Job Description:
Job Title: Commercial Examiner
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Job Code: Y0409N
Summary:
Search and examine commercial title records and create accurate title commitments and other reports in a timely fashion, focusing on basic to moderately complex title orders. Promptly answer members’ questions and resolve moderately complex title issues.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Apply commercial title examination knowledge and underwriting standards to search title records to identify the records that may affect basic to moderately complex title orders. Learn and apply basic-to-moderate mapping to identify accurate search parameters.
- Organize search results into an accurate chain of title for basic to moderately complex commercial title orders.
- Examine all the documents such as such as leases, subleases, acreage, liens, judgments, easements, vital statistics in the chain of title for validity based on ownership and knowledge of legal descriptions, real property law and Old Republic Title guidelines.
- Prepare final title products, including the attachment of applicable records and tax information.
- Title examination of complex title orders requiring a high level of title expertise.
- Ability to work overtime as requested by management.
- Dependable, reliable and punctual attendance is required, which may include in-office attendance or attendance at company, industry or other events that occur outside regular business hours.
- Ability to accept supervision and direction, as well as constructive feedback.
- Ability to collaborate and interact effectively and professionally with all levels of management, employees and customers by email, phone, video conferences and in person.
- Demonstrates courtesy, flexibility, professionalism and is proactive and responsive to supervisor/manager, co-workers and customer needs and expectations.
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Ability to learn new information and build knowledge over time.
- Ability to plan and organize work to meet goals, including occasional project assignments.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to identify problems and provide resolutions to basic for moderately complex title issues.
- Ability to work effectively with members, team members, mentors and Internal and external clients as needed.
- Ability to work in a time sensitive production environment and operate effectively under time constraints.
- Ability to learn and master software applications.
- Proficiency in math
- Ability to read legal description, and plot legal description.
- Knowledge of the title insurance and information industry is required.
- Minimum of 5 year as a title examiner.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational skills, with ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects.
- Ability to act independently with sound judgment and take initiative.
- Written and verbal communications are clear, grammatically correct and business appropriate.
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.
For California applicants, please click the following link to view our CCPA Applicant NoticeOld Republic Title is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Skills Required
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a title examiner
- Knowledge of the title insurance and information industry
- Ability to read and plot legal descriptions
- Knowledge of real property law and title underwriting standards
- Ability to examine title records and organize accurate chains of title
- Ability to identify and resolve basic to moderately complex title issues
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects
- Ability to work under time constraints in a production environment
- Proficiency in mathematics
- Ability to learn and use software applications
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and take initiative
Old Republic Title Insurance Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Old Republic Title Insurance Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Old Republic Title Insurance Group.
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Retirement Support — The package includes a 401(k) Savings and Profit‑Sharing Plan with employer contributions and a structure that can include a non‑elective contribution and match. The design includes ongoing enhancements and immediate eligibility, signaling sustained investment in retirement benefits.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — A shareholder/employee stock purchase and reinvestment plan offers accessible company equity alongside retirement savings. This equity component is positioned as a differentiator versus many peers.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans are complemented by telehealth, disease‑management and musculoskeletal programs, and an EAP. Feedback suggests some perceive healthcare cost/coverage favorably and note added family‑building support such as fertility benefits.
Old Republic Title Insurance Group Insights
What We Do
Old Republic Title is one of the largest title insurance groups* in the United States. We operate through a national network of Company-owned offices, affiliates, authorized agents and approved attorneys, which allows us to service our customers in both large and small markets across the country. *Members of the Group are: Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and American Guaranty Title Insurance Company. OUR MISSION Our Mission is to provide quality insurance security and related services to businesses, individuals and public institutions, and be a dependable long-term steward of the trust that policyholders and other important stakeholders place in us.
