Rich Patterson
Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company
Dick Reass
RynohLive
Andy Crisenbery
eLynx
Our industry has suffered from massive fraud losses. As a result, underwriters, the NAIC, lenders, and service providers are all reexamining the escrow process. As an industry, we must find a solution to the escrow theft problems and regain credibility with regulators and the general public. This session will discuss different options available to prevent escrow theft.
Title Technology Trends
Chris Christensen
PeirsonPatterson, LLP
Larry Godec
First American Title Insurance Company
Tom Groom
PropertyInfo Corporation
Rob Chapman
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Technology is a key driver to improving title processes. Hear firsthand the CTO/CIO view of how technology is shaping the title industry. The panelists will also provide predictions on how technology will shape title in the years to come.
Whose Book (of Business) Is it Anyway?
Charles L. Post
Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin
Richard Darwin
Buchalter Nemer
J. Scott Humphrey
Seyfarth Shaw
Protecting the willingness of real estate professionals to refer business and growing that willingness can be essential to a successful title career or the very survival of a title company. But who owns those referral sources? What can title companies lawfully do to protect this essential intangible asset? What can departing employees lawfully utilize? A panel of three attorneys, deeply experienced in trade secret protection, offer a review of the most recent court decisions and cutting edge strategies to protect trade secrets and maintain the right to compete lawfully. The session will include a brief power point presentation (multistate overview), a panel discussion of recent cases, and questions and answers.
Model Agency Contracts
Bill Burding
Orange Coast Title Company
Do you know what’s in your agency contract? An ALTA work group recently drafted a model limited title agency contract to help establish uniform liability and responsibility between agents and insurers. Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to hear directly from those who drafted the model contract and learn about its types of provisions and rights and responsibilities.
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Our industry has suffered from massive fraud losses. As a result, underwriters, the NAIC, lenders, and service providers are all reexamining the escrow process. As an industry, we must find a solution to the escrow theft problems and regain credibility with regulators and the general public. This session will discuss different options available to prevent escrow theft.