Monthly Archives: March 2015

Continuing Education

CFPB: What not to Do

CFPB’s New Rule

This course will cover the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new rule on the Integrated Disclosure Rule. It discusses several court cases in which the CFPB was involved. It will illustrate what is on the CFPB radar. It will also give some indication where their enforcement efforts will be concentrated. Cases include:

  • Realty South
  • Stonebridge consent order
  • Lakeview class action
  • Lighthouse consent order

The Presenter is

Kevin Pogoda, Esq.

Born in Santa Monica, California, Kevin Pogoda grew up in Southern California. A graduate from the University of
California at Berkeley with degrees in Rhetoric (honors) and Legal Studies (high honors), Kevin completed his law
school education at the University of California School of Law in 1994. After law school, Kevin worked in several
firms located in New Jersey, Virginia and the District of Columbia. While in private practice, Kevin’s experience
included SEC compliance, Indian gaming law, commercial litigation, labor and employment law, and not-for-profit
litigation.

Kevin has taken and passed the bar exams for California, New Jersey, Virginia and Maryland. In 1998, Kevin began his career as a settlement attorney at a prominent settlement company located in Annandale, Virginia.

While in that position, Kevin performed approximately 3,000 settlements and focused on 1031 Exchanges and resolving title issues. Since May 2006, Kevin has joined Old Republic National Title Insurance Company as Assistant Vice President and Virginia State Manager and as such oversees the Company’s entire operations for Virginia.

Kevin has been married to Jennifer since 1999 and has three children: Lydia, Joseph and Abigail.

Title Insurance Issues

ALTA Best Practice Pillar 2

ALTA Best Practices Pillar 2 Escrow Accounting

This course is one in a series of Courses that discuss ALTA Best Practices. This one covers Pillar 2. The objective of the course is for the learner to complete the section of their policy and procedure manual for the pillars discussed in the course. Also, upon completion the learner will be confident that they will be able to pass an ALTA Best Practice audit for the pillars discussed in the course.

Pillar 2 is about Escrow Trust Accounting. Appropriate and effective escrow controls and staff training help title and settlement companies meet client and legal requirements for the safeguarding of client funds. These procedures help ensure accuracy and minimize the exposure to loss of client funds. Settlement companies may engage outside contractors to conduct segregation of trust accounting duties.

The course covers the 73 questions asked in the ALTA Pillar 2 Workbook so that the learner understands what is expected to be compliant. The course covers the Action Items report, Assessment Readiness, and Certification

Streamline Consulting has done the research and put together the content for the course. Streamline Consulting is a privately owned company that was formed in order to meet the personnel, technical and business needs of Title Insurance Companies. They are advocates for their clients in all aspects of the title insurance industry.

While the nature of the business is the same in all states, the nuances of each title company, even within the same city, can be very different. Streamline customizes every project and product for each title company, regardless of size, location or products and services provided to their customers.

Continuing Education

Title Agent E&O Course Available on Learntitle

Approved for 1 credit
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Due to the litigious nature of society today, professional liability insurance (aka E&O) has become increasingly important in many industries, especially the Title Industry.  While it may not be mandated by every state, E&O Insurance is increasingly being required by the major Title Insurance carriers and lenders across the United States.

Your E&O policy is designed to protect you against claims for which you become legally liable to pay due to allegations of an unintentional error or omission by you or one of your employees.   Professional liability policies are written on a claims-made and reported basis, covering claims that occur subsequent to the retroactive date stated in the declarations and which are first made against you and reported to the company while the policy is in force.  For this reason, maintaining prior acts coverage is extremely important.  Without prior acts coverage, your covered acts are limited to those performed and reported during the current policy period only.  While switching carriers, please be aware of the significance of the retroactive date in your policy.

When seeking Professional Liability insurance, it is easy to be misled by some carriers offering a much lower premium than you had paid previously.  It is common for these policies to be written retro-inception (with no prior acts coverage).

This course will cover the forms, endorsements, terms and definitons related to E & O insurance

Approved for 1 credit
Enroll Here

About the Presenter

Fran Kelly Professional Liability, LLC is a family owned and operated insurance agency.  The agency was founded in 1993 in an effort to provide the proper Errors & Omissions insurance to the Title and Real Estate Industry.  the company understands the level of importance this insurance has to the title business and they are dedicated to the insured.  The company provides high quality customer service.

Fran Kelly Professional Liability, LLC is a completely independent insurance agency with access to over a dozen different carriers.  They work for the title agency, not an insurance company!  This flexibility allows them to find the coverage needed at the best price.

The company can also assist in obtaining other important policies.  Their expanded product mix includes escrow security bonds, cyber and privacy liability policies, notary E&O, bonds and more. Contact them at:

ALICIA KELLY

Phone: 610-478-0400

E-mail: Alicia@TitleLiability.com

FRAN KELLY(the presenter for this course)

Phone: 610-478-0400

E-mail: TitleEnO@comcast.net

KAITLIN KELLY

Phone: 610-413-2574

E-mail: Kate@TitleLiability.com

Fran Kelly Professional Liability, LLC

Middle City P.O. Box 30538

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Fax: 412-281-4716