This course reviews the fundamentals of searching real estate titles, including a review of abstracting principles such as Deeds, Chain of Title, Conveyances, Tenancies, and Signatories. Detailed instruction is offered on how to summarize a title search for presentation to the underwriter.
1 hour CE (Title)
Instructor: John Micciche, CLTP
John is a veteran of the title industry
for more than 30 years, with experience ranging from abstracting, residential
and commercial examination/underwriting and closings, to managing agency
operations for several major underwriters. John has served in an auditing capacity, as well as provided guidance in
state and RESPA compliance issues, facilitating the formation of corporate
entities, including Affiliated Business Arrangements. He has also been responsible for business
development and customer support in both an agency and direct capacity. John has served much of the network of title agents in
Maryland as an Agency Representative, an Area Manager and a Regional Manager
for various major underwriters.
A regular instructor for the Maryland Land Title
Association’s educational seminars, John has had several articles published in
various trade periodicals. He chairs, has
written and continues to teach a portion of the Association’s Pre-Licensing
Course as well as other Continuing Education seminars. He chairs the Maryland Insurance Liaison
Committee, (the former) Industry Enhancement Committee, and has also served as
its President. He has also represented
the industry as a guest on several radio talk shows dealing with title
insurance topics.
John has also advocated for the title industry by lobbying on
both the state and Federal levels, in association with the MLTA and ALTA.
John holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy (Magna Cum
Laude) from St. Hyacinth College and Seminary, and has received the
designation, Certified Land Title Professional from the Maryland Land Title
Association. The designation is
conferred on individuals who have provided continuous services to the
Association, promoted the title industry and has exhibited the highest degree
of professionalism and integrity in the title insurance industry.