Title Insurance

Ownership of land changes, and those purchasing land must have knowledge of who owned the land to ensure that their purchase is valid and cannot be contested. This document provides an overview of title, various types of deeds and ownership, title insurance and its importance and legal descriptions.

Join conservation attorney Joannie Dwoskin as she provides an introduction to title for land trusts. She will cover the basics of title review with a practical, step by step approach to reviewing documents and solving common title problems.

This guidance covers Practice 9F: Title Investigation and Recording.

There is no set formula for the amount of insurance coverage for a land trust or an actuarial table for appropriate limits of liability and deductibles. Land trusts frequently purchase coverage through multiple types of insurance. These practical pointers describe how the various insurance coverages can fit together to provide comprehensive coverage for your land trust.

The Land Trust Alliance's New York and New England Offices are pleased to offer this 90-minute Lunch and Learn session with experienced conservation attorneys Paul MacDonald, Ransmeier & Spellman and Doug Hill, Squam Lakes Conservation Society.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 9F: Title Investigation and Recording, includes three elements. This module addresses the first element, 9F1.

Directors and officers (D&O) insurance covers liability for actions of the land trust board and staff and protects the land trust, something that an individual board member's own homeowners insurance will not do even if it has some protection for volunteer service. These practical pointers will help your land trust review coverage options with Directors and Officers insurance.

Closing a real estate purchase transaction should occur smoothly if a land trust completes all of its due diligence steps in a timely and thorough fashion, which will reduce the chance of unpleasant surprises.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 9F: Title Investigation and Recording, includes three elements. This module addresses the second element, 9F2.

This chart lists types of insurance which land trusts frequently purchase and summarizes the coverage or lack of coverage associated with such policies.