Overview
This role provides underwriting support and legal guidance for complex commercial real estate title insurance transactions. You will collaborate with internal teams, agents, and customers to evaluate risk, apply underwriting standards, and support informed decision-making across issuance of title insurance commitments and policies.
Responsibilities
- Provide underwriting support, counsel, and authorization to company personnel, agents, and customers related to the issuance of title insurance commitments and policies
- Apply underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority to evaluate and approve title insurance transactions
- Provide guidance to internal teams in the execution of real estate settlement services
- Develop and communicate underwriting standards and guidelines aligned with established company processes
- Serve as a key resource for sharing insights and information related to underwriting and settlement services
- Support additional responsibilities as needed
Requirements
- 5–7 years of title underwriting experience
- Law Degree required (for Underwriting Counsel)
- Admitted to practice in state of employment (for Underwriting Counsel)
- Licensed to practice in state of employment (for Underwriting Counsel)
- High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred
- Strong knowledge of real estate law, including federal and state regulations
- Deep understanding of title insurance and settlement processes, including core concepts and industry practices
- Proven ability to underwrite real estate transactions for title insurance issuance
- Strong analytical thinking and sound decision-making skills
- Excellent negotiation skills and the ability to navigate complex situations professionally
- Collaborative mindset with decisiveness and ability to build relationships
- Detail-oriented approach with strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and listening)
- Ability to think creatively, apply abstract reasoning, and develop innovative solutions to complex challenges
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay Range: $97,700.00 - $130,300.00 Annually
- Benefits (based on eligibility) include:
- Medical, dental, vision
- 401k
- PTO/paid sick leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
Location & Notices
- Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County.
- The employer will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).
- The employer intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. The employer reasonably believes a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with material job duties potentially resulting in withdrawal of the conditional offer, including:
- Handling of confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to the employer or its customers
- Administering or facilitating financial transactions
- The ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements