Margaret Cook Receives Outstanding Achievement Award

LONGMONT, Colo. (Oct. 10, 2019) – Margaret M. Cook, Deputy General Counsel and Sr. Vice President of Alliant National Title Insurance Co., recently received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Land Title Association of Colorado (LTAC). The award is given to honor recipients who have provided significant contributions in the title insurance industry. Meghan Pfanstiel, Executive Director of Land Title Association …

Tips for Improving and Increasing the Reach of Your Press Releases

The modern digital age is changing the way journalists rely on information gathering. While traditional press releases – distributing promotional news about your services, products, brand or business through mass communication channels – should still be part of your communications cannon, the modern digital age is changing the way journalists rely on information gathering. Muck Rack and the Zeno Group, …

If Something Doesn’t Smell Right, It’s Probably Not

It may seem like “Title Insurance 101” – but small mistakes can be signs of fraud or misuse of funds or outright intentional undoing of a clear road to closing on a real estate deal. It may seem like “Title Insurance 101” – but small mistakes can be signs of fraud or misuse of funds or outright intentional undoing of …

Wire Fraud, Appraisals and Fraud

No one wants to learn that fraud or misuse of funds or fraudulent transfers happened once a closing is complete, yet those events can be part of real estate closing worlds. Appraisals can also prove to be undependable, as parties involved can have less-than-legitimate agendas. Download Our Fraud Detection Guide for Agents Who wants to learn of a crooked contract …

Three Core Components of Content Marketing

Content is at the epicenter of digital and social platforms: It’s the single most important component that ensures that businesses are communicating—and connecting—with their clients. But content can make or break a brand: Clients will either pay attention, or they won’t. But when businesses authentically connect with their audience, they have the opportunity to leverage their content, which generates more …

Business Email Compromise/Email Account Compromise – Part 2

(It’s a lot to say – SupercaliFRAUDulisticexpialidocious) Email can be sinister. It can encourage changes (not authorized, not legitimate), it can “warn” recipients of dire circumstances if instructions are not followed, it can be shaped and branded to look like an institution all parties are familiar with, and it can assist in fraud that involves any number of untoward outcomes …

Test My Site from Google Delivers a Better Customer Experience

Every second it takes for your pages to load, you risk losing both new and existing users. Several factors come into play when businesses build their websites and blogs, but most important among them is ensuring that your website provides the best experience possible for the user, especially on mobile devices. Visuals – color schemes, font size, text placement and overall …

Voice Search is the Future for Marketers

Hey, Alexa! Hi, Siri! Hey, Google! “Can you tell me what the temperature is going to be today?” There’s no question that voice search, which allows users to speak directly into a device in lieu of typing text into a search field to generate results, is gaining momentum. And with the increasing popularity of voice search (also known as digital assistants), …

Flagging Fraud (Part 1): Know These Indicators of Transaction Fraud

Every year the U.S. government comes out with a growing list of warnings on cyber fraud, real estate fraud, email fraud – the list goes on. Some warnings are common sense: delete suspicious-looking emails, don’t give away banking information or social security numbers, never wire anyone money without triple checking – and then checking again. We’re committed to ensuring that …

Increased Risk Means We Need to Increase Training

Threats are constantly evolving and your training and testing must also evolve to counter these threats and keep your defense robust. A cyberattack is a malicious and deliberate attempt by and individual or an organization to breach the information system of another individual or company, seeking benefit from the disruption, ransom, or theft of data. This electronic threat is increasing …