Operations

The Title Report would like to introduce its newest regular feature: Title Talk. We will be reaching out to professionals around the title insurance industry to talk about their business, the market place, the industry and whatever else might pop up. Our first Title Talk is with Chuck Burton, chief operation officer of Nations Title Agency. Read on to view the company's 2012 plans, its top industry concerns, its keys to success and its favorite title insurance "war story."

Industry News

LenderLive Settlement Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of LenderLive Network Inc. and a domestic-based, end-to-end mortgage services provider, continued its title insurance expansion by acquiring a title company with offices in Missouri and Kansas.

Operations, Technology

Less than a decade ago, vendor management companies (VMC) were the chief middle man in the industry — the guys that bridged the gap from the lender to the settlement service providers across the country. VMCs had their detractors, but they filled a significant need in the industry at a time of booming growth. And then the mortgage world turned upside down. Companies were bought and sold or disappeared altogether. The term VMC, as many had come to know it, took on a different meaning, as market demands altered the range and scope of the VMC work product.

Industry News, Market Data

Stewart Information Services Corp. entered a new phase of its existence near the end of 2011 by appointing Matthew Morris its chief executive officer and electing E. Douglas Hodo chairman of the board of directors, and this week the company showed its first annual profit in five years. Read on for all of the results from the national underwriter's year-end financial report.

Industry News, Operations

During a recent October Research Webinar titled, "The Closer's Balancing Act," experts discussed the changing relationship dynamics between underwriters and agents and how the entire industry is being viewed by regulators after a tumultuous 2011 that saw several high-profile defalcations. Read on for part two of our coverage, which looks at the legislative and judicial answers to the industry's recent problems. Are they the answer?

Operations

During a recent October Research Webinar titled, “The Closer’s Balancing Act,” experts discussed the changing relationship dynamics between underwriters and agents and how the entire industry is being viewed by regulators after a tumultuous 2011 that saw several high-profile defalcations. Read on for part one of our coverage.