Senior Title Officer

Old Republic Title; United States; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical plans

401(k) plan with discretionary match

Shareholder Purchase & Reinvestment

Life/AD&D insurance

Job summary

Old Republic Title is seeking an experienced Senior Underwriter/Officer to provide expert underwriting guidance, support title operations, and deliver exceptional customer service. This role involves evaluating risk, mentoring team members, collaborating across departments, and ensuring compliance with underwriting standards and regulations.

Applicants must have Illinois underwriting experience and be able to work a hybrid schedule out of one of our 10 Chicagoland office locations.

Qualifications

• Illinois underwriting experience required.
• Ability to mentor junior underwriters and collaborate with teams.
• Experience supporting title operations and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Strong focus on customer service and attorney/partner relationships.

Responsibilities

• Review underwriting questions promptly and professionally.
• Assist Title Examiners with title worksheets and commitments.
• Mentor junior underwriter to build knowledge of title underwriting.
• Provide exceptional customer service and maintain relationships with attorney customers.
• Collaborate with underwriting colleagues to evaluate complex risks.
• Communicate underwriting concerns to management.
• Support sales representatives in strengthening customer relationships.
• Comply with company policies and regulatory training.
• Review deeds, liens, judgments, and other recorded documents.
• Assess ownership interests and legal descriptions affecting title.
• Serve as liaison among customers, attorneys, escrow agents, and lenders.
• Partner with Agency Services, Escrow, and National Commercial Services as needed.
• Underwrite and service title insurance transactions throughout Illinois.
• Review and issue commercial title commitments, policies, and endorsements as needed.

Skills

Underwriting

Mentoring

Client relationships

Regulatory compliance

Job description

CENTRAL TITLE DIVISION

Job Description:

Job Description:

Old Republic Title is seeking an experienced Senior Underwriter/Officer to provide expert underwriting guidance, support title operations, and deliver exceptional customer service. This role is responsible for evaluating risk, mentoring team members, collaborating with internal and external partners, and ensuring compliance with underwriting standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies.

Applicants to this position must possess Illinois underwriting experience and must be able to work a hybrid schedule out of one of our 10 Chicagoland office locations.

Daily Responsibilities may include:

• Review and respond to underwriting questions received directly or through shared email folder in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Assist Title Examiners with questions related to title worksheets or title commitments.
• Mentor Junior Underwriter to build knowledge of title underwriting and industry standards.
• Provide exceptional customer service and maintain strong relationships with approved attorney customers.
• Collaborate with underwriting colleagues to evaluate complex risks and ensure compliance with underwriting authority and company guidelines.
• Communicate underwriting concerns promptly to management.
• Support sales representatives in strengthening customer relationships.
• Comply with all company policies, regulatory requirements, and required compliance training.
• Review deeds, deeds of trust, mechanic’s liens, tax liens, judgments, probate records, surveys, and other recorded documents.
• Assess ownership interests, legal descriptions, and matters affecting title.
• Serve as a liaison among customers, attorneys, escrow agents, and lenders throughout transactions.
• Partner with Agency Services, Escrow, National Commercial Services, and other departments as needed.
• Underwrite and service title insurance transactions throughout Illinois
• Review, underwrite, and issue commercial title commitments, policies, and endorsements on an as-needed basis.

The estimated pay range stated represents the typical pay range for this position or similarly employed employees or employees performing substantially similar work. Factors which may be used to determine the actual pay rate may include, but are not limited to, education, training or experience; seniority; merit and work performance; quantity or quality of production; regional differences in compensation; differences in local minimum wages, or ability and effort.

Position’s Pay Range :

$75,000-$110,000

Benefits may include:

• Comprehensive medical, prescriptions, dental and vision plans
• 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match
• Shareholder Purchase and Reinvestment Plan
• Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance premium paid by the company
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses and dependent children
• Fertility and Family Building Benefits
• Paid Disability benefits
• Paid time off programs
• 11 Company paid holidays per year
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account (available to High Deductible Health Plan participants only)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Voluntary benefits, such as Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Accident Insurance
• Title insurance policies and certain escrow services for the employee’s primary personal residence at no charge
• Transportation benefit plan for mass transit, parking and vanpool, in several markets

Note: If you currently are employed by Old Republic Title (or one of its wholly owned affiliated companies) please get in touch with your human resources representative regarding the application process.

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Old Republic Title is an Equal Opportunity Employer