2026 Claims Guide Now Available
February 24, 2026
Pick Up Your 2026 Title and Escrow Claims Guide Today
The new 2026 Title and Escrow Claims Guide is now available to purchase in digital-only format or a new combination digital/print bundled version! Packed with practical analysis, this 1,930-page volume adds more than 100 court decisions not found in the 2025 edition. The digital version is available immediately and print copies will ship in March.
Key topics include:
- Construction lien coverage — The first major decision interpreting the ALTA 32 and 33 construction lien endorsements
- Successor insured liability — A precedent-setting decision holding a successor insured bound by the acts of the named insured, voiding coverage
- Policy rescission and misrepresentation — Expanded analysis of when policies or endorsements may be voided based on misrepresentation, concealment or fraud, with new case law
- Notice and policy exclusions — New decisions clarifying actual, imputed and inquiry notice and their impact on coverage defenses
- Closing protection letters — Updated guidance on when closing instruction assurances are triggered, including new judicial interpretations
- Wire transfer fraud — Recent decisions addressing coverage issues arising from wire fraud losses
- Find more in the 2026 Table of Contents
The Title and Escrow Claims Guide is the ultimate research tool not only for attorneys but also claim handlers, underwriting personnel, title examiners, escrow officers and regulators. The author, J. Bushnell Nielsen Esq., continues to share his 44 years of knowledge and experience in title insurance through this publication.
Claims departments and law firms qualify for group subscription rates! For more information, please contact Carolina Perez at [email protected].
Contact ALTA at 202-296-3671 or [email protected].