SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                   OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 14, 2002
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                               TRIAD GUARANTY INC.

            DELAWARE                  0-22342                56-1838519
 (state of other jurisdiction     (Commission File         (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)               Number)             Identification No.)

                            101 SOUTH STRATFORD ROAD
                       WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA 27104
                          (Address of principal office)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (336) 723-1282




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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)







ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE


     On August 14, 2002,  Triad  Guaranty Inc.  submitted to the  Securities and
Exchange Commission the certification by its chief executive and chief financial
officers  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 of the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2002 filed on August 14, 2002.



                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

August 14, 2002                        TRIAD GUARANTY INC

                                       By:  /s/ Michael E. Crow
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                                           Michael E. Crow
                                           Vice President and Controller,
                                           Principal Accounting Officer