WHAT IS TITLE INSURANCE?

There are two types of title insurance. Lenders' title insurance is required by virtually all lenders to assure them that should a title defect arise, their investment in the subject property is protected. Lenders require the Borrowers to pay for lender coverage as a condition of obtaining a loan.

Owners title insurance protects the purchaser from any title claims arising from the previous ownership. The owner is protected from such problems as fraud, forgery and filing errors.

WHY DO I NEED TITLE INSURANCE?

A title search is performed on each transaction. The title records are only as good as the documents recorded. If a previous owner perpetrated a fraud, committed a forgery or the clerk of the land records failed to record or recorded incorrectly, the purchaser is unprotected without owners title insurance. With the coverage, the title insurance company incurs the expense of determining the validity of a claim and defending against the claim. If there is a title defect, the title insurance company pays the claim so that the purchaser retains ownership without loss, or compensates the owner for any and all losses incurred as a result . The cost of the owner's title insurance premium is modest in comparison with the potential loss from a claim. Owners title insurance is a one-time premium.