I have been involved in the title insurance business since 1972.

My first position was that of locator. This involved locating the legal description on grant deeds, and other recorded documents, on maps which the title company maintained in conjunction with an arbitrary numbering system.


Posters then wrote document information into large books which were in turn used to research property records and write reports.

These reports were used to process sale and loan transactions through escrow accounts.

Over the years I held many different postions and job titles, most often as title officer, which involved processing reports and policies, and also overseeing the documentation and instructions prepared by escrow, lenders, or attorneys prior to closing.
Twice, when the economy took a turn, I ended up working as both title operations manager and title officer.