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<p class="MsoNormal">The infamous Forbes article is referenced from time to time and is often regurgitated and submitted as evidence by those relying on the Forbes name to disparage the title insurance industry (“It was in Forbes, so it
<i>has</i> to be true!”). It’s slanderous misrepresentations and inaccuracies are used to vilify the industry and those working in it, unjustly labeling us racketeers. Very few of those same people will review or discuss the rebuttal letter from ALTA as evidence
of the <i>truth</i> about the title insurance, and the people working in it. In case you haven’t read this letter, I’ve attached it for your perusal. Like George’s response, it’s also a great read.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">…and thank you George, for your continued advocacy for the title insurance industry.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (Paraphrased quote, based of 1770 writing of Edmund Burke)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Jensen Salisbury <span style="color:#92D050">|</span></b><span style="color:#525252">
</span>Company Underwriter, Senior<span style="color:#525252"> </span>Title Officer<i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Whatcom Land Title Company<i><span style="color:#525252"> </span>
</i><b><span style="color:#92D050">| </span></b>2011 Young Street, Ste. 102, Bellingham WA 98225<span style="color:#525252">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#525252"><a href="http://www.whatcomtitle.com/"><span style="color:blue">www.whatcomtitle.com</span></a>
</span><b><span style="color:#92D050">| </span></b><b>P</b>: 360.676.8484<span style="color:#525252">
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<b>E</b>: <a href="mailto:jensens@whatcomtitle.com"><span style="color:blue">jensens@whatcomtitle.com</span></a>
<b><span style="color:#92D050">|</span></b><span style="color:#525252"> </span><b>F</b>: 360.312.5334
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Board1 <board1-bounces@washingtonlandtitle.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Maureen Pfaff<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 15, 2024 9:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Guerin, Gerry (Gary) <gguerin@ortc.com>; Craig Trummel <CTrummel@wfgtitle.com>; board1@washingtonlandtitle.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Board1] [EXTERNAL] FW: [DIRT] Forbes article on "Inside America's Richest Racket"<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Board1 <<a href="mailto:board1-bounces@washingtonlandtitle.com">board1-bounces@washingtonlandtitle.com</a>> on behalf of Guerin, Gerry (Gary) <<a href="mailto:gguerin@ortc.com">gguerin@ortc.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 15, 2024 9:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Craig Trummel <<a href="mailto:CTrummel@wfgtitle.com">CTrummel@wfgtitle.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:board1@washingtonlandtitle.com">board1@washingtonlandtitle.com</a> <<a href="mailto:board1@washingtonlandtitle.com">board1@washingtonlandtitle.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Board1] [EXTERNAL] FW: [DIRT] Forbes article on "Inside America's Richest Racket"</span>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you for sharing Craig, and thank you George for defending our industry! Great read here.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003087">Thank you,
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003087">Gerry Guerin</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003087">Vice President | Chief Title Officer | WTP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Board1 <<a href="mailto:board1-bounces@washingtonlandtitle.com">board1-bounces@washingtonlandtitle.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Craig Trummel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 15, 2024 8:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:board1@washingtonlandtitle.com">board1@washingtonlandtitle.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [Board1] FW: [DIRT] Forbes article on "Inside America's Richest Racket"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">In case any of you are not on the Dirt listserv, please see our own George Peters’ great response to those who question the value of title insurance. Thank you George! I will be out of the office
on vacation March 21 and March 22, returning to work Monday March 25, 2024.Craig Tru </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">In case any of you are not on the Dirt listserv, please see our own George Peters’ great response to those who question the value of title insurance.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Thank you George!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> DIRT - Real Estate Lawyers Listserv [<a href="mailto:DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU">mailto:DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>George Peters<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 14, 2024 6:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU">DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DIRT] Forbes article on "Inside America's Richest Racket"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">I might respectfully disagree with a broad statement as to a computer examining title and determining its status and risks to a buyer or lender. The term “underwriting” in this context is quite
broad. While there are variations in how title </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">I might respectfully disagree with a broad statement as to a computer examining title and determining its status and risks to a buyer or lender. The term “underwriting” in this context is quite broad. While there are variations in how
title insurance is produced around the country, some elements are not avoidable, notwithstanding that computers are a valuable tool to assist in the process (time spent in reading indexes for example.).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The proposal to forego title insurance (Title Waiver Pilot program in this case) raises a number of issues that concern consumers (avoiding state regulation of insurance, GFEs being insurers, and on). But a couple of comments based on
the proposal (for example, the percentage of income paid out in claims and the fee split between underwriters – title insurance companies – and their agents), warrant some general comments, to clarify what might not always be understood about title insurance.
What follows is lengthy but there is likely more that could be discussed by others on DIRT.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Title insurance is not related to other types of insurance. It provides indemnity coverage for matters affecting title that are not as stated in the policy. (It does not say: “Title is vested in Fred” but rather says: “I will defend Fred
if the title is not vested in Fred or if someone sues Fred to say Fred is squatting on my land”. Not an exact quote of course, but merely descriptive of the policy language.) The risk assumed is not based on a bet against any odds that you might suffer a future
loss by fire, or be involved in a car accident or suffer a health problem, or die – all casualty coverages. Instead, title insurance assumes the risk that title might not be vested as stated in the policy. That is, that Fred doesn’t have the title – fee, leasehold,
easement, etc., because of, as examples: fraud in a previous conveyance of the title or some other defect in a deed in the past chain of title, a defect in the execution of a mortgage being insured, etc., or there is a lien that hasn’t been disclosed and that
the insured hasn’t accepted – or even that the title company made a mistake and overlooked a lien or unpaid taxes.
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<p class="xmsonormal">In any event, title insurers generally have filed rates and are well regulated by the state insurance departments in the various states within which they operate, and must maintain reserves against potential claims. Also, the distinction
between title insurance and other forms of insurance is emphasized by the “monoline” insurance requirement in many states. This prohibits title insurers from offering property casualty, health, life or other “lines” of insurance. It also effectively prohibits
a company that offers other kinds of insurance from offering title insurance, unless it forms a subsidiary to operate with a separate title insurance license. Apples to apples, oranges to oranges as it were, and you can’t mix the two.
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<p class="xmsonormal">Of course, there are liens and encumbrances that are regularly deemed acceptable, such as easements, HOA covenants and restrictions, ongoing taxes and assessments, etc. But the policy is not issued until the insured and the insurer are
in agreement as to the state of the title as insured.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Only a labor-intensive search of the records will suffice. As Dale and Jason point out, the business of title insurance is examining – and analyzing – the records (real property deeds, mortgages and other categories that might be unique
to local recording systems), tax and assessment records on the local and state level, judgment liens, corporate and similar entity records to determine the legitimacy of the entity signing the deed or mortgage, etc. There is a lot of work involved in “risk
elimination” as opposed to risk assumption common to casualty insurance. In addition, there are some risks title insurers often assume that cannot be determined by a search of the records, such as possession, inchoate labor or material lien rights, matters
only a survey or inspection would show such as encroachments or easement rights, etc. If those elements are pursued, additional expense and work is required, and are not done by a computer. And certainly, if there are inchoate lien rights that have priority
over the insured interest, underwriting the risk that they are not paid to defend against attempted enforcement is a not insignificant task – performed by people and not computers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">By the way, many western states require title companies to own and maintain title “plants” which include copies of the documents in the public records. While this may avoid the need for an abstractor to sit at the courthouse conducting
a search of the deed books, it still requires those company documents to be maintained and insured, and the records sifted and reviewed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Also – record searches must be current as of the moment of closing, whether that is at a table closing with attorneys for the buyer, seller, lender, etc., sitting with the papers to be signed and sent off for recording, or in an escrow
closing conducted by an attorney or licensed “limited practice” officer – in many states by an employee of the title company. Typically funds are passed and the deal is sealed only when the title company can confirm recordation of the insured documents and
conduct a final records search to confirm nothing has intervened since the last check. This latter can be problematic in many jurisdictions, and the title company will often assume the risk for such “gap” matters.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">A real estate closing involves a lot of moving parts, and the title element involves labor to get to the point of writing a policy. The “title company” might be the insurer (the underwriter) with direct access to the public records or
an agent for the underwriter that does the work and writes the underwriter’s policy. In the latter case, the fee split simply represents an agreed-upon work/insurance ratio, but that same work has to be done either by employees of the underwriter or an agent.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">So – the title insurance premium may be considered high by the consumer, but what fee isn’t? Real estate transactions involve many costs to the parties – legal, if a lawyer is retained, escrow, transfer or mortgage taxes, the Realtor®
commission, tax prorations, lien payoffs, a survey in some instances, recording fees, etc., and it is not fair to single out one and arbitrarily assume it is excessive. But the protections provided by a title policy are significant, and generally not readily
absorbed by a homeowner if there is no insurance policy.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">A significant portion of a casualty policy premium is “insurance” and thus the claims-to-premium income ratio is higher. Claims paid by title insurers (a large portion of which involves litigation costs to defend the title and not just
paying off an encumbrance) while a smaller percentage of premium income, are a larger percentage of the “insurance” element of the premium income, since most of the income pays for the labor and other expenses to produce the product.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Many risks are assumed, including errors made by the title company in the posting of deed and mortgage data (whether entered by hand or computer) so that a relevant document isn’t seen, or simply overlooked in the search, or misread by
the examiner who peruses all the possible documents affecting title. Such errors – which can be made by a computer as well as a person – are not an element of risk common to casualty insurers, and certainly not assumed by the insured.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">By the way – a proposed insured or counsel might argue that a particular lien, while asserted, is not valid and would be defeated in the event of a suit to enforce it. This argument is often made by a proposed insured or counsel with the
assumption that the title company will simply assume that risk (that is, ignore it) but it would do so at a significant peril – the insurer might well expend more in the cost of defense than the amount of the lien, and most certainly substantially more than
the premium collected. The insurer will respect that the request should be made by the proposed insured or counsel, but deserves respect for whatever its decision is – to insure or not to insure.
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<p class="xmsonormal">The title company interacts with the seller, the buyer, the lender, the Realtor®, the lender the surveyor, the county recorder’s office, the assessor and treasurer, other local and state taxing and assessment agencies, the court system,
the Secretary of State. It must understand all of them – their interests, needs and requirements, and work hand-in-hand with each and all of them in the complex process of closing a transaction.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">You wouldn’t think that a book could be written about this issue, but there are indeed necessary elements of professionalism, skill and (what a non-title person might consider) arcane knowledge involved in the title insurance industry
– which evolved from a myriad of conveyancing practices dating to Colonial times and before.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">My two cents…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">George<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">George Peters, WTP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Executive Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">This is a confidential communication intended solely for the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy it and call George Peters at 206-437-5869 immediately. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> DIRT - Real Estate Lawyers Listserv <<a href="mailto:DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU">DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 14, 2024 1:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU">DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DIRT] Forbes article on "Inside America's Richest Racket"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">While the industry has continued to make the assertion that they charge so much because of the upfront costs are so high and the length of coverage so long, I do not find the
arguments persuasive. The vast majority of “underwriting” on residential mortgages is now performed by computer. There is no real work involved and the capital costs have already been baked in long ago.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#0F4761">4079 Governor Drive, #5015</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> DIRT - Real Estate Lawyers Listserv <<a href="mailto:DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU">DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Baucum<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 14, 2024 1:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU">DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DIRT] Forbes article on "Inside America's Richest Racket"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">As I recall, what took LandAmerica down was not title insurance but rather playing fast and loose with 1031 exchange trust funds (buying some sort of derivative which cratered)
and that is what took the entire operation down.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">MICHAEL BAUCUM
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BAUCUM LAW FIRM PLLC <br>
1100 NW LOOP 410 #260<br>
SAN ANTONIO TX 78213-2270</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">DIRECT LINE 210-451-8140</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">CELL PHONE 210-602-6704</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Commercial Real Estate Law</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Residential Real Estate Law</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> DIRT - Real Estate Lawyers Listserv <<a href="mailto:DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU">DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Cholewa, Matthew<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 14, 2024 11:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU">DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DIRT] Forbes article on "Inside America's Richest Racket"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The 2006 Forbes article describes LandAmerica as being “fat and thriving.” Given that it filed for bankruptcy barely two years later, that didn’t really age well, did it?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003087">Matthew J. Cholewa</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003087">First Vice President
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">C: 203.848.8606</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Old Republic National Title Insurance Company | Old Republic Insurance Group</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hosack, John L.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 12, 2024 7:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU">DIRT@LISTSERV.UMKC.EDU</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [DIRT] Forbes article on "Inside America's Richest Racket"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Attached is an October 2006 article from Forbes magazine on the title insurance industry, which you may find of interest.<o:p></o:p></p>
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