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Survey Questions

Take a sneak peak at key questions asked in each volume of the 2007 Independent Title Agetn Survey report:

Volume I:  Title Technology Usage

• How soon will your company most likely upgrade its title production software?

• How soon will your company most likely replace its title production software?

• How likely are you to purchase your next title production software from your current software provider?

• To what extent does having to migrate existing data to a new title production software influences your decision to purchase new software?

• For title production software, what kind of employee training would you prefer?

• How soon will your company most likely upgrade its transaction management system?

• How soon will your company most likely replace its transaction management system?

• How likely are you to purchase your next transaction management system from your current provider?

Volume II:  Title Business Practices

• What company serves as your primary title underwriter?

• What is the main reason this company is your primary title underwriter?

• What do you see as your company's single greatest opportunity in the next 12 months?

• What do you see as your company's single greatest threat in the next 12 months?

• How likely do you think that your company may be acquired in the next five years?

• How likely do you think that your company may merge with another company within the next five years?

• How likely do you think your company will acquire another company in the next five years?

• Please indicate what type of business would most likely acquire or merge with your company.

• Please indicate what type of business your company would most likely acquire.

• If your independent title company operates JV/CBA/AfBAs, please indicate how many it has with the following partners:

• Builders
• Lenders
• Real Estate Agents/Brokers

• Have you ever been asked to insure over certain discrepancies?

• Based on your opinion, please characterize the extent to which you believe that insuring over certain discrepancies is a problem in the title industry.

• Is there a need for a national trade association for independent title agents?

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