When considering innovation in the context of the title insurance industry, the evolution of data capture and data management techniques has been an instrumental part of the industry’s growth over the last several decades.

At their core, insurance companies help their customers navigate risk decisions. At First American, we help consumers, lenders and other customers navigate the risk involved in real estate transactions. It is not an overstatement to say that First American makes major, multi-million-dollar decisions about risk every single day when issuing title ...

The process of closing a residential real estate transaction has remained relatively constant for decades. According to DataTree by First American, more than 56 million homes were sold between the year 2000 and 2015, the year before the large-scale advent of digital loan applications. If you purchased one of those 56 million homes, your experience ...