ALTA Business Strategies Conference (Tech Forum 2.0)

General Session Information

Monday, March 26, 2012

Explaining a Policy So Grandma Understands

ALTA President

Chris Abbinante
Fidelity National Title Group

ALTA policy forms have evolved tremendously over the years, and now provide unquestionably the best coverage ever available to purchasers of one-to-four family residential properties. But do you know what’s actually being insured? Do you know how to explain the policy so that the consumers can understand what’s covered and what’s excluded? This is a must-attend general session for all title professionals as the industry embarks on a mission to explain what the industry does in a simple jargon-free manner.

Ready, Set . . . Engage! The Title Industry, CFPB and Consumers
	Mary Schuster RamQuest Software Inc.	Alison K. Gareffa Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
	Celia Flowers Upshure County Title Company
The talk about consumer engagement is not just talk. Join ALTA RESPA Implementation Task Force members along with a representative from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for this panel discussion as we explore this emerging trend. Our panel of experts will discuss what the CFPB is doing to engage consumers and how, as title agents, you can become involved in the process and capitalize on this trend.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Fighting Fraud in the Current Market
	Moderator Jan Clark Ernst Information Services	ALTA President-elect Frank Pellegrini Prairie Title
	Erika Meinhardt Fidelity National Title Group	Richard Bramhall Westcor National Title Insurance Co.
	Penny Reed Wells Fargo Home Mortgage	Andy Crisenbery eLynx
With regulators increasingly assigning liability for escrow theft, and putting regulations together that focus on solvency of agents and underwriters, it is important that this industry provide solutions, or they will be provided to us. Industry experts will discuss findings of a national survey examining the latest trends in mortgage fraud and escrow theft, what best practices companies follow to thwart fraud and what solutions the industry believes are the most viable to implement. Whether it’s through CPLs, surety and fidelity bond coverage, standardized agent audits or removing escrow duties to a third party, it’s important the industry find solutions and adopt a zero-tolerance for fraud. Be a part of the discussion and get the latest on what the industry is doing to combat mortgage fraud.

Closing Luncheon: The Story Behind the Spirit
	Michael R. Veach special collection assistant Filson Historical Society
For more than 200 years, Kentucky’s legendary distilleries have crafted the world’s finest bourbons, using secret recipes and a time-honored process passed down from generation to generation. Join us for the closing luncheon, as bourbon historian Mike Veach shares the folklore, rich history and tradition of bourbon and the land disputes it sometimes created. The only person outside the bourbon-making industry to be named to the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Veach became an expert in his field spending almost two decades sifting through the personal papers of bourbon’s royal families and studying the distilling industry and culture of the time to clear up mysteries on the origination of bourbon. On top of being a historian, Veach is noted to be a keen judge of whiskey, favoring bourbons with rich caramel and vanilla flavors. Spirits will be flowing as Veach takes you through the history of how bourbon — which is essentially corn whiskey aged in charred oak barrels — originated.