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<TYPE>EX-21
<SEQUENCE>8
<FILENAME>d59105_ex21.txt
<DESCRIPTION>SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT
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                                                                      Exhibit 21
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                           SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT

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Name of                             Percent          Names Under Which              State of
Subsidiary                          Ownership        Subsidiaries Do Business       Incorporation
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<S>                                 <C>              <C>                            <C>
Investors Title Insurance           100%             Investors Title Insurance      North Carolina
Company                                              Company

Northeast Investors Title           100%             Northeast Investors Title      South Carolina
Insurance Company                                    Insurance Company

Investors Title Exchange            100%             Investors Title Exchange       North Carolina
Corporation                                          Corporation

Investors Title Accommodation       100%             Investors Title                South Carolina
Corporation                                          Accommodation Corporation

Investors Title Management          100%             Investors Title Management     North Carolina
Services, Inc.                                       Services, Inc.

Investors Title Commercial          100%             Investors Title Commercial     North Carolina
Agency, LLC                                          Agency, LLC

Investors Capital Management        100%             Investors Capital              North Carolina
Company                                              Management Company

Investors Trust Company             100%             Investors Trust Company        North Carolina
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