By David A. Silverstein, Louisiana State Underwriting Counsel, WFG National Title Insurance Company More than 700,000 bankruptcy cases were filed across the country last year. Of those, less than one… Read More »
Miscommunication can happen in any form of business and in any company. It even happens in the title insurance industry—and when it does, title agents and their customers feel the… Read More »
By Tamara Brooks, Assistant Manager And Georgia Underwriting Counsel, WFG National Title Insurance Company A trust is defined as a relationship created at the direction of an individual, in which… Read More »
Why We Hate Powers of Attorney – Part Three of a Four Part Series Closing with a Power of Attorney You have decided your Power of Attorney (“POA”) has the… Read More »
Alan B. Fields SVP – Director of Underwriting Services WFG National Title Insurance Company In Part I of this article, we explained that even though a Power of Attorney (“POA”)… Read More »
A Power of Attorney (“POA”) is simply a document in which an individual (the “Principal”) appoints someone else to act on his behalf. We call that person either an “Attorney-in-Fact”… Read More »
Agents’ Q&A
Q: Settlement agents provide a wide range of services, some of which have or seem to have quasi-legal overtones. Can you explain where the line is drawn between acceptable tasks… Read More »
By Steven Winkler, Chief Underwriting Counsel and Secretary Williston Financial Group Title insurance coverage for access to a property is well-established but not well understood. The American Land Title… Read More »