Fund News and Alerts

2020 Sightings of Florida’s Legal Chameleon

This article covers both Florida and federal cases involving homestead, Florida’s “legal chameleon,” for 2020. This article provides a brief overview of the homestead provisions of the Florida Constitution and a discussion of the relevant case law from 2020.  Read the article.

02/01/2021

Say Hello to RON (and Goodbye to Mailaway Closings)

By Michael Rothman, Esq., The Fund’s Legal Education Manager 

Every real estate professional involved in a transaction with an out-of-town seller can relate to the dread of opening a FedEx envelope supposedly containing the fully executed deed, only to find that the seller signed in the wrong place, there are no witnesses, and the notary’s commission expired last month. Or, of the seller traveling abroad who missed her appointment at the local embassy, only to be told that the next available appointment won’t be for three weeks. Thankfully, with the advent of RON, the stressful days of “mailaway closings” may soon be a thing of the past.

12/05/2019

New Episode of Title Now! Increase Your Market Presence and Be Successful

Listen as Melissa Jay Murphy talks with TitleTap's Dean Collura about how attorney title agents can market more effectively and easily.

07/26/2019

3 Social Media Ideas to Use RIGHT NOW to Drive Millennial Home Buyers

Meaningful content is key when leveraging online marketing.  To add to your content stack we are going to share three topic ideas to use on social media to help drive direct consumer business to your title insurance practice.  A lot of marketing in the title industry has been historically focused on real estate agents and lenders – and rightfully so. 06/19/2018

7 Proven Ways to Market Your Title Insurance Practice In 2018

It’s 2018 and the big question is what are you doing to help market your title insurance practice in a meaningful way? 

If you are still thinking about that answer, we’d like to share seven tips to help you jump start your plan or enhance the one you have!

05/23/2018

5 Must Haves to Optimize Your Website

If you are beginning to develop an online presence or exploring ways to freshen things up, your website is a great place to start.  Your website is one channel that most of your customers will likely tune in to and will serve as a landing spot for any other online marketing you may do through social media, email, video, etc.    

So where is a good place to start? 

In collaboration with TitleTap, we have compiled a short list of tips below to get things moving in the right direction.

04/18/2018

Your support can help TITL impact important legislative decisions for our industry!

Title Insurance Through Lawyers (TITL) is your voice in the political arena of Tallahassee, and this election season all 160 legislative seats between the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives will be on the ballot! This typically only happens once every 10 years, so now is the perfect opportunity for TITL to make a difference by educating and building strong relationships with Florida’s legislators, and we can’t do it without you!

04/15/2016

Authorized Agent Program Available Through Old Republic

The Fund, through Old Republic, is pleased to announce the availability of our Authorized Agent Program.  This program, in conjunction with our Members' efforts to comply with the American Land Title Association's Best Practices, should provide lenders, clients, customers and consumers additional confidence and comfort that the title settlement transactions you process are done the right way, with integrity and ethics.

12/15/2015

ALTA is the Voice of the Title Insurance Industry

ALTA is the national voice of the title insurance industry whose members include underwriters, agents and title insurance service providers such as The Fund. You may have recently received an invoice from The American Land Title Association, ALTA, for your 2014 membership dues or license for the use of ALTA’s policy forms.

04/25/2014