SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)
TRENWICK GROUP INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
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(Title of class of securities)
89529010
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement:
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act.
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CUSIP No. 89529010
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l) Names of (a) Orion Capital Corporation
Reporting Persons IRS No. 95-6069054
S.S. or IRS Identification (b) The Connecticut Indemnity
Nos. of Above Persons Company
IRS No. 06-0303520
(c) Design Professionals Insurance
Company
IRS No. 94-2319176
(d) EBI Indemnity Company
IRS No. 06-1008792
(e) The Fire and Casualty Insurance
Company of Connecticut
IRS No. 06-0640218
(f) Security Insurance Company of
Hartford
IRS No. 06-0529570
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2) Check the Appropriate Box (a)
if a Member of a Group (b) X
(See Instructions) (c) X
(d) X
(e) X
(f) X
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship or Place of (a) Delaware
Organization (b) Connecticut
(c) Connecticut
(d) Connecticut
(e) Connecticut
(f) Connecticut
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(5) Sole Voting
Number Power 405,513
of Shares (6) Shared Voting
Beneficially Power
Owned by (7) Sole Dispositive
Each Reporting Power 405,513
Person With (8) Shared Dispositive
Power
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person 405,513
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10) Check if the Aggregate Amount
in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares (See Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented
by Amount in Row (9) 6.0%
l2) Type of Reporting Person (a) CO, HC
(See Instructions) (b) CO, IC
(c) CO, IC
(d) CO, IC
(e) CO, IC
(f) CO, IC
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
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Trenwick Group Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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Metro Center, One Station Place
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
Item 2(a) Names of Persons Filing:
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Orion Capital Corporation ("Orion Capital")
and five of its subsidiaries:
. The Connecticut Indemnity Company
. Design Professionals Insurance Company
. EBI Indemnity Company
. The Fire and Casualty Insurance Company of Connecticut
. Security Insurance Company of Hartford
(The five subsidiaries listed above are sometimes
referrred to herein as the "Subsidiaries.")
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
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Orion Capital's principal business office is located at:
600 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, New York 10020
The principal business office of each of the Subsidiaries is
located at:
9 Farm Springs Drive
Farmington, Connecticut 06032
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
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Trenwick Group Inc. was incorporated in the State of
Delaware.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
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89529010
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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether the person
filing is:
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(c) X An Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)
(19) of the Act
(g) X A Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
Item 4. Ownership.
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(a) Amount beneficially owned:
405,513 shares
(b) Percent of class:
6.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 405,513
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: Not appli-
cable
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 405,513
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: Not applicable
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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Not applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on
Behalf of Another Person.
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Not applicable
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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
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The Common Stock of Trenwick Group Inc. being reported on by Orion Capital
is held by the five Subsidiaries listed below, each of which is classified
as an insurance company (as indicated in response to Item 3 hereof); such
Common Stock is held in the amounts set forth opposite the respective names
of the Subsidiaries, as follows:
Subsidiary Number of Shares
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THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY COMPANY 100,000
DESIGN PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY 28,267
EBI INDEMNITY COMPANY 34,300
THE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE 23,800
COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT
SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD 219,146
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Total 405,513
Item 8. Identification and Classification
of Members of the Group.
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See response to Item 7 above.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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Not applicable
Item 10. Certification.
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By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a partici-
pant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.
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Signatures
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
ORION CAPITAL CORPORATION
By /s/ Michael P. Maloney
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Michael P. Maloney
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY COMPANY
DESIGN PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY
EBI INDEMNITY COMPANY
THE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT
SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
By /s/ Michael P. Maloney
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Michael P. Maloney
Senior Vice President
Date: March 18, 1997
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