| Chicago Underwriting Group, Inc. Chicago Underwriting Group, Inc., established in December 1983, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Republic International Corporation. Chicago Underwriting Group is Old Republic's exclusive underwriter for Directors and Officers Liability Insurance and Professional Liability Insurance. The flagship insurer of the Old Republic group is Old Republic Insurance Company. It carries the following industry ratings: | A. M. Best: | A+ (Superior) | | Standard & Poor's: | AA (Very Strong) | | Moody's: | Aa2 (Excellent) | TheStreet.com Ratings:
(formerly Weiss Ratings)   | A- (Excellent) | | | July 2006: Ward Group names Old Republic Insurance Company to the 2006 list of Ward’s 50 top performing insurance companies. Selected out of over 3,000 property-casualty insurance companies, these 50 insurers have demonstrated “superior performance” over the past five years. Visit www.wardinc.com for more details. |  | | | 
