Accomplished and respected title insurance Underwriter and Manager exceling in customer service and enhancing client relations. I consistently demonstrate problem-solving skills, contributing to streamlined operations.
Working with HOA property management on yearly budgets, community rules, and architectural guidelines, as a member of my community's HOA Executive Board, has broadened and strengthened my career-acquired skills.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Title Insurance Underwriter / Agency Manager
Kensington Vanguard National Land Services
03.2002 - Current
Review attorney-prepared title abstracts and opinions, land surveys, zoning reports, site plans, tax records, Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Easements, and other land record documents.
Issue accurate title insurance commitments and policies based on the risk assessment of the above findings.
Manage residential and commercial underwriters while providing underwriting, customer service, and software guidance.
Answer phone calls from attorneys, lenders, paralegals, and residential homeowners, to answer title-related questions, or connect the customer to the appropriate industry professional.
Maintain shared files for underwriting bulletins, office procedures, software updates, corporate communications, and carrier information.
Work closely with attorneys, lenders, and escrow officers to coordinate real estate closings.
Compile comprehensive reports for the business development department based on data collected from the software's basic reporting feature.
Attend monthly real property meetings for continuing industry education and to foster ongoing business partnerships with attorneys, lenders, and other title insurance professionals.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of title insurance industry changes through continuous professional development opportunities such as conferences and webinars.
Receive title insurance premium checks and wires then make accounting entries in each file, including confirming and correcting carrier remittance amounts. Facilitate daily check deposits via mobile deposit scanner.
Coordinate office relocations and software updates with the corporate IT department.
Review budgets and maintain spending limits for my agency.
Title Insurance Underwriter
Commonwealth Land Title of North Carolina
08.1992 - 02.2002
Managed a high volume of residential files, consistently meeting deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy in work product.
Learned all aspects of the industry, including taking land title courses and being licensed, while working part-time as a file clerk.
Quoted title insurance premiums over the phone.
Searched for phoned-in prior title policies using DOS-based coaster program and microfiche while continuing to engage the customer on the phone.
Took over the commercial underwriting files with no direct commercial training.
Performed nightly software backups as well as monthly carrier reporting.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NC
High School Diploma -
Davie County High School
Mocksville, NC
Skills
Customer service and relationship building
Problem-solving
Attention to detail
Reliability
Effective communication
Analyzing data and risk assessment
Critical thinking
Organizational skills
Teamwork and collaboration
Timeline
Title Insurance Underwriter / Agency Manager
Kensington Vanguard National Land Services
03.2002 - Current
Title Insurance Underwriter
Commonwealth Land Title of North Carolina
08.1992 - 02.2002
Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration
Forsyth Technical Community College
High School Diploma -
Davie County High School
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