Commercial Title Examiner

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Position Summary :

The title examiner has the responsibility of producing accurate and professional title commitments, maintaining a high level of production, assessing risk and liabilities in accordance with policy provisions, and carrying out a multitude of other title-related activities efficiently and with precision, including working with customers on revision, curative, and update requests.

Essential Functions :

• Perform title searches, verifying, reviewing and compiling information, including but not limited to, geographic information, property surveys and legal descriptions, title orders, customer information, ownership histories, physical address, etc., which involves the return of a set of documents reflecting the history of a property.
• Examine title orders within company guidelines to determine the conditions of the title and insurability by considering the effect of documents such as deeds, deeds of trust, mechanics liens, tax liens, judgments, assessments, divorces, probates and other matters of record.
• Research respective title plant software, analyze and evaluate pertinent documents for determination of ownership, appraisal roles, maps, legal descriptions, and any conjunction to title.
• Proficient in utilizing computer software and systems sufficient to manage spreadsheets, documents and search engines.
• Prepare an accurate and comprehensive title commitment in accordance with the company’s examining and policy procedures.
• Provide title examination review of products and services performed by title production partners.
• Monitor errors committed by vendor partners and examiners and recommend corrective action.
• Explain chain of title, exceptions, and requirements to customers and managers. Recognize title defects and formulate curative solutions.
• Review surveys prepared on properties when applicable.
• Maintain proper production levels and delivery standards on a daily basis.
• Work closely with the customer’s timelines and assist with answering questions.
• Ability to operate in an environment with tight deadlines and strict standards.
• Recommends and advises management on process improvement and the impact of change and leads initiatives to improve processes and service / products.
• Work closely with other members of the title team and vendor partners to accomplish department duties and goals.
• Answer all emails and phone calls from customers in a timely manner.
• Perform other duties assigned by the manager.

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Note : This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

About Ardán, Inc., A Community of Companies :

Ardán is a family of companies that make real estate closings faster, simpler, and safer through technology-driven, innovative solutions, sound underwriting, and exceptional customer service.

At Ardán, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of Insur-Tech. Our brands—Westcor, Grid151®, GridBase®, and X1 Analytics®—are dedicated to using technology to streamline and improve every step of the closing process.

Westcor - Founded by title agents, Westcor is the number one independent title insurance underwriter in the nation. Westcor’s technology-driven products and services and sound underwriting help agents and their customers close real estate transactions faster and with peace of mind.

Website : wltic.com

Grid151 - Powered by GridBase® technology, Grid151® delivers tech-enabled fulfillment services to the title insurance industry.

Website : grid151.com

X1 Analytics - Using its proprietary data analytics engine, X1 Analytics® equips the title insurance industry with decisions and data which enable faster real estate closings with reduced cost and operational friction.

Website : x1analytics.com

GridBase - sing their proprietary tech stack to create the universal API for lender and title collaboration, GridBase® delivers data middleware and tools that transform lender and title operations with highly optimized automations and integrations.

Website : gridbase.io