Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension Plans

Employee Benefit Plans:

The Company had an active pension plan (the "Plan") covering a portion of its work force until December 31, 2013. The Plan is a defined benefit plan pursuant to which pension payments are based primarily on years of service and employee compensation near retirement. The Plan was closed to new participants and benefits were frozen as of December 31, 2013. As a result, eligible employees retained all of the vested rights as of the effective date of the freeze. While additional benefits no longer accrue, the Company's cumulative obligation continues to be subject to further adjustment due to changes in actuarial assumptions such as expected mortality and changes in interest rates. Net periodic pension costs for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were not material to Old Republic's consolidated statements of income.

During the first quarter of 2020, the Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (ESSOP) purchased 3.3 million shares of Old Republic common stock for $50.0. The purchases were financed by loans to the ESSOP from participating subsidiaries.