Associate Membership
Provides direct access to real estate support services and resources
Associate Membership with The Fund is offered to Florida attorneys who are not employed by a title insurance underwriter, do not issue title insurance policies for any title insurer, but who are involved with real estate issues from time to time and want to stay current.
Associate Membership brings many of the same benefits as Full Membership. This includes access to The Fund Concept, a monthly digest of recent developments in Florida real estate law, and Fund Title Notes online on thefund.com. In addition, you can attend events at a Member rate and enroll in our acclaimed series of Legal Education webinars. The webinars and events are approved for CLE credits. Associate Members do not receive and cannot issue title insurance policies. Membership is $250 per year.
For more information contact the Membership Department, or call (800) 336-3863.
Types of Membership

Full Membership
Appropriate for attorneys with active real estate transaction practices
- Authority to issue title commitments, policies, and closing protection letters
- E&O Insurance Required
- In good standing with The Florida Bar
- Subject to audits
- Annual re-certification required
Benefits:
- Fund Concept
- Title Notes
- Title Insurance Through Lawyers
- Vendor Marketplace
- Calculators & Worksheets
- Events and Continuing Education Credits

Licensed Title Agency
Appropriate for licensed Title Agencies owned, in part, by an Attorney Fund Member
- Authority to issue title commitments, policies, and closing protection letters
- E&O Insurance; Fidelity Bond, and Surety Bond Required
- Licensed with State
- Annual Data Call (Florida Office of Insurance Regulation)
- Submit monthly escrow account reconciliations (Florida DFS Regulation)
- Subject to audits
- Annual re-certification required
Benefits:
- Fund Concept
- Title Notes
- Title Insurance Through Lawyers
- Vendor Marketplace
- Calculators & Worksheets
- Events and Continuing Education Credits

Associate Membership
Appropriate for attorneys who want the benefits of Fund Membership, but who do not plan to write commitments or policies.
- Attorney licensed in Florida
- May not be employed by another title insurance underwriter
- No recertification or audit required
Benefits:
- Fund Concept
- Title Notes
- Vendor Marketplace
- Calculators & Worksheets
- Events and Continuing Education Credits

Affiliate Membership
Appropriate for non-attorney staff members
- Employed by a Fund Member
- Recommended by your supervising Fund Member attorney
Benefits:
- Fund Concept
- Title Notes
- Calculators & Worksheets
- Events and Continuing Education Credits