14Nov 2014 by Greg Kosin No Comments
Chicago Tribune Names GIT a Top Workplace Achiever

Chicago Tribune Names GIT a Top Workplace Achiever

Chicago Title Industry, Community Interest, GIT Milestones
Greater Illinois Title Company, a Chicago based title insurance and real estate information services firm, has been recognized as one of the top places to work in the Chicago metropolitan area by the Chicago Tribune. The company is on the list of The Chicago Tribune Top Workplaces as a Workplace Achiever in 2014. The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback. The survey is conducted by Workplace Dynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement. WorkplaceDynamics conducts regional Top Workplaces programs in 40 major markets across the United States. The evaluation takes into account employee benefits, support of the local community and employee job satisfaction. Greater Illinois Title Company’s success is tied to its people. Customers are the motivation and focus of the company…
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15Oct 2014 by Greg Kosin No Comments
GIT Announces November 5th CLE Seminar

GIT Announces November 5th CLE Seminar

GIT CLE Seminars
Greater Illinois Title Company will hold its next Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Wednesday, November 5th at Maggiano’s in Oak Brook. This presentation will educate attorneys by offering an overview of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s eClosing Pilot Program. This program will target research on eClosing solutions involving managing documents, data transfer, electronic signatures, and consumer awareness. This CLE series will provide a quality speaking lineup, including Ralph Schumann, Alec Cheung, and Nancy Pratt. GIT has also invited a Chris Christensen, PeirsonPatterson LLP, to provide insights from the legal perspective as it relates to the CFPB eClosing Pilot Program.   To register for more information click here.
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25Sep 2014 by Greg Kosin No Comments
GREATER ILLINOIS TITLE ANNOUNCES EXPANSION INTO INDIANA

GREATER ILLINOIS TITLE ANNOUNCES EXPANSION INTO INDIANA

Chicago Title Industry, Community Interest, GIT Milestones
Greater Illinois Title Company (GIT), a Chicago-based real estate information services provider and Illinois’ largest title insurance agency, has announced that it has opened a full service title insurance and closing operation in Indiana.   Greater Indiana Title Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Greater Illinois Title Company has opened its main office in Merriville and closing locations in Munster, Valparaiso and St. John. Greater Indiana Title will service customers in Northwest Indiana and throughout the state.   Cindy Colvin has joined Greater Indiana Title Company as a Senior Commercial Escrow Officer. Ms. Colvin, formerly a commercial loan officer and commercial lender, most recently worked as a Commercial Closing Officer and Account Manager for a local title company. She has been in the industry for over twenty years.   [caption…
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18Sep 2014 by Greg Kosin No Comments
GIT Announces October 7th CLE

GIT Announces October 7th CLE

Uncategorized
Greater Illinois Title Company will continue it's CLE series "Real Estate  for Changing Times." This presentation will provide attorneys with current information by offering an overview of important topics such as recent Commercial and Construction Real Estate law update, the CFPB E-closing Pilot Program, and matters relating to the Federal Regulation of Real Estate.    Located in the heart of Downtown, this CLE series provides a quality speaking lineup, including Samuel H. Levine, Christopher W. Christensen, and Timothy V. Kemp. To register for more information click here.
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21Aug 2014 by Greg Kosin No Comments
Don’t Miss Rocky Wirtz at Crain’s Real Estate Breakfast

Don’t Miss Rocky Wirtz at Crain’s Real Estate Breakfast

Community Interest
        Greater Illinois Title Company is a proud sponsor of the Crain’s Real Estate Breakfast on Tuesday, September 23rd  at the Chicago Club. Coffee Networking Reception 7:30 a.m. • Breakfast Program 8:00 - 9:45 a.m.   Don’t miss featured guest, W. Rockwell “Rocky” Wirtz, interviewed by Alby Gallun, Senior Reporter, Crain’s Chicago Business. To register or for more information click here
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14Aug 2014 by Greg Kosin No Comments
GIT Announces Formation of NTSG™

GIT Announces Formation of NTSG™

GIT Milestones
Greater Illinois Title Company announced that it has formed a new division, the National Title Services Group ™ (NTSG) to streamline its growing national business through a separate business unit. NTSG™ will provide new opportunities for out-of-state residential and commercial title business development and will provide full service title insurance and settlement services for real estate transactions nationwide. GIT now writes title insurance policies and can handle closings directly in five states: Illinois, Iowa,  Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan. With the NTSG in place and operating, and through our national resources with bothChicago Title and Old Republic National Title, GIT can now coordinate transactions in any of the other 45 states seamlessly and through a single point of contact for clients. Greater Indiana Title Company, a subsidiary of Greater Illinois Title Company, will be opening an office in Munster, IN by the end of June and…
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14Aug 2014 by Greg Kosin No Comments
GIT Announces New Senior Account Manager: Bill Motluck

GIT Announces New Senior Account Manager: Bill Motluck

Personnel Change
GIT is proud to welcome Bill Motluck to the company as a Senior Account Manager. Bill earned a BA in Business Administration from Lewis University and spent time as a business manager with the San Diego Padres baseball organization. He also owned a Century 21  real estate offices in Chicago Heights and Richton Park.   Bill spent 7 years in sales with GIT before departing for a period of time with the Fidelity family of title insurers. Bill brings experience, dedication and enthusiasm to his role of Senior Account Manager at Greater Illinois Title. Bill will be based out of the GIT Downers Grove office and looks forward to working with his many friends and associates in the industry. Welcome back Bill!!
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14Aug 2014 by Greg Kosin No Comments
May 13th CLE Recap

May 13th CLE Recap

GIT CLE Seminars
GIT held another very successful CLE Seminar yesterday. We had over 110 attorneys attend and were treated to one of our best programs ever. GIT is taking the lead to inform the attorney agent community of the need for data security and to prepare for new regulatory compliance issues in the future. Data Security, bankruptcy, and commercial case law updates were the hot topics.
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23Apr 2014 by Greg Kosin No Comments
Dan Shook Named Account Manager

Dan Shook Named Account Manager

Personnel Change
Greater Illinois Title Company (GIT), a Chicago-based title insurance and real estate information services provider, has announced that Dan Shook of Aurora has been named a Regional Account Manager for the company. Dan Shook started his career at Real Estate Index, Inc. a division of Fidelity National Title Group where he was responsible for residential and commercial business development. He was a Million Dollar Club Award winner for seven straight years and was later promoted to Director of Sales. After a brief period in the pharmaceutical industry, Dan Shook worked for Prairie Title as an account executive and in 2013 joined Meridian Title Corporation as a Senior Account Manager. The announcement was made by Gregory M. Kosin GIT’s President. Mr. Shook’s territory will include Kane, Will, Kendall and parts of Du…
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