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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Requests Public Comment on Draft Rating Methodology: Understanding BCAR for Title Insurance Companies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_May_21/ai_n27247330]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. is requesting comments from market participants in the title insurance industry and other interested parties on a draft of its methodology report "Understanding BCAR For Title Insurance Companies." The draft document is currently available in the Methodology section of A.M. Best's homepage.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News Alert: Lenders First Choice Selects webMethods Fabric 7.0 as Business Process Platform for New Title Insurance and Settlement Services Application]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_April_30/ai_n19040874]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[webMethods Fabric Expected to Deliver a 30% Cost Savings over Conventional Development for Leading Provider of Settlement Services and Title Insurance]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What We've Got Here Is a Failure to Communicate: How Traditional Financial Reporting Contributes to Misunderstanding of Title Insurance Loss Activity]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=271845]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper focuses on a specific financial reporting practice that has contributed to the Title insurance industry's failure to communicate the unique characteristics associated with its loss containment activities. The author believes that communication can be enhanced if both parties, the Title industry and its regulators, address and acknowledge the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sage Global Solutions, Inc. Receives Strong Upgrade by Respected Research Firm; Signs Contract with Orange Coast Title Insurance Worth $500,000 in Additional Annual Revenues]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_August_17/ai_n26961663]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IRVINE, Calif. -- Sage Global Solutions, Inc. (Other OTC: SGGL.PK) is pleased to announce a well-respected firm, TRI-STATE Capital TSC, has upgraded their equity rating on SGGL. This strong upgrade comes at a time when the company has recently acquired a high growth full-service commercial lines insurance agency and signed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Print media's dilettantes; Publication buyers' inexperience leaves them shy on title insurance.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5254/is_200608/ai_n20253352]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Matthew Flamm    The wheels may be coming off the old media wagon, but new players  are still climbing over each other to get into the driver's seat.    Nobody in the latest group of deep-pocketed newcomers has media  experience. One of them,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Realtors Promote Competitiveness of Title Insurance Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=176130]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Real estate professionals assist in nearly all aspects of the home purchase transaction by serving as a valuable source of information and offering their expertise to both first-time and experienced home buyers. When real estate agents, for example, recommend a title company, they know their reputation and livelihood is on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GAO: further study of title insurance industry needed]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JDE/is_2_11/ai_n24990012]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The market and practices of the title insurance industry are worthy of further study following federal and state investigations identifying potentially illegal activities such as kickbacks, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office issued April 24.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Home Buying 101: What's Title Insurance, and Do I Need It?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=176113]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A title is a written document that shows ownership of property. It includes the signatures of current owners and a legal description of the property. A title is also known as a deed. Before one closes on a new home, a title examiner will conduct a title search. This is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chicago Properties - Title Insurance Tips]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=176116]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If one plans to buy a Chicago property, the sooner one learn about title insurance, the better. For many first time Chicago real estate buyers, the first time they hear about title insurance at the closing of their Chicago property. This paper presents the basics of title insurance for protecting...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Affirms Ratings of Fidelity National Financial & Operating Subsidiaries]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Sept_15/ai_n15392148]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch affirmed the 'BB-' rating on the senior secured credit facility of Fidelity National Information Services FIS after today's announcement of the proposed merger between FIS and Certegy, Inc. CEY. In addition, Fitch affirmed the 'A-' insurer financial strength ratings of the title insurance underwriting subsidiaries of Fidelity...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Title Insurance - Examples of Problems and Advice]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=176115]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Title insurance prevents the property owner from suffering financial loss if, at any time during his ownership of the property, someone comes along who can show that they have full, or partial, ownership of the property instead. Every mortgage lender one is aware of requires title insurance be purchased to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Understanding Title Insurance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=176114]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Title to a property is a record detailing the owners of the property and rights associated with the ownership. Title typically shows a progression of ownership from the first owner to the current one. Title is a fairly simple concept, but when it goes wrong it is a nightmare. That...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Are Title Insurance Companies Using GIS?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=153339]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When one thinks of GIS, title insurance isn't the first thing that comes to mind. However, many title offices are finding GIS is just what they need to help with their mapping and document management needs. Title plants, data centers that process thousands of land records each day, have found...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cracking Down on Illegal Practices in the Title Insurance Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=147612]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper investigates the practice of rebating in title insurance industry. Since approximately 1997, insurance regulators allege that title insurers began engaging in the illegal practice of rebating by forming captive reinsurance companies that in turn draw rebates from the title insurance companies. These sophisticated schemes are designed so that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Title Insurance Protects Your Financial Investment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=176112]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two types of title insurance: lender policy and the owner's title insurance. Most lenders require a loan policy when they issue a loan to protect their interest should a problem arise. The policy amount decreases each year and eventually disappears once the loan is paid off. Therefore the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Title insurance scandal won't shake captive industry.(News)(First American Title Insurance Co)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200503/ai_n20159819]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ    SACRAMENTO, Calif.-While recent allegations of improper reinsurance  arrangements between title insurers and noninsurance entities will  likely mean the end of these types of reinsurance captives, the scandal  is unlikely to h  Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ    SACRAMENTO, Calif.-While recent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What to Expect in Closing Costs on a Home Purchase]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=176121]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[New homeowners are often taken aback by up-front closing costs such as mortgage and title insurance, attorney fees, recording fees and loan points, which can run into the thousands of dollars. But there is no need to be afraid of these charges. With a little background on their purpose and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Role of the Monoline Requirement in Assuring Title Insurance Effectiveness]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=123514]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A "monoline" requirement, i.e., the statutory restriction of companies writing a particular line of insurance to writing only that line, occurs today in just three property-casualty lines: title insurance, mortgage guaranty insurance, and financial guaranty insurance. In light of the trend toward the elimination of specialization for all types of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[eTotalSource Inc. Begins Delivery of Tax Training Packages for Title Insurance Companies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_May_6/ai_n6014257]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[eTotalSource Inc. Begins Delivery of Tax Training Packages for Title Insurance Companies.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5559/is_200405/ai_n23447692]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA, May 6, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX    YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA, May 6, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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