ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP
EX-10.2
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
10.2</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT
NO. 1</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TO</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RESTRICTED
STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DATED
AS OF MAY 26, 2004</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BETWEEN</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ZENITH
NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;AND</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">JOHN J.
TICKNER</font></b></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;
John J. Tickner (the &#147;Grantee&#148;) and Zenith National Insurance Corp. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) are parties to a Restricted Stock Award Agreement dated as of May
26, 2004 (the &#147;Award Agreement&#148;), covering five thousand (5,000) shares of
Restricted Stock awarded to Grantee pursuant to the Zenith National Insurance
Corp. 2004 Restricted Stock Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).&#160;
Capitalized terms have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan and
Award Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.&#160; Where the context permits, references to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall include the successors to the
foregoing.</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; This Amendment No. 1 dated
February 24, 2005 is hereby made a part of, and expressly incorporated into,
the Award Agreement as an amendment thereto.&#160;
In the event any provision of this Amendment and any provision of the
Award Agreement are inconsistent or conflicting, the inconsistent or
conflicting provision of this Amendment shall control.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.&#160; The parties agree to amend
the Award Agreement by deleting Paragraph 8 thereof in its entirety and
substituting the following therefor:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Termination of
Employment or Service</u>.</font></p>

<p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160; Upon the Grantee&#146;s death or termination of
employment with or service to the Company due to Disability, the restrictions
set forth in Paragraph 3(a) shall lapse.</font></p>

<p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160; Upon termination of the Grantee&#146;s employment
with the Company or any Subsidiary thereof for any reason (other than death or
Disability) prior to the lapsing of restrictions with respect to any portion of
the Restricted Stock granted hereunder, the Grantee shall forfeit any rights to
the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which the restrictions have not
lapsed and shall have no further rights thereto.&#160; For purposes of this Paragraph 8(b),
termination of the Grantee&#146;s employment shall be disregarded if, immediately
following such termination, the Grantee continues providing services to the
Company as a consultant or independent contractor.</font></p>

<p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160; Upon termination of the Grantee&#146;s services
to the Company as a consultant or independent contractor (other than death or
Disability) prior to the lapsing of restrictions with respect to any portion of
the Restricted Stock granted hereunder, the Grantee shall forfeit any rights to
the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which the restrictions have not
lapsed and shall have no further rights thereto; provided, however, that if the
Company terminates the </font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Grantee&#146;s
services without &#147;cause&#148; (as defined in the applicable consulting agreement or
contract), the restrictions set forth in Paragraph 3(a) shall lapse upon such
termination.</font></p>

<p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&#160;&#160; Upon forfeiture of any shares of Restricted
Stock, to the extent the Grantee paid the purchase price of such forfeited
shares in a manner other than services rendered, the Company shall repurchase
such shares from the Grantee at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i)
the Fair Market Value of such shares at the time of forfeiture or (ii) the
price Grantee paid for such shares initially.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as specifically modified herein, the
parties expressly reaffirm the terms and conditions of the Award Agreement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated: February 24, 2005</font></p>

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