Who is OAITA?

OAITA is an Ohio non-profit corporation consisting of independent title insurance agents and interested real estate settlement services industry stakeholders from across Ohio who share a common philosophy about the value of independence and autonomy in real estate transactions.

What does OAITA stand for?

1. OAITA members believe that the title insurance industry has been degraded by the legal and illegal affiliations which exist between title agents and their title business referral partners -- lenders, mortgage brokers, real estate agents, real estate brokers and builders.  Those relationships have undermined the value of title insurance in Ohio, harmed a consumer's right of choice in the real estate settlement process and virtually eliminated fair competition in our industry. Instead, OAITA members are those title insurance agents and interested real estate settlement services industry stakeholders who advocate for fair competition in the title insurance industry and transparency in the real estate settlement process.

2. OAITA members are small business owners, real estate entrepreneurs and title insurance professionals who either operate title insurance businesses and related real estate settlement services as independent entities without controlled business arrangements or who support the philosophy of an independent title insurance industry.  

3. OAITA members believe that truly independent title agents and agencies help make title insurance costs more competitive, help lower title insurance claims, and help protect the ultimate consuming public from real estate-related litigation.

What is OAITA doing for independent title agents, independent real estate settlement service providers and the ultimate consuming public?

OAITA promotes fair standards regarding title insurance in Ohio and advocates for the advancement of issues relevant to the independent settlement service provider. We are participating in private policy change by pursuing litigation to help reinforce existing Ohio law regarding title insurance and real estate settlement services. We also support favorable initiatives relative to the independent title insurance and independent real estate settlement service provider movements in Ohio.

What can you do to support us?

Get involved. Join our organization. Become a member today. Read our blog and keep aware of important issues that affect the title insurance industry and real estate settlement services industry in Ohio and the nation. Tell your friends in the industry about us. If you are concerned about your place in the title insurance industry or the real estate settlement services industry, you should be a part of our organization!

"Together, change is possible.”