Exhibit 23(A)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 10, 2000 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules of Old Republic
International Corporation, which appear in Old Republic International
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Amendment No. 1 to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A1, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 1999.
We also consent to the incorporatin by reference in this Registration Statement
of our report dated April 28, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Form 11-K Annual Report of Great West Casualty Company Profit
Sharing Plan in Amendment No. 4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A4 for the
year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
June 28, 2000
Chicago, Illinois
