January/February 2008 - Volume 87, Number 1

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Cover Story

Industry Adopts Principles of Fair Conduct
by Michelle Sweet
Dozens of title companies have adopted the Principles of Fair Conduct and pledged to engage only in business practices that are lawful and consistent with a high standard of ethical behavior and to treat consumers in a fair and ethical manner. Read how they plan to implement the principles into their businesses and how you can too.

Features

Point of View
A Challenge for You and Me
by Anne Anastasi, CLTP
A Message From the Title Insurance Agents & Abstracters Section Chair
In this essay Anne Anastasi discusses the challenges of chairing the Agents section; and reveals the Agents sections three areas of focus for the 2008 year.

Inside ALTA®
ALTA® Hires New CEO
Meet Kurt Pfotenhauer, who has been appointed chief executive officer for ALTA® effective Jan. 7, 2008.

Running Your Business
Stress: The Equal Opportunity Destroyer
by Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly
Employees usually show telltale signs of stress and burnout. Managers need to deal with their effects immediately to prevent valuable, well-trained, experienced workers from walking out the door.

Inside the Industry
Predicting the Title Industry Future
by Ellen Schweppe
Now that ALTA® is entering its 101st year, we've asked some industry professionals for their best predictions on what is in store for the future. What do their looking glasses see?

Inside the Industry
Update on OFAC Compliance
by Lorri Lee Ragan
There are several due diligence steps title industry professionals need to take in order to ensure that they don't deal with parties in violation of U.S. law. Learn what to do when you get a "hit" on the Treasury's SDN list and how to comply with the requirements.