Title Insurance Underwriter

Title Insurance Underwriter
TrustPoint Title
Lansing, MI (in office)

TrustPoint Title, an Investors Title Managed Agency, is looking for a Title Insurance Underwriter to join our new team in Lansing. You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring smooth and compliant real estate transactions by handling title insurance underwriting, customer service, and workflow administration. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a keen eye for accuracy, this role is for you!
Why You’ll Love This Role:

• Be a Key Player: Ensure smooth and efficient underwriting processes for real estate transactions.
• Customer-Centric: Provide top-notch support to clients, lenders, and internal teams.
• Diverse Responsibilities: Handle underwriting, document processing, reporting, and workflow coordination.
• Growth Potential: Gain valuable experience in title insurance and real estate underwriting.
• Fast-Paced & Collaborative: Work alongside a dynamic team in an evolving industry.

What You’ll Do:

Customer Service

• Communicate professionally and courteously with clients and colleagues via phone, email, and in-person interactions.
• Respond to customer inquiries regarding status updates, rate quotes, and general underwriting information.

Workflow Administration

• Process title insurance orders received via email or phone.
• Order and track title searches from abstractors/examiners as needed.
• Schedule closings, verify locations and times, and order necessary updates.
• Generate daily and monthly reports as required.
• Oversee accounts receivable and pending files.

Underwriting & Production

• Stay up-to-date on underwriting policies and apply changes as needed.
• Underwrite and process commitments, policies, and endorsements according to quality and production goals.
• Ensure critical title information is entered accurately and in a timely manner.

Document Recording

• Coordinate with closing attorneys or relevant personnel to record documents.
• Verify and process payments to recording offices.
• Follow up on document recording status as necessary.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years in clerical or underwriting roles related to title insurance, mortgage lending, legal support, or loan processing.
• Industry Knowledge: Understanding of title insurance, real estate transactions, and legal terminology.
• Technical Skills: Strong analytical ability and proficiency in document review and underwriting procedures.
• Organizational Abilities: Ability to manage workloads, meet deadlines, and maintain accurate records.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Typing Speed & Accuracy: Ability to type efficiently with precision.

Recognized as an industry leader, Investors Title Insurance Company provides residential and commercial title insurance and innovative business solutions for our partners. The company’s financial strength is consistently recognized by rating agencies such as A.M. Best as being among the highest rated in the industry.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. As such, the Company offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and other protected class characteristics.

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