ORION CAPITAL CORP
SC 13D/A, 1997-08-14
SURETY INSURANCE
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                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549

                           SCHEDULE l3D
              Under the Securities Exchange Act of l934
                          Amendment No. 7
                      Intercargo Corporation
                         (Name of Issuer)

                    Common Stock, $1.00 par value               
                   (Title of class of securities)
               
                             45844C108
                          (CUSIP Number)
       
                      Michael P. Maloney, Esq.
             Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
                        Orion Capital Corporation
                           600 Fifth Avenue
                     New York, New York  10020
                           (212) 332-8080
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(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices and communications)

Copies of all notices and communications should be sent to:

                      John J. McCann, Esq.
                  Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine
                       30 Rockefeller Plaza
                      New York, New York l0112

                         August 12, 1997
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(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

If filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule l3G
to report the acquisition which is the subject of this statement
and is filing this statement because of Rule l3d-l(b) (3) or (4),
check the following:

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement:
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CUSIP No.45844C108         
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1)  Names of Reporting Persons      (a)  Orion Capital Corporation
    S.S. or IRS Identification           IRS No. 95-6069054
    Nos of Above Persons            (b)  Security Insurance Company
                                         of Hartford
                                         IRS No. 06-0529570

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2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a      (a)
    Member of a Group                   (b)  X
    (See Instructions)
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3)  SEC use Only
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4)  Source of Funds                     (a)  AF
    (See Instructions)                  (b)  WC
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5)  Check if Disclosure of Legal 
    Proceedings are Required 
    Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6)  Citizenship or Place of             (a)  Delaware
    Organization                        (b)  Connecticut
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               (7)  Sole Voting 
Number              Power                  1,899,223
of Shares      (8)  Shared Voting                     
Beneficially        Power
Owned by       (9)  Sole Dispositive       1,899,223
Each Reporting      Power                 
Person With   (10)  Shared Dispositive
                    Power
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11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially  
     Owned by Each Reporting Person        1,899,223          
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12)  Check if the Aggregate Amount 
     in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
     (See instructions)                                           

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13)  Percent of Class Represented
     by Amount in Row (11)                  24.8%
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14)  Type of Reporting Person             (a) CO, HC
     (See Instructions)                   (b) CO, IC
                                   

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Item 1. Security and Issuer.
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     This statement relates to the Common Stock, $1.00 par
value (the "Common Stock"), of Intercargo Corporation
("Intercargo").  The principal executive offices of
Intercargo are located at 1450 American Lane, Schaumburg,
Illinois 60173.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.  
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     This statement is filed by Orion Capital Corporation
("Orion"), a Delaware corporation with its principal
executive offices at 600 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
10020, and one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries,  Security
Insurance Company of Hartford ("SICH"), a Connecticut cor-
poration.  The principal offices of SICH are located at 9
Farm Springs Road, Farmington, Connecticut  06032.  Orion
owns all of the outstanding capital stock of SICH.  SICH
underwrites and sells most types of property and casualty
insurance with an emphasis on commercial insurance in
specialized markets.   
     This statement amends Items 2 and 4 of the Schedule
13D dated September 14, 1993, as amended by Amendment No.
1 dated January 3, 1994, by Amendment No. 2 dated March 2,

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1995, by Amendment No. 3 dated April 23, 1996, by Amendment
No. 4 dated May 9, 1996, by Amendment No. 5 dated July 24, 1996 and
by Amendment No. 6 dated November 18, 1996, each filed with the
Commission by Orion and SICH, by revising such items in accordance
with the information contained herein.
     The executive officers and directors of Orion and SICH,
together with their present principal occupations and the names,
principal businesses and addresses of any corporations or other
organizations in which such principal occupations are conducted,
appear in Appendix A hereto.
    Each of the persons listed in Appendix A hereto is a citizen of
the United States, except for Gordon F. Cheesbrough, Graham A.
Addington and Aileen Ekmekjian who are citizens of Canada.   Graham
A. Addington, who has dual citizenship, is also a citizen of the
United Kingdom.   Neither Orion nor any of the Subsidiaries, nor to
their best knowledge, any executive officer or director of Orion or
any of the Subsidiaries has, during the last five years, been
convicted in any criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations
or similar misdemeanors, or been a party to a civil proceeding of
a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as
a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree
or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or
mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws,
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
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Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.  
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     Pursuant to a letter agreement dated August 12, 1997, Orion
and Intercargo have amended their agreement dated September 13,
1993 with respect to Orion's ownership of Intercargo Common Stock. 
The amendment increases Orion's limitation on the maximum
percentage ownership of Intercargo's outstanding Common Stock from
approximately 25% to 35%.  In addition, Orion agreed that after
June 30, 2000 and for a period of five years thereafter, Orion and
its controlled subsidiaries would not beneficially own, in the
aggregate, shares of Intercargo Common Stock representing more than
49% of the outstanding Common Stock of Intercargo.















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                         Signatures
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     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/ Raymond J. Schuyler
                       ----------------------------
                       Senior Vice President 
                       and Chief Investment Officer
                             
      

                    SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD 

               
                    By:/s/ Raymond J. Schuyler
                       ---------------------------
                       Senior Vice President
                       and Chief Investment Officer       
     



Dated:  August 13, 1997






                              











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                         APPENDICES 

                    
APPENDIX                                          PAGE

  A            Names, addresses and principal       8
               occupations of Executive Officers 
               and Directors of Orion and SICH


















  












 





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                        APPENDIX A

                                             Principal Occupation  
Name and Address                        or Employment     
- ----------------                        ------------------------
W. Marston Becker (1--2)                Chairman of the Board and
Orion Capital Corporation               Chief Executive Officer of
9 Farm Springs Road                     Orion and SICH
Farmington, CT 06032                    

Gordon F. Cheesbrough (1)               Chairman and Chief 
Scotia Capital Markets                  Executive Officer,
40 King Street West                     ScotiaMcLeod, Inc.,
Scotia Plaza, 66th Floor                Canadian investment
Toronto, Ontario M5W 2X6                dealers                   
Canada           
                                              
Bertram J. Cohn (l)                     Managing Director, First
437 Madison Avenue                      Manhattan Company,      
New York, New York, l0022               investment bankers 


John C. Colman (l)                      Private investor and 
4 Briar Lane                            consultant
Glencoe, Illinois 60022 


Victoria R. Fash (1)                    Executive Vice President
Cognizant Corporation                   and Chief Financial 
200 Nyala Farms Road                    Officer of Cognizant
Westport, Connecticut 06880             Corporation


Robert H. Jeffrey (l)                   Chairman of the Board, 
The Jeffrey Company Company             Jeflion Investment        
88 E. Broad Street, Suite l560          Company; Chairman of the 
Columbus, Ohio 43215                    Board, The Jeffrey         
                                        Company, a privately held  
                                        investment company which   
                                        is the parent of Jeflion
                                        Investment Company 


Warren R. Lyons (1)                     Chairman, Avco Financial
Avco Financial Services                 Services, a financial
600 Anton Boulevard                     services company and a
Costa Mesa, California 92628            subsidiary of Textron      
                                        Inc.
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(l)  Director of Orion               
(2)  Director of SICH


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                                        Principal Occupation 
Name and Address                        or Employment     
- ----------------                        ----------------------

James K. McWilliams (l)                 Proprietor of McWilliams
2288 Broadway                           & Company and General     
San Francisco, California 94115         Partner, Mt. Eden          
                                        Vineyards, Inc.
           

Ronald W. Moore (1)                     Adjunct Professor of 
Morgan Hall                             Business Administration,
Soldiers Field                          Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts 02163


Robert B. Sanborn (1)                   Senior Executive
87 Farm Lane                            Consultant to Orion
South Dennis, Massachusetts 02660
                            


William J. Shepherd (l)                 Private investor
109 Golf Edge
Westfield, New Jersey 07090


John R. Thorne (1)                      Morgenthaler Professor of
Furnace Run                             Entrepreneurship,
Laughlintown, Pennsylvania 15655        Graduate School of         
                                        Industrial                 
                                        Administration, Carnegie-
                                        Mellon University;         
                                        Chairman, The Enterprise   
                                        Corporation of Pittsburgh  
                                        a non-profit corporation   
                                        encouraging and support-   
                                        ing entrepreneurial        
                                        businesses


Roger B. Ware (1)                       Senior Consultant to
Guaranty National Corporation           Guaranty National         
9800 South Meridian Boulevard           Corporation
Englewood, CO 80112
     
                
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(l)  Director of Orion





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                                        Principal Occupation 
Name and Address                        or Employment     
- ----------------                        ----------------------

Raymond W. Jacobsen (2)                 Senior Vice President
EBI Companies                           of Orion, and SICH
500 Park Boulevard                      
Itasca, IL 60143                        
 
 
Daniel L. Barry (2)                     Senior Vice President and
Orion Capital Corporation               Chief Financial Officer 
9 Farm Springs Road                     of Orion and SICH
Farmington, Connecticut 06032                              



Michael P. Maloney, Esq. (2)            Senior Vice President, 
Orion Capital Corporation               General Counsel and
600 Fifth Avenue                        Secretary of Orion,
New York, New York l0020                and Senior Vice            
                                        President, Chief Legal     
                                        Officer and Assistant      
                                        Secretary of SICH          
                                 
                                        


William G. McGovern                     Senior Vice President and 
Orion Capital Corporation               Chief Actuary of Orion; 
9 Farm Springs Road                     Senior Vice President and
Farmington, Connecticut 06032           Chief Actuary of SICH      
                                     


Vincent T. Papa (2)                     Senior Vice President 
Wm. H. McGee & Co., Inc.                of Orion and Senior
Four World Trade Center                 Vice President of SICH
Suite 6274                              
New York, New York 10048                                           
                                                           
                                        

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(2)  Director of SICH


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                                        Principal Occupation 
Name and Address                        or Employment     
- ----------------                        ----------------------

Raymond J. Schuyler (2)                 Senior Vice President and
Orion Capital Corporation               Chief Investment Officer
600 Fifth Avenue                        of Orion and Senior 
New York, New York 10020                Vice President-Invest-     
                                        ments of SICH              
                    
                                                                   
           
Lawrence D. Nolen                       Vice President of SICH
Orion Capital Companies                 
312 Farmington Avenue                   
Farmington, Connecticut 06032


Eva Schlehofer                          Vice President of SICH
Orion Capital Companies                 
9 Farm Springs Road                     
Farmington, Connecticut 06032


Craig A. Nyman                          Vice President and
Orion Capital Companies                 Treasurer of Orion and 
Farm Springs Road                       SICH
Farmington, Connecticut 06032


Stephen M. Mulready (2)                 Vice President of Orion;
Orion Capital Companies                 Vice President of SICH 
9 Farm Springs Road                    
Farmington, Connecticut 06032           
                                       

Thomas M. Okarma (2)                    Vice President of Orion;
DPIC Companies                          Vice President of SICH
2959 Monterey/Salinas Highway           
Monterey, California 93940
 
Robert T. Claiborne                     Vice President, Portfolio
Orion Capital Corporation               Manager and Director of
600 Fifth Avenue                        Research of Orion and 
New York, New York 10020                SICH

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(2)  Director of SICH




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                                        Principal Occupation 
Name and Address                        or Employment     
- ----------------                        ----------------------

Claudia F. Lindsey                      Vice President of Orion 
9 Farm Springs Road                     and Vice President- 
Farmington, Connecticut 06032           Business Development of    
                                        SICH


Victor L. Matthews                      Vice President and        
Orion Capital Corporation               Controller of Orion 
600 Fifth Avenue                        
New York, New York 10020


David B. Semeraro                       Vice President of Orion
Orion Capital Companies                 and Vice President and     
9 Farm Springs Road                     Chief Information Officer 
Farmington, Connecticut 06032           of SICH                    
                           


Kevin W. Sullivan                       Vice President and 
Orion Capital Corporation               Assistant Chief Invest-
600 Fifth Avenue                        ment Officer of Orion
New York, New York 10020                and SICH
                                        


William M. Beers                        Vice President and         
DPIC Companies                          Assistant Secretary of     
2959 Monterey/Salinas Highway           SICH   
Monterey, California 93940
                                       

Leland H. Beman                        Vice President of SICH
Orion Capital Companies                
9 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, Connecticut 06032


Anne Campbell                          Vice President of SICH
Orion Capital Companies                
9 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, Connecticut 06032





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                                        Principal Occupation 
Name and Address                        or Employment     
- ----------------                        ----------------------

Thomas A. Clark                        Vice President of Orion
Capital Companies                      and SICH
9 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, Connecticut 06032



Richard C. Tardif                      Vice President of SICH   
Orion Capital Companies                
9 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, Connecticut 06032


Peter M. Vinci                         Vice President and          
Orion Capital Companies                Controller of SICH
9 Farm Springs Road                    
Farmington, Connecticut 06032


James W. Webb                          Vice President of SICH
Orion Capital Companies                
9 Farm Springs Road                    
Farmington, Connecticut 06032


Graham A. Addington                     Vice President of SICH
DPIC Companies                          
155 University Avenue                                 
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3B7
Canada


David J. Vermeulen                     Vice President of SICH 
DPIC Companies                         
2959 Monterey/Salinas Highway          
Monterey, California 93940


Florence E. Whitmore                   Vice President of SICH 
DPIC Companies                         
2959 Monterey/Salinas Highway          
Monterey, California 93940








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