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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 26, 2006</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION
STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.</font></b></p>

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Specified in Its Charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">95-2702776</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation or<br>
  Organization)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">21255 Califa Street</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Woodland Hills, California 91367</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Zenith National Insurance Corp. 2004 Restricted Stock
Plan</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Michael E. Jansen</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Woodland Hills, California 91367</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  Each Class of<br>
  Securities To<br>
  Be Registered</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount<br>
  To Be<br>
  Registered</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum<br>
  Offering<br>
  Price Per<br>
  Share (1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum<br>
  Aggregate<br>
  Offering<br>
  Price (1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of<br>
  Registration<br>
  Fee (1)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">250,000</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">39.19</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,797,500</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,048.33</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Estimated solely for
purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), on the
basis of the average of the high and low sale prices for a share of Common
Stock of Zenith National Insurance Corp. (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) on the New York Stock
Exchange on May 24, 2006.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Plus such additional
number of shares of Common Stock as may be issuable pursuant to the
antidilution provisions of the Zenith National Insurance Corp. 2004 Restricted
Stock Plan.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form
S-8, Registration Number 333-115902 (the &#147;Original Registration Statement&#148;),
filed on May 26, 2004, Zenith National Insurance Corp. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
registered 250,000 shares of its common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the &#147;Common
Stock&#148;), to be offered under the Zenith National Insurance Corp. 2004
Restricted Stock Plan, as amended and restated as of May 24, 2006 (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
In connection with a three-for-two stock split in the form of a stock dividend
effected in October 2005, the number of shares of Common Stock initially
authorized to be offered under the Plan was automatically increased pursuant to
the terms of the Plan by 125,000 shares to a total of 375,000 shares of Common
Stock. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration
Statement (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed to register an
additional 250,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan. The
contents of the Original Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement.</font></p>

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  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Zenith National Insurance Corp. 2004 Restricted Stock Plan, (as amended
  and restated May 24, 2006) (Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report
  on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2006 is incorporated herein by reference)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Michael E. Jansen, Executive Vice President and General
  Counsel of Zenith National Insurance Corp., regarding the legality of the
  securities being registered</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public
  accounting firm</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Michael E. Jansen (included in his opinion filed as
  Exhibit 5.1)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Woodland Hills, State of California,
on this 26<sup>th</sup></font> day of May 2006.</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Stanley R. Zax</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stanley R. Zax</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the Board and President</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">POWER OF
ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints each of Stanley R. Zax and Michael E. Jansen, signing
singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do
in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or
his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities indicated, on May 26, 2006.</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Stanley R. Zax</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of
  the Board, President and Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stanley R. Zax</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal
  Executive Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ William J. Owen</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice
  President and Chief Financial</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William J. Owen</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer
  (Principal Accounting Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.18%;">
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 26, 2006
Registration No. 333-
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ZENITH
NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
95-2702776
(State or Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation or
Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
21255 Califa Street
Woodland Hills, California 91367
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Zenith National Insurance Corp. 2004 Restricted Stock
Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Michael E. Jansen
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Zenith National Insurance Corp.
21255 Califa Street
Woodland Hills, California 91367
(Name and Address Of Agent For Service)
(818) 713-1000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, Of Agent For Service)
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Each Class of
Securities To
Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Share (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price (1)
Amount of
Registration
Fee (1)
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
250,000
(2)
$
39.19
$
9,797,500
$
1,048.33
(1)           Estimated solely for
purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), on the
basis of the average of the high and low sale prices for a share of Common
Stock of Zenith National Insurance Corp. ("Common Stock") on the New York Stock
Exchange on May 24, 2006.
(2)           Plus such additional
number of shares of Common Stock as may be issuable pursuant to the
antidilution provisions of the Zenith National Insurance Corp. 2004 Restricted
Stock Plan.
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
Pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form
S-8, Registration Number 333-115902 (the "Original Registration Statement"),
filed on May 26, 2004, Zenith National Insurance Corp. (the "Registrant")
registered 250,000 shares of its common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Common
Stock"), to be offered under the Zenith National Insurance Corp. 2004
Restricted Stock Plan, as amended and restated as of May 24, 2006 (the "Plan").
In connection with a three-for-two stock split in the form of a stock dividend
effected in October 2005, the number of shares of Common Stock initially
authorized to be offered under the Plan was automatically increased pursuant to
the terms of the Plan by 125,000 shares to a total of 375,000 shares of Common
Stock. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration
Statement (this "Registration Statement") is being filed to register an
additional 250,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan. The
contents of the Original Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Zenith National Insurance Corp. 2004 Restricted Stock Plan, (as amended
  and restated May 24, 2006) (Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report
  on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2006 is incorporated herein by reference)
5.1
Opinion of Michael E. Jansen, Executive Vice President and General
  Counsel of Zenith National Insurance Corp., regarding the legality of the
  securities being registered
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public
  accounting firm
23.2
Consent of Michael E. Jansen (included in his opinion filed as
  Exhibit 5.1)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Woodland Hills, State of California,
on this 26
th
day of May 2006.
ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.
By:
/s/ Stanley R. Zax
Stanley R. Zax
Chairman of the Board and President
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POWER OF
ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
Each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints each of Stanley R. Zax and Michael E. Jansen, signing
singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do
in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or
his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities indicated, on May 26, 2006.
/s/ Stanley R. Zax
Chairman of
  the Board, President and Director
Stanley R. Zax
(Principal
  Executive Officer)
/s/ William J. Owen
Senior Vice
  President and Chief Financial
William J. Owen
Officer
  (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Max M. Kampelman
Director
Max M. Kampelman
/s/ Robert J. Miller
Director
Robert J. Miller
/s/ Leon E. Panetta
Director
Leon E. Panetta
/s/ Catherine B
.
Reynolds
Director
Catherine B
.
Reynolds
/s/ Alan I. Rothenberg
Director
Alan I. Rothenberg
/s/ William S. Sessions
Director
William S. Sessions
/s/ Gerald Tsai, Jr.
Director
Gerald Tsai, Jr.
/s/ Michael Wm. Zavis
Director
Michael Wm. Zavis
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