation, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence systems, as a director and member of the Audit Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee, effective March 18, 2024. Further, Ms. Adachi and Mr. Kovaleski, both members of the Audit Committee, each completed the requirements for, and received, a CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute in January and August 2024, respectively.

Old Republic International Corporation 24 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Board Diversity and Skills Matrix

While the Company does not have a formal policy governing diversity among directors or candidates, the Board recognizes the value of diversity of skills, experience, background, and perspective and endeavors to have a well-rounded Board, as reflected in the matrix below.

Old Republic International Corporation 25 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2026 Director Nominees and Continuing Directors

The nominees and continuing directors of the Company are listed below. Two Class 3 directors are to be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders for a term of three years and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nominees are current directors standing for re-election. It is intended that, in the absence of contrary specifications, votes will be cast pursuant to the enclosed proxies for the election of such nominees. Should any of the nominees become unable or unwilling to accept nomination or election, it is intended that, in the absence of contrary specifications, the proxies will be voted for the balance of those named and for a substitute nominee or nominees. However, the Company does not expect such an occurrence. All of the nominees have consented to be slated and to serve as directors if elected.

Given the reasons and background information cited next to each nominee’s and each continuing director’s name below, and as illustrated in the diversity and skills matrix above, the Board of Directors believes that each of the nominees and the other continuing directors are highly qualified to serve Old Republic’s shareholders and other stakeholders.

Nominees for Election: CLASS 3 (Term to expire in 2029)

Barbara A. Adachi
Independent Director
Since: 2021
Age: 75
Retired from Deloitte in 2013, Ms. Adachi was formerly the chief executive and National Managing Partner for Deloitte Consulting’s Human Capital Consulting Practice. For over 20 years, she focused on human capital strategy, organization transformation, executive compensation and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Prior to Deloitte, she spent 18 years in the insurance industry specializing in employee benefits and workers’ compensation. She became NACD Directorship Certified® in 2022 and received a CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute in January 2024.
 
Ms. Adachi’s extensive business experience in insurance, consulting and human capital matters harmonizes well with the Company’s business needs.
 
Committees: Audit, Governance and Nominating

Craig R. Smiddy
Director
Since: 2019
Age: 61
Mr. Smiddy was elected as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer in 2019. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since June 2018. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Old Republic Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (formerly Old Republic General Insurance Group, Inc.) since August 2015 and December 2019, respectively, and served as Chief Operating Officer of Old Republic Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. from August 2013 to December 2019. Before joining the Company, he was President of the Specialty Markets Division of Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.
 
Mr. Smiddy’s significant experience in, and knowledge of, the business and the risk factors associated with the insurance industry and especially the insurance specialty markets harmonize well with the Company’s business needs.
 
Committees: Executive (Chair)

Old Republic International Corporation 26 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Continuing Directors: CLASS 1 (Term expires in 2027)

Michael D. Kennedy
Independent Director
Since: 2020
Age: 69
Until his retirement in 2024, Mr. Kennedy served as a senior client partner with Korn Ferry, the global organizational consulting firm, where he was a member of that firm's global financial services market and a leader with Korn Ferry's Diversity Center of Expertise. Prior to joining Korn Ferry, he served in senior positions at several financial services firms, including GE Capital, Wachovia and J.P. Morgan & Co. He was appointed by President Obama to serve as the chair of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the largest pension fund in the United States (the “U.S.”), where he served until his term ended in 2020.
 
Mr. Kennedy brings to the board his expertise and long experience in the financial services industry, which harmonize well with the Company’s business and the Board’s governance objectives.
 
Committees: Audit, Executive, Governance and Nominating (Chair)

Spencer LeRoy III
Independent Director
Since: 2017
(Director Since: 2015)
Age: 79
Until his retirement in 2014, Mr. LeRoy was Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company since 1992. Prior to that, he was a partner with the law firm of Lord, Bissell and Brook (now Troutman Pepper Locke). His legal career involved all aspects of insurance, corporate governance, and financial-related matters.
 
Mr. LeRoy has long and significant legal experience and extensive knowledge of the Company and its risk factors, which harmonize well with the Company’s business and the Board’s governance objectives.
 
Committees: Executive
 
Chairman of the Board (Since 2021)

Peter B. McNitt
Independent Director
Since: 2019
Age: 71
​​Mr. McNitt is the retired Vice Chair of BMO Harris Bank; a position he held since 2006. Prior to that, he led BMO Harris’ U.S. Corporate Banking as Executive Vice President and U.S. Investment Banking as Executive Managing Director. He also serves as a director of Hub Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HUBG), a provider of intermodal highway and logistics services. He has long-term experience and deep knowledge gained during his more than 40-year-long career. His wide range of responsibilities focused on the delivery of the full breadth of wealth, and commercial and investment banking services to customers.
 
Mr. McNitt’s extensive experience harmonizes well with the Company’s business needs and governance objectives.
 
Committees: Audit, Compensation (Chair), Executive
“Financial Expert” as defined by SEC regulation
 
Current Public Company Directorships: Hub Group, Inc.

Old Republic International Corporation 27 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

J. Eric Smith
Independent Director
Since: 2023
Age: 68
  ​​Mr. Smith was the President and Chief Executive of Swiss Re Americas from 2011 to 2020. Mr. Smith also held a number of executive roles in his career, including President of USAA Life Insurance Company and President of Allstate Financial Services. He also held various positions in property and casualty insurance with COUNTRY Financial over a 20-year period.
 
Mr. Smith’s significant experience in, and knowledge of, the business and the risk factors associated with the insurance industry and especially the insurance specialty markets harmonize well with the Company’s business needs.
 
Committees: Compensation, Governance and Nominating

Steven R. Walker
Independent Director
Since: 2006
Age: 80 Mr. Walker was formerly Senior Counsel and Partner with Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger & Melnick, LLP, attorneys, San Francisco, California. He has significant experience as both an attorney and a business manager during a long career largely focused on the title insurance industry.
 
Mr. Walker’s extensive experience harmonizes well with the Company’s business needs and governance objectives.
 
Committees: Audit, Executive, Governance and Nominating
 
Lead Independent Director (Since 2021)

Continuing Directors: CLASS 2 (Term expires in 2028)

Steven J. Bateman
Independent Director
Since: 2017
Age: 67
An audit partner with the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP until his retirement, Mr. Bateman had a 37-year career as an auditor and business advisor for a large number of organizations engaged in all major insurance fields. During that period of time, he gained a wealth of knowledge and experience in the business and the risk factors associated with the insurance industry.
 
Mr. Bateman’s background and experience harmonize well with the Company’s business and the Board’s governance objectives.
 
Committees: Audit (Chair), Compensation, Executive
“Financial Expert” as defined by SEC regulation

Old Republic International Corporation 28 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lisa J. Caldwell
Independent Director
Since: 2021
Age: 65
Ms. Caldwell is the Chief Executive Officer of Caldwell Collection, LLC, a fashion retail organization, and previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Reynolds American, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and RAI Services until her retirement in 2018. She is a member of the founding board of directors of Triad Business Bank and she has served in leadership roles at many charitable and educational organizations. Ms. Caldwell brings to the Board her general business and entrepreneurial expertise.
 
Ms. Caldwell’s experience as an executive officer of a large corporation and her extensive knowledge of human resource matters harmonize well with the Company’s business and the Board’s governance objectives.
 
Committees: Compensation, Governance and Nominating

Glenn W. Reed
Independent Director
Since: 2017
Age: 73
Mr. Reed served as a Managing Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., one of the world’s largest asset-management firms, until his retirement from the firm in 2017. While at Vanguard, Mr. Reed had overall responsibility for Vanguard’s corporate finance and mutual fund finance functions, most recently heading up the firm’s Strategy division. Prior to joining Vanguard in 2007, he served as general counsel for a multi-line health and life insurance company following a 21-year career as a partner of the Chicago-based law firm of Gardner, Carton & Douglas (now Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath).
 
Mr. Reed’s long experience and deep knowledge in these fields harmonize well with the Company’s business needs and the Board’s governance objectives.
 
Committees: Audit, Compensation
“Financial Expert” as defined by SEC regulation

Therace M. Risch
Independent Director
Since: 2024
Age: 53
Ms. Risch served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information & Technology Officer for American Electric Power Company, Inc. from July 2021 until April 2025 (Senior Vice President and Chief Information & Technology Officer from May 2020 until July 2021). She was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Information & Digital Officer at J.C. Penney Company, Inc. and Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at COUNTRY Financial. Further, she has 10 years of experience directly in the insurance industry working at the St. Paul Companies, Inc. and COUNTRY Financial.
 
Ms. Risch’s broad expertise in the areas of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, technology transformation, and foundational IT operations, as well as her industry-specific business knowledge, harmonize well with the Company’s business needs and governance objectives.
 
Committees: Audit, Governance and Nominating

Old Republic International Corporation 29 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 2

Ratification of the Selection of an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

In accordance with its charter, the Audit Committee has selected the firm of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), an independent registered public accounting firm, to be the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2026. The selection has been approved by the Board of Directors. In the ordinary course of corporate governance, the Board of Directors is asking and recommending that the shareholders ratify this selection. The Company is not required to take any action as a result of the outcome of the vote on this proposal. However, in the event the shareholders fail to ratify this selection, the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee will investigate the reasons for the shareholders’ rejection and may consider whether to retain KPMG or to appoint another independent registered public accounting firm. Even if the selection of KPMG is ratified, the Board of Directors and Audit Committee, at their discretion, may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm if they believe that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and other stakeholders.

See “Corporate Governance — The Board and Its Committees — Audit Committee” elsewhere in this proxy statement for information about the composition of the Audit Committee and a brief description of its primary responsibilities.

External Audit Services

The Audit Committee previously selected KPMG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to examine its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. A member of KPMG will be invited to attend the Company’s Annual Meeting of the Shareholders. He or she will be provided with an opportunity to make a statement, if so desired, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

KPMG’s aggregate fees for professional services for 2025 and 2024 are shown below.

	Type of Fees			2025			2024
	Audit			$7,028,680			$7,018,655
	Audit-Related			195,000			270,000
	Tax			​—			—
	All Other			​—			—
	Total			$7,223,680			$7,288,655

The term “Audit Fees” refers to expenses covering: (a) professional services rendered by the auditors for the audit of the Company’s consolidated annual financial statements and internal control over financial reporting included in the Company’s Form 10-K, (b) reviews without audit of financial statements included in the Company’s Forms 10-Q, and (c) services normally provided by the auditors in connection with mandated audits of statutory financial statements and filings. “Audit-Related Fees” refers to charges for assurance and

Old Republic International Corporation 30 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

related services by the auditors that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” Audits of the Company’s employee benefit plans, when required, are performed by an independent audit firm other than KPMG. “Tax Fees” refers to fees for professional services rendered by the auditors for tax compliance. The term “All Other Fees” refers to fees for products and services provided by the auditors, other than those reported under the preceding categories.

The charter of the Audit Committee requires that it preapprove all non-audit work by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. In determining whether to approve non-audit services, the Committee considers whether the services in question facilitate the performance of the audit, improve the Company’s financial reporting process or are otherwise in the Company’s and its shareholders’ interests. All of the Audit-Related Fees billed to the Company in 2025 and 2024 were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the pre-approval waiver requirements of SEC Regulation S-X.

KPMG has advised the Committee of its independence with respect to the Company.

Board of Directors’ Recommendation

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the ratification of the selection of KPMG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted in favor of the ratification of the selection of this firm unless shareholders specify to the contrary.

Audit Committee Report for 2025

In accordance with its written charter, the Audit Committee performs the oversight role assigned to it by the Board of Directors. As part of its oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee appointed KPMG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

Management has responsibility for preparing the Company's financial statements as well as for the Company's financial reporting process and internal controls. KPMG is responsible for auditing the Company’s financial statements and expressing opinions on the conformity of the Company's audited financial statements with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

During 2025, the Audit Committee met with KPMG, with and without management representatives present, to discuss the results of its examinations, its evaluations of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting. The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management and KPMG the Company’s audited financial statements and the assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The Audit Committee also received from KPMG the written disclosures and the letter required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the SEC regarding KPMG’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, discussed with KPMG their independence from the Company and its management, and considered whether KPMG’s provision of non-audit services to the Company is compatible with maintaining KPMG’s independence.

The Audit Committee reviewed the Company’s internal audit function, including the reporting obligations and proposed audit plans and periodic reports summarizing the results of internal auditing activities. The Audit Committee met regularly with the Company’s legal counsel to review the status of litigation involving the Company or its operating companies. Further, the Audit Committee met regularly with the Company’s Chief Information Security Officer and received reports to monitor and review the Company’s assessment of data protection and cybersecurity risk exposure and mitigation efforts and the Company’s practices and protocols for the use of artificial intelligence systems.

Old Republic International Corporation 31 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Based on the discussions and reviews referred to in this report, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors, and the Board approved, the inclusion of the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

	By the Audit Committee:
	Barbara A. Adachi			Glenn W. Reed
	Steven J. Bateman (Chair)			Therace M. Risch
	Michael D. Kennedy			Fredricka Taubitz
	Charles J. Kovaleski			Steven R. Walker
	Peter B. McNitt

Old Republic International Corporation 32 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 3

Vote on Executive Compensation

Background

Pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the SEC, we are asking our shareholders to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table in this proxy statement, as disclosed in accordance with SEC rules. This proposal is commonly called a “Say-on-Pay” proposal. At the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders, our shareholders approved a non-binding proposal to provide you with a Say-on-Pay proposal on an annual basis. In light of this result, and in accordance with the Board’s recommendation, the Board has determined that ORI will conduct “Say-on-Pay” votes on an annual basis until the next required shareholder advisory vote regarding the frequency of such votes, which is expected to occur at the 2029 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders.

As discussed in detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, Old Republic is committed to sound executive compensation practices that directly link executive compensation to specified performance criteria for both short-term incentive compensation and long-term equity compensation and seek to align executive compensation with shareholder value on an annual and long-term basis.

This vote is advisory and is not binding upon the Board of Directors. The vote is intended to be a measure of the shareholders overall approval of the handling of the Company’s executive compensation matters. This vote is therefore not intended to address any one specific element of compensation or the compensation paid to any one individual. The vote will not result in a change or clawback of any existing or future compensation of any individual. Nor will this vote necessarily result in a change in the elements or compensation programs of the Company, as those decisions remain vested in the Board of Directors. However, if the shareholders fail to give this proposal a favorable vote, the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee will investigate the reasons the resolution did not receive a majority vote. Further, this vote will be taken into consideration when future changes are considered in the elements of compensation, when compensation programs are adopted or changed, and when compensation amounts or incentive awards are approved for executive officers and certain senior managers of the Company.

Proposed Resolution

Resolved, that the shareholders of the Company approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table included in this proxy statement, as disclosed in this proxy statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC, including in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, Summary Compensation Table, and the other related tables and disclosures.

Board of Directors’ Recommendation

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR this resolution. Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted in favor of the resolution.

2025 Executive Compensation Vote

At the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders approximately 97% of shares present in person or by proxy voted to approve the Company’s executive compensation for 2024. The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors considered this vote when it reviewed executive compensation for 2025.

Old Republic International Corporation 33 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Compensation

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides a detailed description of our executive compensation philosophy and objectives, explains how the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors oversees and implements the Company’s executive compensation program, and reviews the Committee’s decisions regarding 2025 compensation for the named executive officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Compensation Philosophy, Objectives, and Practices

Old Republic seeks to align executive officer compensation with shareholder value on an annual and long-term basis through a combination of annual salary, annual performance recognition awards, and equity-based awards. The Company believes that its history of growth over many decades is, in part, a result of its compensation programs that emphasize longer-term growth and the building of long-term shareholder value as well as short-term results by directly linking executive compensation to specified performance criteria for both short-term incentive compensation and long-term equity compensation.

Compensation levels are set to enable the Company to attract, reward, and retain executive officers and other employees critical to its long-term success. Long-term incentives for executive officers include (1) stock options that vest and become exercisable in three equal installments beginning one year after the date of award, (2) restricted stock units that vest in three equal installments beginning one year after the date of award, and (3) performance-based restricted stock units, which vest, if at all, based on the achievement of specified performance criteria, measured over a three-year performance period. The Compensation Committee also awards annual performance-based incentive target cash awards under the Old Republic International Corporation 2023 Performance Recognition Plan (the “Performance Recognition Plan” or “PRP”), as described below under the heading “Performance Recognition Plan (PRP).” The Compensation Committee adopted this structure in order to establish a clear line of sight between performance, accountability, and incentive compensation for short-term and long-term incentive compensation.

Executive officers, including the CEO and CFO, do not have employment contracts. They and all other employees of the Company and its operating companies are “employees-at-will.” Compensation for the CEO, CFO, other executive officers, and certain senior managers of the Company and its operating companies is set annually by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors based either on its sole determination or in consultation with the CEO, provided that the CEO does not consult on his own compensation.

The Board of Directors and Compensation Committee reviewed last year’s advisory “Say-on-Pay” shareholder vote concerning executive officer compensation and took into account that vote (97% of shares present in person or by proxy voted to approve) along with all other considerations in its review and determination of compensation for the current year. The Committee expects to also consider that vote and future votes concerning executive officer compensation when reviewing any possible changes in compensation programs.

The companies Old Republic selected as members of its peer group for 2025 are: American Financial Group, Inc., American International Group, Inc., W. R. Berkley Corporation, Chubb Limited, Cincinnati Financial Corporation, CNA Financial Corporation, Fidelity National Financial, Inc., First American Financial Corporation, The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (formerly The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.), Stewart Information Services Corporation, and The Travelers Companies, Inc. A comparison of the aggregate stock performance of Old Republic and this peer group appears in a chart in Part II of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and elsewhere in this proxy statement.

Old Republic International Corporation 34 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Considerations in Reaching Compensation Decisions

With the goal of attracting, retaining, incentivizing, and rewarding executives, Old Republic focuses on the individual performance of the executives and rewards performance that the Compensation Committee believes will lead to both the short-term and long-term success of the Company and its operating companies. The Committee evaluates the Company’s CEO and the other executive officers’ performance and compensation primarily in the context of the following factors:

• Vision and planning in managing the Company for the long run;

• Strategies established and implemented to accomplish this important objective;

• Leadership qualities;

• Judgment in making decisions regarding plans and general management of the Company’s affairs;

• Commitment to achieving goals, especially when faced with adversity;

• Ability in setting objectives and promoting the best interests of the Company’s shareholders, the beneficiaries of its operating companies’ insurance policies, and those of its other stakeholders; and

• Adherence to high ethical standards that promote and protect the Company’s good name, culture, and reputation.

None of these factors is given any greater weight than another. Rather, each Compensation Committee member subjectively reviews these factors in the aggregate and exercises business judgment in reaching conclusions. The Committee independently evaluates the CEO’s performance and compensation, and that of other executive officers and certain senior managers in consultation with the CEO.

In setting performance objectives for awards granted under the PRP, the Committee considers, among other matters, the Company’s financial performance, objectives, and strategy.

Elements of Compensation

The Compensation Committee has established a total compensation package designed to attract, retain, incentivize, and reward executives. The compensation paid to the CEO, CFO, other executive officers, and certain senior managers of the Company and its operating companies is comprised of the following elements treated as a total compensation package:

• Annual salary;

• Annual cash performance awards;

• Equity-based awards; and

• Other employee benefits such as life and health insurance and the 401(k) Plan.

Annual Salary Compensation Practices

The Company’s objective in regard to all of its employees is to set annual salaries at amounts that:

• Are reasonably competitive in the context of prevailing salary scales in the insurance industry, and

• Provide a fixed, reasonable source of annual income commensurate with the individual’s work responsibilities.

The primary factors considered, in varying degrees, in the establishment of annual salaries for executive officers and certain senior managers are:

• The individual’s level of responsibility and experience;

• The size and complexity of the operation with which the individual is associated;

Old Republic International Corporation 35 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• The success of the operation with which the individual is associated; and

• The individual’s contribution to the success of the operation with which the individual is associated.

When making these evaluations, the prevailing salary scales in the insurance industry, the annual consumer price index, the trends in salary levels in published or private compilations and reports, and the data contained in the proxy statements of selected publicly held insurance organizations are taken into account. No formula, set benchmark or matrix is used in determining annual salary adjustments. The decision regarding each executive officer, other than the CEO, and certain senior managers is subjectively based upon all of the above factors, with the Compensation Committee members exercising their business judgment in consultation with the CEO. The Compensation Committee has sole authority for establishing CEO compensation based on the above factors and the Committee’s business judgment.

The salaries of the executive officers are reviewed on an annual basis during the first quarter of the year, and concurrently with a promotion or other significant change in responsibilities. Prior compensation, including prior cash and/or deferred incentive awards, bonuses and prior gains from equity awards are not taken into account when setting current annual salaries for the CEO, CFO, and any other executive officer of the Company.

Performance Recognition Plan (PRP)

Under the PRP, the Compensation Committee determines the amount of the performance-based award opportunity for a designated performance period based on specified performance criteria and performance objectives for each participant. The performance criteria used by the Compensation Committee may include either objective or subjective criteria that measure performance by the Company, an operating segment or other affiliate, and/or a participant’s performance. These criteria may include, but are not limited to, customary industry, corporate, or financial performance measures. Each performance objective is weighted against the other performance objectives selected for an award and specifies the percentage that can be earned based on the level of achievement. Each cash award under the PRP is calculated by reference to the participant’s target award approved by the Committee for the award year equal to a percentage of the participant’s base salary. Cash awards are paid in the tax year following the performance period. Annual PRP cash awards also have a discretionary component that subjectively measures an individual’s performance. The Compensation Committee determines the amounts paid under an award depending on the level of achievement of the applicable weighted performance objectives during the performance period.

Awards under the PRP have such vesting and change of control provisions as specified in the award agreement. In general, PRP award recipients must be employed by the Company or one of its affiliates on the date of payment for the award to vest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) if an award recipient dies or becomes disabled during the performance period for the award, the executive’s award will vest pro rata and (2) if an award recipient experiences a separation from service without cause in connection with a change in control, the award will vest in full.

2025 Annual Performance-Based Cash Bonuses under the PRP

The Compensation Committee determined payments earned under the 2025 annual performance-based cash bonuses under the PRP (the “2025 PRP awards”) in February 2026 based on award targets approved by the Committee in 2025. The performance period under the 2025 PRP awards was calendar year 2025. In establishing the performance targets for the 2025 PRP awards, the Compensation Committee reviewed advice from Fredrick W. Cook, Inc. regarding market practices and considered Mr. Smiddy’s recommendations for executive officers (other than himself) and certain senior managers.

The 2025 PRP awards granted to all of the named executive officers other than Ms. Monroe were dependent on the level of achievement of the following performance criteria (weighted as noted): (i) $/% change – Net Earned Premiums & Fees (excluding the results of the Title and RFIG run-off segments) for the Company’s consolidated business, which reflects the change in the amount of net earned premiums and fees earned during 2025 as compared to the prior year, of 4.0% (threshold), 9.0% (objective), 14.0% (maximum) (35% weighting); (ii) % Underwriting Margin/Combined Ratio for the Company’s consolidated business, which reflects underwriting

Old Republic International Corporation 36 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

margin/combined ratio for the performance period, of 99.0% (threshold), 92.5% (objective), 89.0% (maximum) (35% weighting); and (iii) a discretionary component approved by the Compensation Committee that subjectively measures an individual’s performance during the performance period (30% weighting). For Ms. Monroe, the performance criteria consisted of the following (weighted as noted): (i) % Underwriting Margin/Combined Ratio for the Company’s Title segment, which reflects underwriting margin/combined ratio for the performance period, of 99.0% (threshold), 96% (objective), 93.0% (maximum) (70% weighting) and (ii) a discretionary component (30% weighting). In all cases, for the non-discretionary criteria, achievement levels less than threshold earned 0%, meeting threshold earned 50%, meeting objective earned 100%, and meeting or exceeding maximum earned 200%, with achievement levels between threshold and maximum interpolated accordingly. The achievement level of the discretionary component earned between 0% and 200%.

The 2025 PRP target bonus amount payable as a percentage of base salary for the named executive officers were: Mr. Smiddy, 200% of salary; Mr. Sodaro and Ms. Monroe, 130% of salary; and Messrs. Gray and Oberst, 145% of salary.

For 2025, (i) the achievement level for the two non-discretionary criteria for the named executive officers other than Ms. Monroe was as follows: $/% change – Net Earned Premiums & Fees (excluding Title and RFIG run-off segments) for the Company’s consolidated business was 10.8% (resulting in above-threshold achievement of 136.7%) and % Underwriting Margin/Combined Ratio for the Company’s consolidated business was 94.7% (resulting in above-threshold achievement of 83.1%) and (ii) the achievement level for the non-discretionary criteria for Ms. Monroe was as follows: % Underwriting Margin/Combined Ratio for the Company’s Title segment was 97.6% (resulting in above-threshold achievement of 73.3%). The following table shows the target bonus amount, earned amount based on level of achievement for each of the performance criteria, and the total bonus amount for each of the named executive officers.

	Executive			Target Bonus Amount			$/% change in Net Earned Premium and Fees			% Underwriting Margin/Combined Ratio			Discretionary			Total
	Craig R. Smiddy			$1,980,769			$947,699			$576,107			$653,654			$2,177,460
	Frank J. Sodaro			​796,000			380,846			231,517			262,680			875,043
	W. Todd Gray			​932,852			446,323			271,320			307,841			1,025,484
	Carolyn Monroe			​950,446			N/A			487,674			313,648			801,321
	Stephen J. Oberst			​1,024,481			490,163			297,970			338,079			1,126,212

Equity Awards under Incentive Compensation Plan

The Company believes executive officers, certain senior managers, and certain other employees of the Company and its operating companies who make substantial contributions to long-term performance should have an equity ownership in the Company to better align their interests with those of the shareholders. Equity awards are currently made under the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan that was approved by shareholders in May 2022.

The 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan permits the granting of a broad variety of equity incentives, including any or all of the following types of awards: (1) stock options, (2) restricted stock awards, (3) restricted stock units, (4) performance grants, and (5) stock appreciation rights. The Compensation Committee has the authority to: (i) select the participants to whom awards may be granted; (ii) determine the type or types of awards to be granted; (iii) determine the number of awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances awards shall be deferred; and (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances any award shall be canceled or suspended.

Old Republic International Corporation 37 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The objective of the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan is to encourage:

• Alignment of shareholder and employee interests;

• Employee efforts to grow shareholder value; and

• A commitment to the Company.

Accordingly, these awards have not been limited to the CEO, CFO, and other named executive officers, but have also been granted to several hundred employees of the Company and its operating companies. The factors considered when making these awards include:

• The individual’s level of responsibility and experience;

• The size and complexity of the operation with which the individual is associated;

• The success of the operation with which the individual is associated; and

• The individual’s contribution to the success of the operation with which the individual is associated.

The relative significance of the above factors with respect to awards granted to the CEO, CFO, and the other executive officers is determined subjectively by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee gives consideration to the segmented and consolidated results of the Company using business judgment and consultation with the CEO for awards to executive officers other than the CEO.

These awards are typically made once a year, usually during the first quarter following receipt of the independent registered public accounting firm’s report on the financial statements for the preceding year. The Compensation Committee approves the individual award granted to the CEO, CFO, and the other executive officers. The Compensation Committee also approves a total pool of awards to be made to other employees, with such awards to be determined by the CEO. Each award is made at the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the date the award is granted (the grant date).

When making these awards, the other sources of compensation for the participant, such as base salary and any other awards, are taken into account. The Compensation Committee does not take material nonpublic information into account when determining the timing and terms of these awards, and the Company does not time the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of ‎executive compensation.‎

2025 Equity Awards

On March 11, 2025, the Compensation Committee granted time-based restricted stock units with dividend equivalent rights (“RSUs”), performance-based restricted stock units with dividend equivalent rights (“PSUs”), and non-qualified stock options (“Options”) under the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan, as follows:

RSUs

The RSUs are rights to receive shares of Common Stock, which vest in three equal installments beginning one year after the date of the award. Within 60 days after each installment vests annually, the vested RSUs will be paid in Common Stock, and any associated dividend equivalents will be paid in cash.

The named executive officers received the following number of RSUs: Craig R. Smiddy, 27,397; Frank J. Sodaro, 8,263; W. Todd Gray, 9,759; Carolyn Monroe, 8,685; and Stephen J. Oberst, 11,047.

PSUs

The PSUs are rights to receive shares of Common Stock, which vest, if at all, based on the achievement of specified performance criteria, measured over a three-year performance period. The performance criteria for the 2025 PSUs granted to all of the named executive officers consist of: (i) 3-Year Average Operating ROE, which reflects the operating return on equity (calculated by dividing net operating

Old Republic International Corporation 38 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

income (excluding both realized and unrealized investment gains or losses) by shareholders’ equity) over the three-year performance period, of 6% (threshold), 12% (objective), 18% (maximum) (50% weighting) and (ii) 3-Year Book Value Annual Compound Total Return Per Share (including dividends), which reflects the total return per share over the three-year performance period, of 6% (threshold), 12% (objective), 18% (maximum) (50% weighting). The number of shares of Common Stock earned under the PSUs will depend on the level of achievement (threshold, objective, or maximum) of the performance objectives over the performance period, subject to the weighting criteria referenced above. Less than threshold will earn 0%, meeting the threshold will earn 50%, meeting the objective will earn 100% and meeting or exceeding the maximum will earn 200%, with achievement levels between the threshold and the maximum interpolated accordingly. Any dividend equivalent rights and fractional shares are paid in cash.

After the three-year performance period, the Compensation Committee will determine the level of achievement of the PSUs. Within 90 days after the date the Compensation Committee certifies the level of achievement, any vested PSUs will be paid in Common Stock and any associated dividend equivalents will be paid in cash.

The named executive officers received the following number of PSUs (target): Craig R. Smiddy, 82,192; Frank J. Sodaro, 24,789; W. Todd Gray, 29,277; Carolyn Monroe, 26,055; and Stephen J. Oberst, 33,140.

Options

The options under the 2025 Stock Option Award Agreements vest in equal installments over three years, subject to continued employment with the Company.

The named executive officers received the following number of Options: Craig R. Smiddy, 142,857; Frank J. Sodaro, 43,086; W. Todd Gray, 50,886; Carolyn Monroe, 45,286; and Stephen J. Oberst, 57,600.

Effect of Separation from Service

With respect to the RSUs and the Options, in the event of the executive’s separation from service for any reason prior to vesting, all awards held by the executive shall be automatically forfeited by the executive as of the date of termination, unless such termination was due to the executive’s retirement due to Disability or death. In addition, if the executive retires in good standing on or after attaining age 65 and with 10 years of service with the Company and/or its operating companies, the awards will continue to vest for the remainder of the three-year period, subject to the executive’s ongoing compliance with any restrictive covenants contained in any agreement with, or any plan, policy, or program of, the Company and/or its operating companies.

With respect to the PSUs, in the event of the executive’s separation from service for any reason prior to the end of the performance period, all PSUs held by the executive shall be automatically forfeited by the executive as of the date of termination, unless such termination was due to the executive’s retirement due to Disability, death, or the executive retires in good standing on or after attaining age 65 and with 10 years of service with the Company and/or its operating companies, in which event, the grantee will continue to be eligible to vest in the PSUs, depending upon the achievement of the performance as determined after the end of the performance period and subject to the executive’s ongoing compliance with any restrictive covenants contained in any agreement with, or any plan, policy, or program of, the Company and/or its operating companies.

In addition, the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan contains additional terms regarding the treatment of a RSU, PSU, or Option award upon a change of control of the Company.

ORI 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan

The 401(k) Plan, which has been in place since 1978 and was originally called the Old Republic International Corporation Employees Saving and Stock Ownership Plan, is intended to encourage all of ORI’s eligible employees to save in a potentially tax-advantaged manner and benefit from Company matching contributions in the form of ORI Common Stock to build a stake in the Company’s business. At March 1, 2026, the 401(k) Plan held approximately 7.3% of ORI’s Common Stock.

Old Republic International Corporation 39 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In general, the Company makes two types of employer contributions to the 401(k) Plan: (1) a safe harbor nonelective contribution equal to 3% of eligible compensation for all eligible employees; and (2) a performance-based matching contribution based on a formula determined by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of each plan year. The matching formula for the 2025 plan year was determined based on a percentage of eligible compensation for certain levels of achievement of the combined ratio for Old Republic’s consolidated business.

Employees’ savings and safe harbor nonelective cash contributions are invested, at the employees’ direction, in a number of publicly-traded mutual funds, and, for certain contributions to their 401(k) Plan accounts, employees may elect to purchase the Company’s Common Stock as an investment option. Employer matching contributions are initially contributed using the Company’s Common Stock, but employees may immediately diversify the investment of matching contributions into alternative mutual funds available for investment under the 401(k) Plan. The number of times that employees could change their investments into or out of the Company’s Common Stock is subject to an annual limitation.

For matching contributions for plan years prior to 2025 and for employer discretionary contributions, vesting occurs in increments of 20% per year, beginning after one year of service. However, a participant becomes vested in the account balance allocated from employer contributions upon being totally and permanently disabled, death, or upon the attainment of age 65. For matching contributions made in 2025 or later plan years and for safe harbor nonelective contributions, such contributions are 100% vested.

Benefits are payable upon termination of service, death or disability, or following retirement, and are subject to minimum distribution requirements set forth under the Internal Revenue Code. Benefits are also payable via in-service withdrawals, and the minimum age for participants to request in-service withdrawals is 59.5. The 401(k) Plan includes automatic enrollment contributions for new employees equal to 6% of the employee’s compensation unless they opt out. The 401(k) Plan also allows for designated Roth contributions and in-plan Roth conversions. At the election of the participant, benefits derived from employer matching contributions are distributable either in cash or the Company’s Common Stock at the time of a distributable event. Participants who are active employees can take loans from their vested account balances.

In addition to the matching contributions and safe harbor nonelective contributions, employer discretionary contributions can be made under the 401(k) Plan. Discretionary contributions are characterized as a percentage of the participant’s eligible annual compensation subject to tax law limits, are made in cash, and are subject to the participants’ investment elections.

Deferred Compensation Plan

The Board adopted the Old Republic International Corporation Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “DCP”), effective on January 1, 2025, in order to provide executive officers and certain other highly compensated employees designated as eligible to participate with the ability to defer compensation. The DCP constitutes an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. The DCP permits participants to voluntarily elect to defer portions of their compensation, which will be credited to a bookkeeping account (“Participant Accounts”) and make elections regarding the timing of the distribution of such compensation, in accordance with the terms of the DCP and Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Such deferrals will be fully vested at all times. At its sole discretion, the Company may credit Participant Accounts with contributions from the Company, which may be subject to vesting requirements. The amounts credited to each Participant Account shall be adjusted for hypothetical investment earnings, expenses, gains or losses in an amount equal to the earnings, expenses, gains or losses attributable to the investment options selected by the participant. In 2025, the Board approved amending the DCP to permit directors to participate beginning January 1, 2026.

Other Benefits

The Company does not provide any significant compensation by way of perquisites or personal benefits to its executive officers or any other employees. Such benefits that are provided to executive officers include the personal value attributed to the use of Company-supplied automobiles, certain club membership dues, the value of certain personal meals, annual executive physicals, and

Old Republic International Corporation 40 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

limited travel and meal expense reimbursements related to spouses accompanying executive officers at business events at which spousal attendance is expected. Executive officers may be reimbursed for spousal travel and meals only when it is for an approved business purpose, in which case a related tax gross-up is provided. Additionally, beginning in 2025, we make personal financial planning services available for our executives. The value of these benefits to the CEO, CFO, and other named executive officers were insignificant and are included with other amounts in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table appearing elsewhere in this proxy statement.

Pension Plan

The Old Republic International Employees Retirement Plan (“Company Pension Plan”) assumed the obligations and assets of other retirement plans maintained by certain operating companies. All of these plans have been closed to new employees for many years. The accrued benefit levels available to each participant in the Company Pension Plan were frozen at December 31, 2013 and no new benefits have accrued to participants since that date.

Mr. Oberst is currently eligible for early retirement benefits and/or in-service withdrawals under the Company Pension Plan. Messrs. Smiddy, Sodaro, and Gray and Ms. Monroe are not participants in the Company Pension Plan or any pension plan previously sponsored by an operating company of the Company. Under the Company Pension Plan, as it applies to Mr. Oberst, benefits were determined by taking into account 1.5% of the participant’s “Final Average Monthly Earnings” (1/60th of the aggregate earnings of the employee during the period of the five consecutive years of service out of the last ten consecutive years of service that results in the highest “Final Average Monthly Earnings”) multiplied by the participant’s years of service. Earnings included base salary and commissions, but excluded bonuses and cash and deferred incentive compensation awards granted under any Company or operating company’s incentive or cash bonus plans. Early retirement benefits are available under the Company Pension Plan for persons who are eligible and elect to retire after attaining age 55 provided they have at least five years of vested service with the Company. In this case, early retirement benefits are adjusted based upon the participant’s age at retirement. The adjustment begins at 50% of normal benefits at age 55. For participants age 55 to 60, the early retirement benefits increase by 3.33% per year. Between ages 60 and 65, they increase by 6.66% per year until they reach 100%. Vested benefits can be paid upon an employee’s attainment of age 70.5. The minimum age for participants to request an in-service withdrawal is 59.5.

Clawback Policy

The Company has adopted a clawback policy that generally provides, in the event of an accounting restatement, the Company shall seek to recover, reasonably promptly, all erroneously awarded compensation from an executive officer during the time period covered in accordance with the Section 303A.14 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual and Section 10D and Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act. The determination of the amount of erroneously awarded compensation, in the case of an accounting restatement, will be made without regard to any individual knowledge or responsibility related to the accounting restatement or the erroneously awarded compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company is required to undertake an accounting restatement, the Company shall recover the erroneously awarded compensation unless the recovery is determined to be impracticable by the Compensation Committee in accordance with the clawback policy. The foregoing description is qualified by reference to the Company’s complete clawback policy, which is filed as an exbibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Securities Trading Policy

The Company has adopted a Securities Trading Policy setting forth policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of the Company’s securities by directors, officers, and employees, and the Company itself. The Company believes that the Securities Trading Policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and applicable listing standards. A copy of the Securities Trading Policy is filed as an exbibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Old Republic International Corporation 41 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Hedging and Pledging Prohibited

The Company’s Securities Trading Policy prohibits any director or executive officer and certain other senior employees of the Company from engaging in speculative transactions in the Company’s securities, and certain other transactions in the Company’s securities that may lead to inadvertent violations of insider trading laws or create a conflict of interest. Specifically, the following transactions in the Company’s securities are prohibited: short sales; buying or selling options in the Company’s securities, including in put or call options, or any other derivatives or similar instruments in the Company’s securities (e.g., forwards, warrants, collars, swaps, etc.); holding the Company’s securities in margin accounts and/or pledging the Company’s Securities as collateral for loans or other obligations; and hedging transactions.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

The Company encourages all of its employees to own Company Common Stock directly or through employee benefit plans such as its 401(k) Plan. All of its executive officers and directors are expected to own shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The table under the heading “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners, Directors, and Executive Officers” elsewhere in this proxy statement shows the nature and amount of such holdings.

The Company also has an equity ownership policy for its directors and senior officers. Under the Company’s equity ownership policy, directors must own $400,000 of the Company’s Common Stock and are allowed five years to acquire such ownership. For certain senior officers of the Company, the recommended value of Common Stock ownership is based upon the following multiples of the officer’s base salary:

	CEO of the Company			6 times
	President of the Company (if separate from the CEO)			4 times
	Other members of the Office of the CEO			1.5 times

Newly appointed senior officers subject to these guidelines have five years to meet the pertinent requirement.

In measuring compliance with the Company's stock ownership requirement for directors and officers, the Company will consider the greater of current market value attained at any time or original acquisition cost of all shares of Company’s Common Stock owned. Shares held directly, indirectly, in “street name” through a broker, in a trust, and in the 401(k) Plan, or any other ORI benefit plan through which shares of the Company’s Common Stock may be held, as well as unvested (or vested but deferred) restricted stock units and restricted stock awards are included in calculating whether stock ownership requirements are satisfied. Stock options and unvested or unearned performance stock units are not included in calculating whether stock ownership requirements are satisfied.

All of the Company’s directors and executive officers either currently hold in excess of the requirement that applies to them or are within the five-year time period permitted for compliance.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2025, the Compensation Committee was comprised of Steven J. Bateman, Lisa J. Caldwell, John M. Dixon (until May 22, 2025), Peter B. McNitt, Glenn W. Reed, J. Eric Smith, and Fredricka Taubitz, none of whom was an employee or a current or former officer of the Company or any of its operating companies during their time in service on the Compensation Committee and none of whom had any relationship with the Company requiring disclosure under this caption under SEC rules.

Old Republic International Corporation 42 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Compensation Committee Report For 2025

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with the Company’s management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) contained in this proxy statement. Based upon this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended that the CD&A be included in this proxy statement and incorporated by reference into the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

	By the Compensation Committee:
	Steven J. Bateman			Glenn W. Reed
	Lisa J. Caldwell			J. Eric Smith
	Peter B. McNitt (Chair)			Fredricka Taubitz

Old Republic International Corporation 43 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Compensation Tables

Summary Compensation Table

The following table shows the compensation for the named executive officers of the Company.

	SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
	(a) Name and Principal Positions			(b) Year			(c) Salary(1)			(d) Bonus			(e) Stock Awards(2)			(f) Option Awards(3)			(g) Non-equity Incentive Compensation Awards(4)			(h) Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(5)(6)			(i) All Other Compensation(7)			(j) Total
	Craig R. Smiddy
	President and Chief Executive Officer			2025			$990,385			$—			$4,017,533			$972,856			$2,177,460			$—			$80,759			$8,238,993
				2024			985,000			—			3,387,359			854,074			2,416,698			—			36,024			7,679,154
				2023			926,667			—			1,933,420			652,000			2,278,211			—			37,019			5,887,317
	Frank J. Sodaro
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer			2025			612,308			—			1,211,687			293,416			875,043			—			​48,039			​3,040,493
				2024			590,000			—			1,058,306			274,800			909,898			—			24,301			2,857,305
				2023			560,667			—			607,750			228,200			751,854			—			30,677			2,179,148
	W. Todd Gray
	Executive Vice President and Treasurer​​			2025			643,346			—			1,431,060			346,534			1,025,484			—			​79,346			​3,525,770
				2024			630,000			—			1,237,122			320,600			​1,148,238			—			22,557			3,358,517
				2023			589,333			—			607,750			228,200			​1,141,539			—			26,968			2,593,790
	Carolyn Monroe
	Senior Vice President — Title			2025			731,112			—			1,273,568			308,398			801,321			—			​75,681			​3,190,081
				2024			684,097			—			1,023,100			265,640			865,404			—			78,079(8)			2,916,320
	Stephen J. Oberst​
	Executive Vice President​			2025			706,539			—			1,619,895			392,256			1,126,212			34,258			​83,966			​3,963,125
				2024			660,577			—			1,414,473			366,400			1,203,968			—			76,724			3,722,142
				2023			626,346			—			850,850			293,400			1,211,370			33,099			73,198			3,088,263

1.
Reflects amounts earned during the year prior to application of any deferral election by the executive officer.

2.
The amounts shown reflect the grant date fair value of the awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Assumptions made in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 8 to the Company’s audited financial statements included in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The awards shown in this column were made pursuant to the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan. For stock awards granted in 2023, the amounts shown reflect restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) that vest over a three-year term beginning one year after they were awarded and are subject to forfeiture under certain conditions. The value shown is based upon the price of the Company’s Common Stock as of the grant date. For stock awards granted in 2024 and 2025, the amounts shown reflect both (i) restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that vest over a three-year term beginning one year after they were awarded and are subject to forfeiture under certain conditions and (ii) performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”), which vest, if at all, based on the achievement of specified performance criteria measured over a three-year performance period. In the case of Ms. Monroe, who has attained age 65 and 10 years of service, upon retirement, her unvested RSUs and PSUs will continue to vest. The amounts included in this column for PSU grants made during 2024 and 2025 are calculated based on the probable satisfaction of the performance conditions for such awards, determined as of the respective grant date. If the highest level of performance is achieved for the 2024 PSUs, the maximum value of the awards (inclusive of both RSUs and PSUs) at the grant date would be as follows: $5,927,886 for Mr. Smiddy, $1,852,065 for Mr. Sodaro, $2,165,615 for Mr. Gray, $1,790,498 for Ms. Monroe, and $2,476,236 for Mr. Oberst. If the highest level of performance is achieved for the 2025 PSUs, the maximum value of the awards (inclusive of both RSUs and PSUs) at the grant date would be as follows: $7,030,692 for Mr. Smiddy, $2,120,452 for Mr. Sodaro, $2,504,355 for Mr. Gray, $2,228,744 for Ms. Monroe, and $2,834,807 for Mr. Oberst.

Old Republic International Corporation 44 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3.
The amounts shown reflect the grant date fair value of the awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Assumptions made in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 8 to the Company’s audited financial statements included in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The option awards in this column (f) were made pursuant to the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan. The options vest equally over a three-year term beginning one year after they were awarded. If the optionee dies, retires due to disability or the employer of the optionee is divested, vesting acceleration occurs. If an optionee retires in good standing on or after attaining age 65 and with 10 years of service with the Company and/or its operating companies, the options will continue to vest over the three-year term subject to the optionee’s compliance with restrictive covenants. In the case of Ms. Monroe, who has attained age 65 and 10 years of service, upon retirement, her unvested options will continue to vest. In the case of any option granted to an optionee who, as of the grant date: (i) has attained age 65, (ii) is currently an employee of the Company or one of its operating companies, and (iii) has been employed by the Company or one of its operating companies for 10 years or longer, such options are subject to continued vesting over the three-year term and for purposes of valuation are considered fully vested as of the grant date.

The option values represent the estimated present value as of the date the options were granted as calculated utilizing the Black-Scholes-Merton model. Accordingly, the option awards included under this column were granted in the years shown and reflect, among other factors previously noted, an evaluation of earnings trends and returns on equity for prior years. The significant factors and assumptions incorporated in the Black-Scholes-Merton model used to estimate the value of the options include the following:

a)
Options are issued with an exercise price equal to 100% of the per share value at the close of trading (the “Fair Market Value” of Common Stock) on the date of grant. The grant date is the date the Compensation Committee grants an option and the date from which the option term shall be measured.

b)
The term of each option is 10 years (unless such terms are otherwise shortened or forfeited due to termination of employment) and it is assumed that these executives will hold the options granted in 2025 for an average of 7 years and the options granted in 2024 and 2023 for an average of 8 years.

c)
Specific interest rates are used for valuing the awards. Such rates are predicated on the interest rate on U.S. Treasury securities on the date of grant with a maturity date corresponding to that of the expected option life.

d)
A stock price volatility factor is utilized in valuing the option awards. This factor is calculated using closing stock prices for the period prior to the date of grant corresponding with the expected option life.

e)
Expected annual dividend yields ranging between 4.2% and 5.0% are used in the calculation of the awards.

The ultimate value of the options will depend on the future market price of the Company’s Common Stock, which cannot be forecasted with reasonable accuracy. The actual value, if any, that an optionee may realize upon exercise of an option will be based on the excess of the market value over the exercise price on the date the option is exercised.

4.
The awards in this column reflect annual performance-based cash incentive awards under the PRP. Additional details regarding the awards granted for 2025 performance are described above under the heading “2025 Annual Performance-Based Cash Bonuses under the PRP.” Reflects amounts earned during the year prior to application of any deferral election by the executive officer.

5.
Represents the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the accumulated benefits under the Company Pension Plan. Plan benefits were frozen as of December 31, 2013. For 2024, the year-over-year change in the present value of accumulated benefits resulted in a negative amount for Mr. Oberst of $10,827 because of changes in underlying actuarial assumptions and discount rate. SEC rules require that these negative changes be treated as zeros.

6.
The Company does not have any non-qualified deferred compensation plans that credit above market or preferential earnings to participants.

7.
Includes: (a) the Company’s contributions to the executive officers’ 401(k) Plan accounts, (b) the value of the Company’s group term life insurance plan treated as income, (c) the value of the Company’s long-term disability plan treated as income, (d) the value of the personal use of vehicles supplied for Company business for Ms. Monroe and Mr. Oberst, (e) certain club dues for Messrs. Smiddy, Gray, and Oberst, (f) certain personal meals for Messrs. Smiddy, Sodaro, Gray, and Oberst, (g) personal financial planning services, (h) executive physicals for Messrs. Sodaro, Gray, and Oberst and Ms. Monroe (with the cost of Mr. Gray’s executive physical being $29,956), (i) the value of travel and meal expense reimbursements for the spouses of Messrs. Smiddy, Gray, and Oberst related to attendance at business events at which spousal attendance was expected, and (j) tax gross-up payments of $13,035, $326, and $3,699, respectively, to Messrs. Smiddy, Gray, and Oberst related to expense reimbursements for their respective spouse’s attendance at business events at which spousal attendance was expected. Tax gross-up payments are calculated using the applicable executive’s estimated income and employment taxes at the time of payment of the expense reimbursement. Dividend equivalents paid in the year shown above on RSUs are not included in “All Other Compensation” because those amounts were factored into the grant date fair value for the RSU award.

8.
Includes $28,743 as a housing allowance for Ms. Monroe in 2024 (the last year for which she received such an allowance).

Old Republic International Corporation 45 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025

The following table sets forth certain information for each named executive officer in the Summary Compensation Table regarding (i) estimated possible payouts under the Company’s Performance Recognition Plan (“PRP”) and (ii) restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”), and options to purchase shares of Common Stock granted in 2025 pursuant to the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan. The value of the options reported in this table is calculated pursuant to the Black-Scholes-Merton model. Additional information about how these values are determined is disclosed as part of the Summary Compensation Table.

	Name			Grant Date			Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)									Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards(2)									All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#)(3)			All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#)(4)			Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)			Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($)
	(a)			(b)			(c)			(d)			(e)			(f)			(g)			(h)			(i)			(j)			(k)			(l)
							Threshold ($)			Target ($)			Maximum ($)			Threshold (#)			Target (#)			Maximum (#)												​
	Craig R. Smiddy
	PRP						990,385			1,980,769			3,961,539
	RSUs			3/11/25																					27,397									1,004,374
	PSUs			3/11/25												41,096			82,192			164,384									​			3,013,159
	Options			3/11/25																								142,857			36.66			972,856
	Frank J. Sodaro
	PRP						398,000			796,000			1,592,000
	RSUs			3/11/25																					8,263									302,922
	PSUs			3/11/25												12,395			24,789			49,578												908,765
	Options			3/11/25																								43,086			36.66			293,416
	W. Todd Gray
	PRP						466,426			932,852			1,865,704
	RSUs			3/11/25																					9,759									357,765
	PSUs			3/11/25												14,639			29,277			58,554												1,073,295
	Options			3/11/25																								50,886			36.66			346,534
	Carolyn Monroe(5)
	PRP						475,223			950,446			1,900,892
	RSUs			3/11/25																					8,685									318,392
	PSUs			3/11/25												13,028			26,055			52,110												955,176
	Options			3/6/24																								45,286			36.66			308,398
	Stephen J. Oberst
	PRP						512,240			1,024,481			2,048,962
	RSUs			3/11/25																					11,047									404,983
	PSUs			3/11/25												16,570			33,140			66,280												1,214,912
	Options			3/11/25																								57,600			36.66			392,256

1.
The amounts shown in columns (c), (d), and (e) represent the threshold, target, and maximum amounts payable for 2025 performance under the PRP. The material terms of the awards and the actual payouts for 2025 are described above in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Performance Recognition Plan (PRP) and — 2025 Annual Performance-Based Cash Bonuses under the PRP.

2.
PSUs awarded in 2025 are rights to receive shares of the Company’s Common Stock, which vest, if at all, based on the achievement of specified performance criteria, measured over a three-year performance period. The material terms of the PSU awards for 2025 are described above in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis — 2025 Equity Awards — PSUs.

Old Republic International Corporation 46 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3.
RSUs awarded in 2025 are subject to restrictions that lapse in three equal installments beginning one year after the date of the award. The material terms of the RSU awards for 2025 are described above in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis — 2025 Equity Awards — RSUs.

4.
The term of each Option is 10 years from the grant date and the options vest in three equal installments beginning one year after the date of the award. The material terms of the Option awards for 2025 are described above in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis — 2025 Equity Awards — Options.

5.
In the case of Ms. Monroe, who has attained age 65 and 10 years of service, upon retirement, the unvested options, RSUs, and PSUs will continue to vest subject to her compliance with restrictive covenants.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End 2025

The following table sets forth information regarding unexercised options and unvested restricted stock held by the named executive officers.

				Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End 2025
				Option Awards												Stock Awards
	Name			Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable(1)			Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable			Option Exercise Price			Option Expiration Date			Number of Shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested(2)			Market Value of Shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested(3)			Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that have not vested(4)			Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that have not vested(5)
	Craig R. Smiddy			​30,000			—			19.98			03/22/27
				​50,000			—			20.98			02/20/28
				​70,000			—			21.12			03/19/29
				​25,000			—			21.99			08/20/29
				​120,000			​—			22.72			02/25/30
				​140,000			​—			21.30			03/09/31
				​180,000			​—			22.49			03/10/32
				​133,200			​66,800			22.31			03/16/33
				62,097			124,382			27.29			03/06/34
				—			142,857			36.66			03/11/35			​74,070			$3,380,555			​168,929			​$7,709,920
	Frank J. Sodaro			​20,000			​—			16.17			03/17/30
				​30,000			​—			21.30			03/09/31
				​60,000			​—			22.49			03/10/32
				​46,620			​23,380			22.31			03/16/33
				​19,980			​40,020			27.29			03/06/34
				—			43,086			36.66			03/11/35			22,638			1,033,198			​51,889			2,368,214
	W. Todd Gray			1,500			—			19.98			03/22/27
				​4,125			—			20.98			02/20/28
				6,750			—			21.12			03/19/29
				​22,500			​—			22.72			02/25/30
				​40,000			​—			21.30			03/09/31
				​60,000			​—			22.49			03/10/32
				​46,620			​23,380			22.31			03/16/33
				​23,310			46,690			27.29			03/06/34
				—			​50,886			36.66			03/11/35			25,138			1,147,298			60,977			2,782,990
	Carolyn Monroe			16,500			—			21.30			03/09/31
				—			​30,060			22.31			03/16/33
				​—			​38,686			27.29			03/06/34
				—			45,286			36.66			03/11/35			21,856			997,508			52,255			2,384,918

Old Republic International Corporation 47 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

				Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End 2025
				Option Awards												Stock Awards
	Name			Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable(1)			Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable			Option Exercise Price			Option Expiration Date			Number of Shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested(2)			Market Value of Shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested(3)			Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that have not vested(4)			Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that have not vested(5)
	Stephen J. Oberst			​21,000			—			19.98			03/22/27
				​24,000			—			20.98			02/20/28
				​28,000			—			21.12			03/19/29
				​15,000			—			21.99			08/20/29
				​55,000			—			22.72			02/25/30
				​65,000			​—			21.30			03/09/31
				​80,000			​—			22.49			03/10/32
				​59,940			​30,060			22.31			03/16/33
				26,640			53,360			27.29			03/06/34
				—			57,600			36.66			03/11/35			30,770			1,404,343			69,390			3,166,960

1.
Unexercisable options will vest and become exercisable in approximately equal installments as follows: the options expiring on 03/16/33 vest on 03/16/26; the options expiring on 03/06/34 vest on 03/06/26 and 03/06/27; and the options expiring on 03/11/35 vest on 03/11/26, 03/11/27, and 03/11/28.

2.
The amounts shown consist of the following Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units:

	Name			2023 RSAs			2024 RSUs			2025 RSUs
	Craig R. Smiddy			27,388			19,285			27,397
	Frank J. Sodaro			8,350			6,025			8,263
	W. Todd Gray			8,350			7,029			9,759
	Carolyn Monroe			7,348			5,823			8,685
	Stephen J. Oberst			11,690			8,033			11,047

The 2023 RSAs shown above vest on March 16, 2026. The 2024 RSUs shown above vest in two approximately equal annual installments beginning March 6, 2026. The 2025 RSUs shown above vest in three approximately equal annual installments beginning March 11, 2026.

3.
The market value shown was determined by multiplying the sum of the number of shares of restricted stock and RSUs that have not yet vested by $45.64, which represents the closing market price per share of the Company’s Common Stock on the NYSE on December 31, 2025, the last trading day of fiscal 2025.

4.
The amounts shown consist of the following PSUs (target), which vest, if at all, based on the achievement of specified performance criteria, measured over three-year performance periods ending December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2027, respectively:

	Name			2024 PSUs			2025 PSUs
	Craig R. Smiddy			86,737			82,192
	Frank J. Sodaro			27,100			24,789
	W. Todd Gray			31,700			29,277
	Carolyn Monroe			26,200			26,055
	Stephen J. Oberst			36,250			33,140

5.
The market value shown was determined by multiplying the number of PSUs that have not yet vested by $45.64, which represents the closing market price per share of the Company’s Common Stock on the NYSE on December 31, 2025, the last trading day of fiscal 2025.

Old Republic International Corporation 48 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2025

The following table sets forth certain information regarding exercises of stock options by the named executive officers and shares acquired by the named executive officers upon the vesting of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, in each case during 2025.

	Stock Option Exercises and Restricted Stock Vested During 2025
				Option Awards						Restricted Stock Awards and Units
	Name			Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise			Value Realized on Exercise ​			Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting			Value Realized on Vesting
	Craig R. Smiddy			37,500			$974,875			60,313			$2,233,492
	Frank J. Sodaro			25,000			479,350			18,012			666,963
	W. Todd Gray			—			—			18,513			685,865
	Carolyn Monroe			101,754			1,513,242			16,913			628,907
	Stephen J. Oberst			16,000			338,560			25,684			951,061

Pension Benefits in 2025

The following table sets forth the payments and present value of the estimated benefits payable to named executive officers under the Company Pension Plan. The accrued benefit levels available to each participant in the Company Pension Plan were frozen at December 31, 2013 and no new benefits have accrued to participants since that date.

	Pension Benefits
	Name			Plan Name			Number of Years Credited Service			Present Value of Accumulated Benefit(1)			Payments During Last Fiscal Year
	Craig R. Smiddy			None			—			—			—
	Frank J. Sodaro			None			—			—			—
	W. Todd Gray			None			—			—			—
	Carolyn Monroe			None			—			—			—
	Stephen J. Oberst			Company Plan			13.1			$404,603			—

1.
The present value of accumulated benefits payable following assumed retirement is calculated using interest and mortality assumptions consistent with those used for financial reporting purposes with respect to the Company’s audited financial statements. No discount is assumed for separation prior to retirement due to death, disability or termination of employment. The amount shown is based upon accrued service through year end 2013 when Plan benefits were frozen.

Old Republic International Corporation 49 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2025

As discussed above, beginning in 2025, the named executive officers were permitted to participate in the DCP and defer base compensation and amounts awarded under the PRP. Participants are permitted to elect distributions to occur on a specified date (lump sum or installments), separation from service (lump sum or installments), and change in control (lump sum). In addition, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code generally requires that distributions may not occur earlier than six months following the named executive officer’s separation from service.

In addition, under the prior cash incentive plan, the Key Employee Performance Recognition Plan (“KEPRP”), a portion of the named executive officers’ awards were mandatorily deferred, generally until retirement at age 55 or later (payable over 5 years), and participants were not permitted to voluntarily make additional contributions to the KEPRP. The following table sets forth for each named executive officer’s DCP and KEPRP balances as of December 31, 2025 that constitute non-qualified deferred compensation, together with the hypothetical earnings credited thereon.

	​ Name			Executive Contributions 2025(1)			Registrant Contributions 2025			Aggregate Earnings 2025(2)(3)			Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions			Aggregate Deferred Balance as of December 31, 2025(4)
	Craig R. Smiddy			—			—			$154,157			—			$4,008,233
	Frank J. Sodaro			—			—			91,932			—			733,839
	W. Todd Gray			$32,167			—			138,617			—			1,935,920
	Carolyn Monroe			—			—			91,575			—			2,693,146
	Stephen J. Oberst			—			—			351,660			—			3,447,414

1.
The amount reported in this column is related to the executive’s deferrals to the DCP that are reported in the Summary Compensation Table.

2.
With respect to the KEPRP balances, the portion of an executive's account balance accrued on or after January 1, 2005 receives an interest credit calculated under the terms of the applicable KEPRP, which is a specified percentage of the composite investment income yield for the prior year. With respect to the DCP balances, and with respect to the KEPRP balances, beginning in August 2023 (and in lieu of the default composite interest rate), participants were given the opportunity to accrue investment gains or losses based on hypothetical investment elections from a menu of investments similar to the ORI 401(k) Plan (with the exception of Company Common Stock).

3.
None of the amounts reported in this column are reported in the Summary Compensation Table.

4.
The following amounts were reported in the Summary Compensation Table in prior years related to the KEPRPs: $3,094,637 for Mr. Smiddy, $375,299 for Mr. Sodaro, $957,547 for Mr. Gray, $0 for Ms. Monroe, and $1,313,111 for Mr. Oberst.

Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control

None of the executive officers or any other employee of the Company and its operating companies have employment contracts. All are considered “at-will” employees. Further, the Company has no change of control or severance agreements such as “golden parachutes” in place for any of its executive officers. However, awards under certain of the benefit plans referred to above would be affected, in limited ways, by a change of control of the Company (depending on whether the awards are assumed or not in a change in control transaction and whether the grantee experiences a separation of service without cause) or certain terminations of employment. Such an event would not result in additional compensation or benefits being paid to any executive officer or employee for the Company. Rather, depending on whether the awards are assumed or not in the transaction and whether or not the grantee experiences a separation of service without cause, the effect may be to accelerate the vesting of benefits or payments under such plans.

Provided below are summaries by plan of the accelerated vesting provisions under the plans with respect to an executive’s termination of employment or a change of control in which the awards are not assumed.

Old Republic International Corporation 50 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Performance Recognition Plan

Under the PRP, an executive officer is required to be actively employed by the Company or one of its affiliates on the date of payment to receive an award thereunder, and then solely to the extent of the achievement of the applicable performance goals. Awards are paid in the tax year following the performance period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an executive dies or becomes disabled during the performance period, the executive’s award will vest pro rata and will be paid at the same time other awards are paid. In addition, if the executive is terminated without cause in connection with a change in control, the award will vest in full. The amount actually paid on a vested (or pro rata vested) award is subject to the level of achievement of the performance objectives.

2022 Incentive Compensation Plan

For option awards issued under the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan, the options vest over a graded three-year period, with all unvested options immediately vesting upon a change of control of the Company in the event the surviving or successor entity does not continue, assume or replace an executive’s option awards, or if the option awards are assumed and the executive is terminated within 36 months after the change of control. Any awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or performance-based restricted stock units under our 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan will immediately vest and become nonforfeitable upon a change of control of the Company in the event the surviving or successor entity does not continue, assume or replace such awards or if the awards are assumed and the executive is terminated within 36 months after the change of control. The additional terms related to payments upon termination of employment are described above under the Compensation Discussion and Analysis — 2025 Equity Awards.

2016 Incentive Compensation Plan

Under the Company’s prior equity plan, the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, option awards vest 10% at the end of the year of grant, and thereafter annually at the rates of 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30% so that at the end of the fifth fiscal year after the grant all options are 100% vested. Upon a change of control, if the surviving or successor entity does not assume the option awards, then vesting accelerates to the extent of the greater of 10% of the shares covered for each year of service by the executive or the actual vested percentage plus 50% of the unvested remaining shares. In addition, similar accelerated vesting of option awards under the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan occurs in the event of an executive’s retirement in good standing after attaining age 57, death, or retirement due to disability.

Deferred Compensation Plan

Under the DCP, if elected by the participant, any amounts the participant voluntarily elected to defer of their compensation or Company contributions (if any) that were credited to a bookkeeping account (“Participant Accounts”) will be distributed to the participant upon a change in control. In addition, if the Company chose to credit Participant Accounts with contributions from the Company and such contributions were subject to vesting requirements, then such Company contributions will immediately vest upon a change in control. The Company may also choose, at its sole discretion, to terminate and distribute all vested amounts upon a change in control.

In addition, if elected by the participant, any amounts the participant voluntarily elected to defer of their compensation or Company contributions (if any) that were credited to a Participant Account will be distributed to the participant upon the participant’s separation from service.

Deferred Compensation Under KEPRP

Upon a change of control any non-qualified deferred compensation balances, including any unallocated amounts required to be reallocated, provided under the KEPRP will immediately vest and become payable to an executive on the first day of the calendar quarter following the date of the change of control. Upon termination of employment for any reason, the account balance is only paid to the extent vested and is payable in quarterly installments over a five-year period, beginning upon the later of age 55 and termination of employment.

Old Republic International Corporation 51 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In the table below, for illustrative purposes, we have calculated the estimated payments assuming the full acceleration of vesting of all outstanding awards upon a change in control of the Company where the acquiror neither assumes outstanding awards nor provides substitute awards. For purposes of quantifying payments and benefits, amounts are calculated for each of the named executive officers as if the change of control of the Company occurred on December 31, 2025, the last day of the Company’s fiscal year and using a per share value of $45.64, which represents the closing market price per share of the Company’s Common Stock on the NYSE on December 31, 2025, the last trading day of fiscal 2025.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control for Named Executive Officers

	​			Payments and Benefits(1)			Involuntary or Constructive Termination			Change in Control			Involuntary or Constructive Termination following a Change in Control			Death/ Disability			Retirement			Voluntary Resignation
	Craig R. Smiddy			Performance Recognition Plan(2)			$0			$0			$1,980,769			$1,980,769			$0			$0
				Acceleration of Stock and Option Awards(3)(5)			0			16,214,184			16,214,184			16,214,184			0			0
				KEPRP Account Balance(4)			4,008,233			4,008,233			4,008,233			4,008,233			4,008,233			4,008,233
				Total			4,008,233			20,222,417			22,203,186			22,203,186			4,008,233			4,008,233
	Frank J. Sodaro			Performance Recognition Plan(2)			0			0			796,000			796,000			0			0
				Acceleration of Stock and Option Awards(3)(6)			0			5,068,147			5,068,147			5,068,147			0			0
				KEPRP Account Balance(4)			587,071			733,839			733,839			587,071			587,071			587,071
				Total			587,071			5,801,986			6,597,986			6,451,218			587,071			587,071
	W. Todd Gray			Performance Recognition Plan(2)			0			0			932,852			932,852			0			0
				Acceleration of Stock and Option Awards(3)(7)			0			5,789,462			5,789,462			5,789,462			0			0
				KEPRP Account Balance(4)			1,902,755			1,902,755			1,902,755			1,902,755			1,902,755			1,902,755
				Total			1,902,755			7,692,217			8,625,069			8,625,069			1,902,755			1,902,755
	​Carolyn Monroe			Performance Recognition Plan(2)			0			0			950,446			950,446			0			0
				Acceleration of Stock and Option Awards(3)(8)			0			5,200,282			5,200,282			5,200,282			0			0
				KEPRP Account Balance(4)			2,693,147			2,693,147			2,693,147			2,693,147			2,693,147			2,693,147
				Total			2,693,147			7,893,429			8,843,875			8,843,875			2,692,147			2,693,147
	​Stephen J. Oberst			Performance Recognition Plan(2)			0			0			1,024,481			1,024,481			0			0
				Acceleration of Stock and Option Awards(3)(9)			0			6,769,006			6,769,006			6,769,006			0			0
				KEPRP Account Balance(4)			3,447,414			3,447,414			3,447,414			3,447,414			3,447,414			3,447,414
				Total			3,447,414			10,216,420			11,240,901			11,240,901			3,447,414			3,447,414

1.
The amounts shown in this table do not include benefits previously accrued and vested under the DCP. Amounts reported in the “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2025” table with respect to a named executive officer’s account balance in the DCP may be payable at the time of an event described in this table, depending on the participant’s elections (if any) for payment upon separation from service and/or change of control; provided, however, such amounts are payable in a lump sum upon death, disability, or separation from service with a small balance. For information on the accrued amounts payable under the DCP, see the “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2025” table above.

Old Republic International Corporation 52 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2.
Amount reflects the target value of the PRP award granted in 2025 and assumes performance was achieved at the target level.

3.
Amount assumes that (a) all unvested options under the option awards under both the 2016 and 2022 Incentive Compensation Plans have vested and are immediately exercisable and (b) reflects the total value based on the difference between: (i) the market price of our Common Stock underlying the accelerated stock options as of December 31, 2025, and (ii) the exercise price of the stock options. See the Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End 2025 table for the applicable exercise prices. For restricted stock and restricted stock units, the amount assumes the total value of the restricted stock that would become immediately vested upon a change of control, valued using the market price of our Common Stock as of December 31, 2025. For performance-based restricted stock units, the amount assumes the total value of the restricted stock units that would become immediately vested upon a change of control assuming performance was achieved at the target level, valued using the market price of our Common Stock as of December 31, 2025. For purposes of accelerated vesting upon a termination due to “disability,” an executive must be determined to have a physical or mental impairment that is expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months during which the executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of such impairment.

4.
The table shows each executive's KEPRP account balance (including any earnings) as of December 31, 2025. In the event of an executive’s involuntary termination, or death on that date, the executive (or the executive’s beneficiary in the event of the executive’s death) would be entitled to receive the executive’s vested account balance paid in quarterly installments over a five-year period. In the event of a change in control of the Company on that date, the executive's account balance would become immediately vested and payable. There is no payment on termination due to disability.

5.
For Mr. Smiddy, the value reported represents the value of accelerated vesting of 27,388 shares of restricted stock, stock options covering 334,039 shares of Company Common Stock, 46,682 restricted stock units, and 168,929 performance-based restricted stock units.

6.
For Mr. Sodaro, the value reported represents the value of accelerated vesting of 8,350 shares of restricted stock, stock options covering 106,486 shares of Company Common Stock, 14,288 restricted stock units, and 51,889 performance-based restricted stock units.

7.
For Mr. Gray, the value reported represents the value of accelerated vesting of 8,350 shares of restricted stock, stock options covering 120,956 shares of Company Common Stock, 16,788 restricted stock units, and 60,977 performance-based restricted stock units.

8.
For Ms. Monroe, the value reported represents the value of accelerated vesting of 7,348 shares of restricted stock, stock options covering 114,032 shares of Company Common Stock, 14,508 restricted stock units, and 52,255 performance-based restricted stock units.

9.
For Mr. Oberst, the value reported represents the value of accelerated vesting of 11,690 shares of restricted stock, stock options covering 141,020 shares of Company Common Stock, 19,080 restricted stock units, and 69,390 performance-based restricted stock units.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth certain information regarding securities authorized for issuance under the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plans as of year-end 2025. The Company’s Incentive Compensation Plans have been approved by the shareholders.

	Equity Compensation Plan Status as of Year-End 2025
	Plan Category			Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a)			Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights(1) (b)			Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c)
	Equity compensation plans approved by security holders			12,069,827(2)			$24.09			12,217,107
	Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders			—			—			—
	Total			12,069,827			$24.09			12,217,107

1.
The weighted-average exercise price is calculated based solely on the exercise price of the outstanding options and does not reflect shares covered by RSUs or PSUs, neither of which have an exercise price.

2.
Includes 8,701,084 shares subject to options, 998,951 shares covered by RSUs, and 2,369,792 shares representing the number of shares covered by PSUs that may be earned pursuant to rights granted, assuming the highest level of performance is achieved. A total of 64,389 options from the 2016 grant year included in this amount were either exercised or expired between January 1, 2025 and March 23, 2026.

Old Republic International Corporation 53 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure

The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors believe that executive compensation, particularly as it applies to the Company’s CEO and other executive officers, should be related to the responsibilities undertaken and be consistent with the Company’s intermediate and long-term performance. In this context, and in accordance with the requirements of The Dodd-Frank Act, as well as the SEC rules adopted pursuant to it, the Company is reporting the ratio of the total annual compensation of the CEO to that of the “Median Employee.”

For purposes of computing the ratio, Mr. Smiddy's compensation is the same as is shown in the Summary Compensation Table. The total annual compensation for the Median Employee was determined as of December 31, 2025 by preparing a list of all U.S.-based employees of the Company’s U.S. operating companies at year-end 2025 (excluding the CEO) in the order of the highest to the lowest total gross compensation (excluding retirement plan contributions). Non-U.S. employees were excluded as they accounted for approximately 169 persons employed in Canada out of a total of approximately 9,346 Company employees. Pursuant to the pay ratio rule, the compensation of those non-U.S. employees was considered to be de minimis. The compensation for employees who did not work for the Company or one of its operating companies for all of 2025 was annualized in arriving at the Median Employee’s compensation. The Median Employee’s total compensation was established by using the same elements of compensation as are shown in the Summary Compensation Table for the CEO.

	​The total annual compensation of the Company’s CEO - Craig R. Smiddy:			$8,238,993
	The total annual compensation of the Median Employee:			$83,798
	Ratio of the CEO’s compensation to the Median Employee:			98 to 1

Old Republic International Corporation 54 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pay Versus Performance

As required by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following table that illustrates the relationship between executive “compensation actually paid” (as defined by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K) and certain measures of financial performance of the Company. The table below illustrates the compensation for our principal executive officer (PEO, also known as our CEO) and the average compensation amounts for our remaining named executive officers (Non-PEO NEOs).

	Year			Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO (CEO)(1)			Compensation Actually Paid to PEO (CEO)(1,3)			Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(1)						Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On:						Net Income			Underwriting Income(2)			Net Operating Income(2)
													Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(1,3)			Old Republic Total Shareholder Return (TSR)			Peer Group TSR(4)
																						($ Millions)
	2025			$8,238,993			$12,747,837			$3,429,867			$4,995,362			$341.28			$230.79			$935.4			$365.9			$792.5
	2024			7,679,154			13,387,172			3,213,571			5,261,555			229.23			182.62			852.7			404.0			797.0
	2023			5,887,317			8,767,147			2,545,333			3,466,466			180.36			147.60			598.6			430.6			749.5
	2022			4,540,010			5,056,150			2,056,345			2,196,828			142.78			138.20			686.4			665.8			845.1
	2021			2,392,292			3,259,180			1,243,941			1,471,040			133.84			124.70			1,534.3			785.9			935.9

1.
Amounts represent “compensation actually paid” to our PEO (CEO) and the average “compensation actually paid” to our Non-PEO NEOs for the relevant fiscal year, as determined under SEC rules (and described below), which includes the individuals indicated in the following table for each fiscal year:

	Year			Current PEO			Non‐PEO NEOs
	2025			Mr. Smiddy			Messrs. Sodaro, Gray, and Oberst and Ms. Monroe
	2024			Mr. Smiddy			Messrs. Sodaro, Gray, and Oberst and Ms. Monroe
	2023			Mr. Smiddy			Messrs. Sodaro, Gray, Lange, and Oberst
	2022			Mr. Smiddy			Messrs. Sodaro, Gray, Oberst, and Yeager*
	2021			Mr. Smiddy			Messrs. Mueller*, Sodaro, Gray, Oberst, and Yeager

*
Mr. Rande Yeager retired from the Company on June 30, 2023. Mr. Karl Mueller retired from the Company on June 30, 2021, and Mr. Sodaro was appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective July 1, 2021.

2.
The Company has determined that underwriting income and net operating income are the financial measures that best link company performance to compensation actually paid to the Company’s named executive officers for the most recently completed fiscal year, with underwriting income being the primary measure. Underwriting income reflects net premiums and fees earned and the associated combined ratio, both of which are performance measures of our short-term incentive compensation plans. Net operating income reflects net income excluding investment gains (losses) which is used in calculating operating return on equity, one of the performance measures of our long-term incentive compensation plan. The evaluation of periodic and long-term results via these measures excluding consideration of all investment gains (losses) provides a better way to analyze, evaluate and establish accountability for the results of the insurance operations.

3.
Amounts are calculated in accordance with the method required by Item 402(v) of Regulation S‐K and do not reflect actual compensation paid to the PEO (CEO) and the Non‐PEO NEOs. See the following table for the details of amounts deducted and added to the Summary Compensation Table figure to calculate compensation actually paid.

Old Republic International Corporation 55 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

				2025
	Adjustments			PEO (CEO)			Non-PEO NEOs
	Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” Columns in the Summary Compensation Table for Applicable Fiscal Year (FY)			($4,990,389)			($1,719,206)
	Deduction for Change in Present Value of Pension Benefits as Reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Applicable FY			—			(8,564)
	Increase based on ASC 718 Fair Value of Awards Granted during Applicable FY that Remain Unvested as of Applicable FY End, determined as of Applicable FY End			8,160,629			2,811,357
	Increase/deduction for Awards Granted during Prior FY that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Applicable FY End, determined based on change in ASC 718 Fair Value from Prior FY End to Applicable FY End			2,323,803			814,877
	Increase/deduction for Awards Granted during Prior FY that Vested During Applicable FY, determined based on change in ASC 718 Fair Value from Prior FY End to Vesting Date			(985,199)			(332,969)
	TOTAL ADJUSTMENTS			​$4,508,844			​$1,565,495

4.
The Peer Group consists of American Financial Group, Inc.; American International Group, Inc.; W.R. Berkley Corporation; Chubb Limited; Cincinnati Financial Corporation; CNA Financial Corporation; Fidelity National Financial, Inc.; First American Financial Corporation; The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (formerly The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.); Stewart Information Services Corporation; and The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Old Republic International Corporation 56 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Description of Relationship Between CEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Company TSR

The following chart sets forth the relationship between compensation actually paid to our PEO (CEO), the average of compensation actually paid to our Non-PEO NEOs, and the Company’s cumulative TSR over the five most recently completed fiscal years.

Description of Relationship Between CEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income

The following chart sets forth the relationship between compensation actually paid to our PEO (CEO), the average of compensation actually paid to our Non-PEO NEOs, and the Company’s net income over the five most recently completed fiscal years.

Old Republic International Corporation 57 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Description of Relationship Between CEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Net Operating Income and Underwriting Income

The following chart sets forth the relationship between compensation actually paid to our PEO (CEO), the average of compensation actually paid to our Non-PEO NEOs, and the Company’s net operating income and underwriting income over the five most recently completed fiscal years.

Tabular List of Financial Performance Measures

The items listed below represent the most important metrics used to determine compensation actually paid to company performance for the most recently completed year.

• Underwriting Income

• Net Operating Income

• Growth in Net Premium and Fees Earned

• Combined Ratio

• Growth in Book Value per Share, Inclusive of Dividends

• Operating Return on Equity

Old Republic International Corporation 58 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

General Information

Submitting Questions at the Annual Meeting

Shareholders may submit questions to be answered during the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders by following the directions on the meeting website (www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ORI2026). Such questions must be germane to matters properly before the Annual Meeting. The Company does not intend to address any questions that are, among other things, irrelevant to the business of the Company or to the business of the Annual Meeting; related to material non-public information of the Company; related to personal matters or grievances; derogatory references to individuals or that are otherwise in bad taste; repetitious statements already made by another shareholder; or out of or order or not otherwise suitable for the conduct of the Annual Meeting as determined by the Chair of the Annual Meeting or the Corporate Secretary in their reasonable judgment.

Additional Information and Technical Assistance During the Annual Meeting

Additional information regarding the rules and procedures for the meeting will be posted on the meeting website (www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ORI2026) and can be viewed during the meeting. Technical assistance will be available for those attending the meeting. If there are any technical issues in convening or hosting the meeting, additional information will be promptly posted on Old Republic's website (www.oldrepublic.com) under the heading “Events and Presentations.”

Shareholders Eligible to Vote

The Company has one class of voting stock outstanding - Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 23, 2026 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. On March 23, 2026, there were 243,556,890 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to one vote each on all matters to be considered at the meeting. There are no cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors. A list of the shareholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders will be available for review by any shareholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time at 307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601 for a period of ten days prior to the meeting.

Voting Procedures

The Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-laws prescribe voting procedures for certain, but not all, corporate actions. When no procedures are prescribed, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware applies. Matters presented at the Company’s Annual Meetings of Shareholders are decided as follows: (1) directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast by holders of shares entitled to vote with respect to each director’s election, provided that if, as of the record date for a meeting of shareholders for which directors are to be elected, the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected (i.e., a contested election), the nominees receiving a plurality of the votes cast by holders of shares entitled to vote in the election shall be elected; (2) amendments to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation are determined by the affirmative vote of the majority of shares outstanding and entitled to vote, except for: (a) amendments that concern approval thresholds for plans of merger or other business transactions not unanimously approved by the Board of Directors, which require the approval of 80% of the shares entitled to vote, and (b) amendments that concern the number or terms of the Board of Directors, which require the approval of 66-2/3% of the shares entitled to vote; (3) shareholder action to repeal, alter, amend or adopt new by-laws requires the approval of 66% of the shares entitled to vote; and (4) all other matters are determined by the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote.

Old Republic International Corporation 59 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Under Delaware law, the votes at the Company’s Annual Meeting of the Shareholders will be counted by the inspectors of election appointed for the meeting. The inspectors are charged with ascertaining the number of shares outstanding, the number of shares present, whether in person or by proxy, and the validity of all proxies. The inspectors are entitled to rule on any voting challenges and are responsible for the tabulation of the voting results.

A quorum for the Company’s Annual Meeting of the Shareholders is a majority of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote appearing in person or by proxy at the meeting. Under Delaware law, abstentions are counted in determining the quorum of the meeting, have the effect of a vote “against” any matter that requires an affirmative vote of at least the majority of shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting, and have no effect on the election of directors in an uncontested election.

Shares beneficially owned but registered in the name of a broker or bank will be counted for the determination of a quorum for the meeting if there is a discretionary voting item on the meeting agenda within the meaning of section 402.08 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. If there is a discretionary item on the agenda and the broker or bank does not vote these shares (a “non-vote”), they will not be counted as having voted on the proposal. Therefore, a non-vote will have no effect. This year Item 2 is a discretionary voting item; all other items are non-discretionary.

Revoking Your Proxy

Your proxy may be revoked at any time before shares are voted at the Annual Meeting by written notification addressed to the persons named therein as proxies, and mailed or delivered to the Company at 307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601, or by submitting another proxy card with a later date or voting by telephone or over the internet at a later date. If you attend the Annual Meeting via live webcast, you may change your vote by voting online while the meeting is in progress by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ORI2026.

Attending the virtual Annual Meeting will not, in and of itself, revoke a proxy. Beneficial shareholders may revoke any prior voting instructions by contacting the broker, bank, or other nominee that holds their shares or by voting online during the meeting.

All shares represented by effective proxies will be voted at the meeting and at any adjournments thereof.

How Your Shares will be Voted

If the enclosed proxy is properly executed and returned in time for voting or you properly submit your vote by telephone or the internet no later than 11:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on May 20, 2026, the shares represented thereby will be voted as indicated thereon. If no specification is made, the shares represented thereby will be voted by the Company’s proxy committee (whose members are listed on the proxy card) for: (Item 1) the election of each of the director nominees named in this proxy statement (or substitutes thereof if any nominees are unable or refuse to serve); (Item 2) the selection of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; (Item 3) the advisory vote concerning the Company’s executive compensation as recommended by the Board of Directors; and (Item 4) in the discretion of the proxy committee upon any other matters which may properly come before the meeting.

For participants in the 401(k) Plan, if the enclosed proxy is properly executed and returned in time for voting or you properly submit your vote by telephone or the internet no later than 11:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on May 18, 2026 the shares represented thereby will be voted as indicated thereon. The 401(k) Plan provides that if no direction is made with respect to the voting of your 401(k) Plan shares, such shares will be voted by the Compensation Committee. You may revoke your proxy or change your voting instructions for shares held through the 401(k) Plan by delivering another signed proxy card with a later date, or by voting by telephone or over the internet at a later date, no later than 11:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on May 18, 2026.

Old Republic International Corporation 60 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Householding of Proxies

The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy delivery requirements for annual reports and proxy statements with respect to two or more shareholders sharing the same address by delivering a single annual report and/or proxy statement addressed to those shareholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially provides extra convenience for shareholders and cost savings for companies. The Company and some brokers who distribute annual reports and proxy materials may deliver a single annual report and/or proxy statement to multiple shareholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected shareholders.

Once you have received notice from your broker or the Company that your broker or the Company will be householding materials to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. You may request to receive promptly at any time a separate copy of our annual report or proxy statement by sending a written request to the Company at 307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601, attention Investor Relations, or by visiting our website, www.oldrepublic.com and downloading this material.

If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate annual report and proxy statement in the future, please notify your broker if your shares are held in a brokerage account, or if you hold registered shares, the Company’s transfer agent, EQ Shareowner Services, P.O. Box 64874, St. Paul, MN 55164, phone number 800-401-1957.

Other Matters for the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders

The Company knows of no matters, other than those referred to herein that will be presented at the meeting. If, however, any other appropriate business should properly be presented at the meeting, or any adjustment or postponement thereof, the proxies named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote the proxies in accordance with their best judgment.

Expenses of Solicitation

All expenses incident to the solicitation of proxies by the Company will be paid by the Company. In addition to solicitation by mail, the Company has retained D. F. King & Company of New York City, to assist in the solicitation of proxies. Fees for this solicitation are expected to be approximately $10,500. In a limited number of instances, regular employees of the Company may solicit proxies in person or by telephone.

Director Candidate Recommendations

The Governance and Nominating Committee may consider qualified director candidates nominated by shareholders, but the Committee has no obligation to recommend such candidates for inclusion on the Board or in the Company’s proxy statement. Any shareholder nomination should be accompanied by a comprehensive description of the person’s qualifications plus additional sources of relevant information that will assist the Committee in its review of the person’s background and qualifications before making a determination of the candidate’s fitness to serve. Such material must conform to the requirements contained in the Company’s “Advance Notice by-law.” The requirements of that by-law can be reviewed on the Company’s website, www.oldrepublic.com. All candidates nominated by shareholders will be evaluated with the same minimum criteria discussed in this proxy statement. A candidate who does not display such criteria will not be recommended by the Committee for membership on the Board. Given the long-term, regulated nature of the Company’s business, nominees will not be considered if they are regarded simply as representatives of a particular shareholder or group of shareholders with a short-term agenda and not oriented toward the demands of a regulated insurance business vested with the public interest and governed for the long run. Shareholders who wish to nominate an individual for election as a director, rather than recommending a candidate for nomination by the Board, must follow the procedures described below and in the Company’s By-laws.

Old Republic International Corporation 61 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Shareholder Proposals or Director Nominations for the 2027 Annual Meeting

To be included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2027 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, a shareholder proposal must be received by the Company no later than December 1, 2026, and otherwise comply with all applicable federal securities laws. Proposals should be directed to the attention of the Corporate Secretary at 307 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

Pursuant to the advance notice provisions of our By-laws, in order for a shareholder to properly nominate a Board candidate or bring any other business at the Company’s annual shareholder meetings, notice of such nomination or business must be given in writing to the Corporate Secretary and delivered to or mailed and received at the Company’s principal executive offices, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual shareholder meeting, and otherwise comply with the information and procedural requirements set forth in our By-laws.

In order for a nominee for election to the board of directors to be included in our proxy statement and proxy card for any annual meeting of the shareholders, notice of such nominee must be properly submitted pursuant to the proxy access provisions of our By-laws and have been delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Company not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the corporation’s immediately preceding annual meeting of the shareholders, and otherwise comply with the information and procedural requirements set forth in our By-laws.

These descriptions are summaries only, and for the complete provisions, shareholders should refer to the Company’s By-laws, which can be reviewed on the Company’s website, www.oldrepublic.com, under Investors — Governance — Governance Documents.

This proxy statement is filed by order of the Board of Directors.

Thomas A. Dare

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Chicago, Illinois

March 31, 2026

Old Republic International Corporation 62 2026 Proxy Statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEF 14A 0000074260 false 0000074260 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 2 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 2024-01-01 2024-12-31 0000074260 2 2024-01-01 2024-12-31 0000074260 2023-01-01 2023-12-31 0000074260 2 2023-01-01 2023-12-31 0000074260 2022-01-01 2022-12-31 0000074260 2 2022-01-01 2022-12-31 0000074260 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 0000074260 2 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 0000074260 ecd:EqtyAwrdsInSummryCompstnTblForAplblYrMember ecd:PeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:EqtyAwrdsInSummryCompstnTblForAplblYrMember ecd:NonPeoNeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:AggtChngPnsnValInSummryCompstnTblForAplblYrMember ecd:PeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:AggtChngPnsnValInSummryCompstnTblForAplblYrMember ecd:NonPeoNeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:YrEndFrValOfEqtyAwrdsGrntdInCvrdYrOutsdngAndUnvstdMember ecd:PeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:YrEndFrValOfEqtyAwrdsGrntdInCvrdYrOutsdngAndUnvstdMember ecd:NonPeoNeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:ChngInFrValOfOutsdngAndUnvstdEqtyAwrdsGrntdInPrrYrsMember ecd:PeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:ChngInFrValOfOutsdngAndUnvstdEqtyAwrdsGrntdInPrrYrsMember ecd:NonPeoNeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:ChngInFrValAsOfVstngDtOfPrrYrEqtyAwrdsVstdInCvrdYrMember ecd:PeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:ChngInFrValAsOfVstngDtOfPrrYrEqtyAwrdsVstdInCvrdYrMember ecd:NonPeoNeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:PeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 ecd:NonPeoNeoMember 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 1 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 3 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 4 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 5 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000074260 6 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 iso4217:USD

FAQ

What proposals are on the agenda for Old Republic (ORI)’s 2026 annual meeting?

Shareholders will vote on three key proposals. These are electing two Class 3 directors for three-year terms, ratifying KPMG as independent auditor for 2026, and approving executive compensation in a non-binding Say-on-Pay advisory vote, along with any other proper business.

How has Old Republic (ORI) performed for shareholders over the last five years?

Old Republic reports strong long-term total shareholder return. Its indexed return reached 341.28 at December 31, 2025, compared with 196.16 for the S&P 500 Index and 230.79 for its insurance peer group, assuming reinvested dividends on a pre-tax basis.

What governance practices does Old Republic (ORI) highlight in the proxy?

The company emphasizes several shareholder-friendly governance features. These include majority voting in uncontested director elections, proxy access, a separate Chair and CEO, a Lead Independent Director, the right for shareholders to call special meetings, and dedicated board oversight of risk, ESG, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence practices.

How are non-employee directors of Old Republic (ORI) compensated in 2025–2026?

Non-employee directors receive a mix of cash and equity. The standard annual cash board fee is $195,000 plus $75,000 in annual equity compensation, with additional retainers for roles such as Chair, Lead Independent Director, and committee chairs, and reimbursement of reasonable meeting-related expenses.

Who are the largest shareholders of Old Republic (ORI) according to the proxy?

Two large institutional investors hold more than 10% each. As of March 1, 2026, BlackRock beneficially owned 31,749,084 shares, or 11.30% of common stock, and The Vanguard Group owned 28,156,630 shares, or 10.12%, based on Exchange Act beneficial ownership rules.

What was the outcome of Old Republic (ORI)’s most recent Say-on-Pay vote?

Shareholders gave strong support to executive compensation. At the 2025 annual meeting, approximately 97% of shares present in person or by proxy voted to approve the company’s 2024 executive pay, and the board considered this result when setting 2025 compensation programs.

How much did Old Republic (ORI) pay KPMG for audit services in 2025?

KPMG received a total of $7,223,680 in 2025 fees. Audit Fees were $7,028,680 and Audit-Related Fees were $195,000, with no Tax Fees or All Other Fees. All audit-related services were pre-approved under the audit committee’s charter and SEC requirements.