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Undiscovered title issues – like liens and forgeries – can impact your home ownership rights. Title insurance helps protect American homebuyers.

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A complete guide to Real Estate title insurance and why it is critical for every home buyer to have it. Title Insurance for Real Estate is essential!

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The insurance claims process is on the verge of changing in significant ways thanks to new technologies that are being adopted by insurance carriers. One example, Artificial Intelligence (AI), is in use across the claims space to aid with Straight Through Processing (STP) claims, fraud, QA audits, and other aspects of claims processing. AI is an effective tool for sifting through large volumes of data and…

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ARIS art title insurance guarantees clear ownership and protects fine art in the same way that we protect other valuable assets with insurance coverage.

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What is Title Insurance?

Title insurance is insurance that helps protect against losses that could happen if you discover that someone else can claim ownership of your property after you’ve closed on it. A title search is a close examination of all public records that involve the deed to a piece of real estate. All past deeds, wills, and trusts are looked at to make sure the title has passed correctly to each new owner. The judgments and prior mortgages and other liens need to be verified…