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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from_ Commission file number 001-02658 STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1360 Post Oak Blvd. , Suite 100 Texas Houston , ( Address of principal executive offices ) Common Stock , $ 1 par value per share ( Title of each class of stock ) to 74-1677330 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 713 ) 625-8100 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : STC 77056 ( Zip Code ) New York Stock Exchange Trading Symbol ( s ) ( Name of each exchange on which registered ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No No ✔ Non - accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit ) . Yes No No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the Common Stock ( based upon the closing sales price of the Common Stock of Stewart Information Services Corporation , as reported by the NYSE on June 30 , 2020 ) held by non - affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $ 752.2 million . On February 19 , 2021 , there were 26,752,903 outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the definitive proxy statement ( the Proxy Statement ) , in connection with the Registrant's 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this document .