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National planning: A look at expanding your licensing footprint
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The regional differences from state to state remove a universal understanding of the title business that can make certain decisions more complicated and confusing for even the most veteran of title professionals as they start to grow their businesses. On a recent webinar, Mandrien Consulting tried to demystify these issues a little bit, provide a clearer blue print and pose important questions for any title agent looking to ramp up business across a wider geography.

Holistic approach to audits benefit the underwriter, agent relationship
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In this View from the Underwriter column, a rotating series of columns written by various underwriting professionals in the industry, Michael Schefstad, chief financial officer and treasurer of Westcor Land Title Insurance Co., shares his view on how a proper combination of auditing and centralized support enhance an independent agent’s business and the overall relationship with their underwriter.
Who is your favorite underwriter to work with? — Voice of the Title Agent extra
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This year’s Voice of the Title Agent special report was the longest one to date — and we still had more content. Here is one of those features: We asked our agent respondents, just after what type of underwriter they prefer to work with: “More specifically, which is your favorite underwriter to work with?” It was an optional, fill-in the blank question.  See what our respondents said.

New RamQuest product tries to modernize the closing process
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Industry News, Operations, Technology
At the American Land Title Association Federal Conference, RamQuest and Guardian Consumer Services unveiled a new product that they think achieves many of the aims of the CFPB and the industry to provide a new environment that standardizes the closing process for all stakeholders.
Download the 2013 Voice of the Title Agent now
Download the 2013 Voice of the Title Agent now
Industry News, Operations
For the past three years, the editors of The Title Report have surveyed hundreds of title agents to produce the Voice of the Title Agent Survey and provide critical insight and a common outlet to discuss top agent issues. This year, nearly 400 agents responded to the survey -- Check out the results in this year's free special report download.
Voice of the Title Agent: Plenty of optimism about business in 2013
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Industry News, Operations
The 2013 Voice of the Title Agent report is being prepared this week for its May 6 debut, but we wanted to give a sneak peek at some of the interesting results from the survey. Maybe the most notable takeaway this year: In terms of business success, our respondents are the most positive they have ever been. Read on for what our respondents had to say.



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