Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Bedell Paul M
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP INC [LFG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5600 COX ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GLEN ALLEN, VA 23060		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 4,501
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Stock Units (2) 08/08/1988 08/08/1988 Common Stock 1,188.61 $ 0 D  
Phantom Stock (3) 12/16/2004 02/28/2010 Common Stock 2,660 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bedell Paul M
5600 COX ROAD
GLEN ALLEN, VA 23060		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

By: Wm. Chadwick Perrine For: Paul M. Bedell 01/10/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The securities being reported are the total shares received from three restricted stock grants dated 12/16/03, 2/28/05 and 2/28/06 which vest in 25% increments on each anniversary of the grant dates.
(2) The deferred stock units are the reporting person's holdings in the Company deferral plan as of the date of this form filing. There is no conversion or exercise price of derivative security (Box 4), or no exercisable or expiration date (Box 2) for these holdings.
(3) The phantom stock holdings reflect the total remaining from grants made on 12/16/03, 2/28/05 and 2/28/06, and each phantom share is representative of one share of the issuer's stock on the grant dates. The phantom stock vests in 25% increments on each anniversary of the grant dates and is payable in cash determined by the closing price of the issuer's stock on the anniversary dates.
 
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