Overview
This remote role provides regional underwriting counsel for real estate closings and title insurance matters. The position supports customers and internal departments by evaluating risk, determining underwriting willingness and ability, and helping ensure protective language is included in title commitments, policies, and endorsements. The role also supports customer relationship growth and educational programming.
Responsibilities
- Provide underwriting support, answers, and guidance to customers and internal departments regarding real estate closings and title insurance matters.
- Determine the organization’s willingness and ability to insure real estate transactions.
- Provide underwriting support in additional jurisdictions as needed (additional jurisdictions are a plus).
- Build relationships with new customers and maintain and grow relationships with existing customers.
- Assist with business development efforts, including attendance at customer visits and networking events.
- Create and deliver relevant educational topics at live seminars and webinars.
- Assist with audits as needed.
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA approved law school.
- Licensed attorney in good standing in the state in which the position is being sought.
- Must be located in GA or local to state in which the position is being sought.
- 3–10 years of title insurance experience or real estate experience.
- Knowledge of title insurance rates and rules for the state in which the position is being sought.
- Ability to discuss and respond in writing to proposed requests for coverage to determine potential risks.
- Ability to suggest and provide adequate language in title commitments, policies, and endorsements to protect the organization’s interests while assisting the organization’s agents.
- Ability to prepare and deliver relevant live, web-based, or recorded educational presentations to or for the organization’s customers.
- Ability to support the development of new customers.
- Remote position with working from home a common practice.
- Occasional travel required.
Location
Remote (working from home common practice). Must be located in GA or local to the state in which the position is being sought. Occasional travel required.