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    <periodOfReport>2005-08-08</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>James River Group, INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>JRVR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>BRONFMAN MATTHEW</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>CHAPEL HILL</rptOwnerCity>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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                    <value>By Bronfman Associates III</value>
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            <expirationDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                    <value>By JRG Seven, LLC</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Options to Purchase Common Stock</value>
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                <value>100</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2013-05-14</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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                <value>2014-03-24</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">All of the issuer's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will be converted into
Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the issuer's initial public offering.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Does not reflect accrued and unpaid dividends payable in Common Stock or a 10-for-1 stock split to be effective prior to the
 closing of the issuer's initial public offering.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Does not reflect accrued and unpaid dividends payable in Common Stock or a 10-for-1 stock split to be effective prior to the
 closing of the issuer's initial public offering.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Does not reflect a 10-for-1 stock split, to be effective prior to the closing of the issuer's initial public offering.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Of these 812 Options to Purchase Common Stock, 406 have vested, and the remainder will vest in equal installments on each of
5/15/06 and 5/15/07.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Of these 400 Options to Purchase Common Stock, 100 have vested, and the remainder will vest in equal installments on each of
3/25/06, 3/25/07 and 3/25/08.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Mr. Bronfman is the manager of JRG Seven, LLC but disclaims any beneficial ownership of any equity securities held by JRG
 Seven, LLC.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>J. Adam Abram was granted a power of attorney to sign Form 3 on behalf of Mr. Bronfman pursuant to the Power of Attorney
attached hereto as Exhibit 24.

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
Exhibit 99 - Joint Filers</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ J. Adam Abram, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-08-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
