Category Archives: Title Insurance Issues

Ethics in Title Insurance

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Estimated Length: 3 hours
Credits: 3
Enrollment Valid For: 12 months

This course meets the New Jersey Dept of Insurance requirement for Ethics Continuing education.

This course discusses the Alta Consumer Initiative, The Alta Principles of Fair Conduct, and the New Jersey Land Title Association Code of Ethics.  It also takes a look at confronting temptation and customer pressure and it includes tools to use to make decisions.

Surveys and Descriptions

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Estimated Length: 3 hours
Credits: 3
Enrollment Valid For: 12 months
Surveying or land surveying is the technique and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them. These points are usually on the surface of the Earth, and they are often used to establish land maps and boundaries for ownership or governmental purposes.  For purposes of Title, they are used in the “Description”. To accomplish their objective, surveyors use elements of geometry, engineering, trigonometry, mathematics, physics, and law. This course discusses surveys and descriptions and their relationship the title insurance.