ORI News & Events

Old Republic International announced the launch of Lodestar Claims & Risk Services as an independent brand and standalone operating company within Old Republic, marking the first time in more than 30 years that the organization's third-party administrator business will operate with its own distinct identity in the marketplace. Previously part of PMA Companies, the business operated as the insurance carrier's TPA division.

Old Republic International announced that it is forming a new operating company, Old Republic Property, to underwrite specialized property insurance products through a national retail broker distribution network. The company will be led by Patrick Hagerty as President. A graduate of Villanova University, Hagerty brings over 20 years of extensive property underwriting and leadership experience, with a track record of building and leading underwriting teams grounded in technical expertise, portfolio management, and long-term profitability.

Old Republic announced its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 31.5c per share. This dividend is payable on March 19 to shareholders of record on March 9. Subject to Board approval of each quarter's new rate, the full year's cash dividend will amount to $1.26 per share compared to $1.16 per share paid in 2025, an 8.6% increase.

The major averages closed broadly higher for a second straight session following comments from President Donald Trump signaling a retreat from his prior tariff threats after he reached a framework for an agreement involving Greenland with NATO partners. A new spate of corporate earnings reports also influenced the major indexes, with major industrial and consumer product companies sharing their quarterly results.Looking to commodities, gold prices surged past the $4,900 mark, while oil prices slid following gas and crude inventory data.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:GE Aerospacereportedand provided its outlook for FY26Procter & Gamblereportedand reiterated its FY26 guidanceAbbottreportedand provided its outlook for Q1 and FY26Freeport-McMoRanreportedJPMorgansaid that Donald Trump's lawsuit against the company and CEO Dimon2. WALL STREET CALLS:Alphabetto Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond JamesStifelDatadogto Buy with checks pointing to large Q4 beatRigetti Computingto Buy from Neutral at B. RileyCrocsto Sector Weight from Overweight at KeyBancPalantirwith a Buy at Phillip Securities3. AROUND THE WEB:Shellis mulling the sale of its assets in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play, Reuters reportsApplehas expanded the job of hardware chief John Ternus to include design work, Bloomberg saysUnder Armouris investigating a data breach after millions of customer records were posted to a hacker forum, allegedly linked to a November attack claimed by the Everest ransomware gang, TechCrunch reportsJPMorganhas agreed to acquire British wealth management software business WealthOS, Sky saysAI startup SambaNova Systems is now seeking to raise $300M to $500M from other tech companies and semiconductor makers after talks to sell to Intelstalled, Bloomberg says4. MOVERS:USA Rare Earthhigher after selectingas its Engineering, Procurement and Construction ManagementTerrestrial Energyincreases afterfor Project TEFLACorcept Therapeuticsgains after reporting its ROSELLA trialOld Republicfalls afterPoet Technologieslower in New York after announcing a5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCEMcCormickreportedand provided a conservative outlook for FY26Texas Capital, with EPS and revenue beating consensusACM Researchnarrowed itsand provided its outlook for FY26Life Time Groupraised itsand provided its outlook for FY26Mobileye, with EPS in-line with consensusINDEXES:The Dow rose 306.78, or 0.63%, to 49,384.01, the Nasdaq gained 211.20, or 0.91%, to 23,436.02, and the S&P 500 advanced 37.73, or 0.55%, to 6,913.35.