**NEW**
Anniversary Video: Chicago Title Celebrates 160 Years in Business (Requires Flash)
Chicago Title Insurance Company is part of the Fidelity
National Financial (FNF) family of title insurers. FNF is the dominant industry
leader, with more than 30 percent of the United States market for title
insurance and escrow services distributed among its five major brands. The
other FNF brands are Security Union Title Insurance Company, Ticor Title
Insurance Company, Alamo Title Insurance Company, and Fidelity National Title
Insurance Company. FNF reported total revenue of $8.3 billion in 2004, with net
earnings of $741 million, earning recognition as one of the Forbes “Best
Managed Companies” for 2004. FNF is ranked number 262 on the Fortune 500 list
of largest and most influential companies in the United States 
Chicago Title Insurance Company enjoys the highest ratings in the industry. Lace
Title Rating Corporation has assigned an “A+” rating for the Company’s claims
paying ability, and Demotech, Inc. rates the financial stability of our
organization as A”. Overall, the FNF family enjoys a Financial Strength rating
of A from Standard & Poor’s. Chicago Title Insurance Company has the
largest pool of claims reserves among the nation’s title insurance companies.
A 2005 survey of independent
title agents conducted by October Research Corp. reported that Chicago Title
Insurance Company was the preferred brand among independent title insurance
agents in the Northeast, citing among other things, legal and underwriting
support. We are proud of our company’s market position. Agents in New York
State have made significant contributions to that performance. Chicago Title
Insurance Company has a network of more than 200 agents in the State. We have
been the dominant player in the New York State marketplace for decades, and we
have extensive title plant resources to assist our agents in handling
residential and commercial transactions. We also have some of the best human
resources in the industry.
If you are interested in learning more about our New York State Agency personnel
or in becoming an agent of Chicago Title, please click
here.
