ALTA Breaks Membership Records

The ""American Land Title Association"":http://www.alta.org/ (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, announced it has achieved all-time record membership for the fourth consecutive year.

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To date, ALTA has 4,271 member companies, beating last year's membership record by more than 200. The roster of members includes title insurance companies, title agents, abstracters, and real estate attorneys. The majority of members are small business owners who rely on the variety of services and benefits offered to them.

""We are very excited that we have more than 875 new member companies this year,"" said ALTA CEO Michelle Korsmo. ""In addition to recruiting large numbers of new member companies, we continue to increase the number of our existing members who renew their membership annually. We are confident 2013 will continue to broaden the reach of our association within the land title insurance industry.""

The association expects membership to grow even further throughout the remainder of this year.

""Each day the voice of our industry gets stronger because of the new members we gain,"" said ALTA president Frank Pellegrini. ""By continually growing, the association can better serve an industry that protects the 'American dream' for millions of consumers each year.""

In addition, ALTA announced it will continue to offer and develop enhanced benefits, assisting current members and drawing in more.

""In the past year we have launched several new programs, overhauled many existing programs to best serve our members and developed industry Best Practices that highlight procedures the industry exercises to protect consumers and lenders, while ensuring a positive and compliant real estate settlement experience,"" Korsmo said.