Good job to our reader and good job to his title company!

Hello Ms. Cipa, I replied a few weeks ago to your "how_to_file_claim" post on your Title Insurance Talk blog. You replied and recommended writing a certified letter. I did and it seemed to have worked, as I finally received a response: I received the following letter from my title company yesterday regarding my claim: XYZ Title Company has finished our review of the aforesaid claim. As

Angelo Mozilo to face fraud charges.

Staff at the SEC have decided to recommend filing civil fraud charges against Angelo Mozilo, the co-founder of Countrywide Financial, according to people familiar with the investigation. The potential charges include alleged violations of insider-trading laws as well as failing to disclose material information to shareholders, according to one person familiar with the matter.Read more...

Did you happen to catch the story of the family who built their dream home on the wrong lot?

And now you know why you should have a survey performed before you build your dream home. The surveyor should mark out the location of the foundation so you avoid easements and setback lines and, most important of all, get the house on the right lot!

Pennsylvania Insurance Department to Hold May 28 Public Hearing on Title Insurance

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario today announced that the Insurance Department will hold a public informational hearing on title insurance at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, in Hearing Room 4 of the Keystone Building, 400 North Street, in Harrisburg. Topics discussed at the hearing will range from the basic structure of the product, the pricing of

query: what does instructions are at title mean

I think it means that the mortgage lender has delivered their formal closing instructions to the title agent/company and that parties are awaiting a HUD-1 and closing.That's reading a bit into your query but in my title world, that's the meaning of those words. ;)

tax claim bureau certificate was wrong

We recently had a title insurance claim, now resolved, over delinquent property taxes. Our insured owner had received notice of delinquent property taxes and contacted our office for help. I checked the file and found that we had a clear tax claim bureau certificate.I immediately did three things. I sent letters to the seller and the tax claim bureau, then opened a claim with the title

query: can I sue the title company for using the wrong lot number

Well, I guess you can sue anybody for any reason if you so desire. Will you win? That's another matter. Have your attorney carefully review your owner policy. If you have suffered a loss due to the error, you may have a basis for a title insurance claim.When a typographical error is discovered, such as an incorrect lot number, the title agent or title company would normally prepare and file