By David Sinclair, President and CEO of Alliant National Last year, we announced plans for Alliant National to join Dream Finders Homes, one of the nation’s fastest-growing homebuilders. I’m pleased to report that we recently received regulatory approval, and the transaction has officially closed. We’re thrilled to be part of the Dream Finders Homes family! Read the official press release. …
6 Key Considerations When Outsourcing Your IT Needs
There are some important questions to ask when you entrust your IT needs to a third-party Millions of businesses in the U.S. today outsource part or all their IT needs to a third party such as a managed service provider (MSP), and it is not difficult to understand why. Working with an MSP can deliver big benefits for a company, …
Strike A Balance Between Automation And Authenticity
Never underestimate the human touch, even in the age of AI The great American writer Ernest Hemingway once penned in The Sun Also Rises that “Things change gradually, then suddenly.” Although he wrote these words around 100 years ago, they have a startling applicability to the world of 2025. Although technological development always seems to be moving forward, the last …
Two Alliant National Agents Take the Fight To Fraudsters
Alliant National agents are proving to be a valuable vanguard against real estate crime Although 2025 is barely a quarter old, independent agents have already been hard at work detecting, deterring and preventing fraudulent activity. At Alliant National, we’re proud to support these anti-fraud efforts through our Crime Watch program, which incentivizes agents with $1,000 rewards to be extra vigilant …
This April, Let’s Confront Stress
We can’t eliminate stress, but we can take steps to manage its impact. Each April during Stress Awareness Month, we sit down with Alliant National’s HR Director Stacy Stolen to explore how we can all manage stress more effectively. This is an important conversation because too much stress can negatively impact both individuals and organizations. Having worked for years in …
How To Effectively Pitch Journalists In 2025
Get more of your agency’s stories placed with these best practices. In the history of marketing and public relations, few tools have been as important as media pitches. Historically, well-written pitches to journalists have been a reliable way to unlock earned media attention and publicity. Of course, pitching journalists in 2025 looks different than it used to. Rapid advancements in …
Vendor Security: The Weakest Link?
Vendors carry unique risks; here’s how to address them Remember the TV show The Weakest Link? Running from 2000 to 2012, the show enjoyed quite a bit of popularity back in the day. Host Anne Robinson’s catchphrase “You are the weakest link-goodbye!” even became part of the cultural lexicon for a moment in time. A business’s cybersecurity strategy will inevitably have …
Alliant National Welcomes Christina Blum as Underwriting Counsel, Southwest Region
Blum will focus on empowering the underwriter’s regional agents to grow their businesses. Alliant National Title Insurance Company, the title insurer that is uniquely responsive to the needs of independent agents, is excited to announce that it has hired Christina Blum as Underwriting Counsel Southwest Region. For over 11 years, Blum has been a fixture in the title industry. Her …
Deepfake Dangers Part 2: How AI Is Fighting the Fraudsters
Deepfakes are a serious threat to our industry; but AI can help us fight back. In my last blog article, I discussed how deepfake fraud is a growing threat in the real estate industry and what you can do to combat it in your workplace. This time, I thought it would be helpful to take a deeper dive into some of …
Deepfake Dangers: How AI Trickery Is Targeting Real Estate Transactions
From Sci-Fi to Real Life: The Evolution of Deepfake Technology Once upon a time, the idea of digitally swapping faces or creating hyper-realistic videos of people saying things they never actually said was confined to Hollywood blockbusters. Think of movies where actors were digitally de-aged or deceased celebrities made surprising cameos. However, in 2017, a new term hit the internet: …