Old Republic Withdraws Spinoff Plan for RFIG, Downplays Liquidity Concerns, Reentry Plans
June 28, 2012
Old Republic International Corp.s top management said it is postponing indefinitely plans to reenter the mortgage guaranty market after cancelling a planned spinoff and reversing the partial leveraged buyout of its subsidiary, Republic Financial Indemnity Group. In a conference call this week, ORI Chief Executive Officer Aldo Zucaro stood by the companys decision to withdraw the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in May for spinning off RFIG common stock to ORI shareholders. He said stakeholders, including the North Carolina Department of Insurance, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, banks, debtholders and shareholders, rejected...