May - June Volume 82, Number 3

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Cover Story

Agents/Underwriters - Becoming Better Partners
by Anne L. Anastasi, CLTP
Our industry has made the relationship between underwriter and agent complex. However, there are at least seven things that the underwriters and the agents can do better to be a better partner. Are you prepared to take the seven steps?

Features

Offshore Outsourcing: A Case Study
by John Wythe White
Read a case study of how First Dakota Title of North Dakota used offshore outsourcing to produce abstract and informational reports, saving the company time and money.

The New ALTA® Short Form
by Clifford L. Morgan
ALTA® has adopted a new Short Form Policy. Read about this very simple one-page policy that provides much better coverage than the “base” 1992 ALTA® loan policy.

Abstracter / Agent Survey - Focuses on Employee Benefits (871kb PDF)
by John D. Haviland and Richard W. McCarthy
For the sixth year, ALTA® has surveyed abstracters and title agents about their operating statistics and other characteristics. This year, special emphasis was place on cash compensation and benefits of employees in title companies.

Departments

ALTA® News
Government & Agency News