LandAmerica Financial Group
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| Type | Public (Pink Sheets: LFGRQ) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 (The Real Estate Title Insurance Company of Philadelphia) |
| Headquarters | Glen Allen, Virginia, USA |
| Key people | Thomas G. Snead Jr. - Chairman of the Board |
| Industry | Real estate |
| Products | Formerly Land Titles, Title insurance |
| Revenue | $4.2 Billion USD (2006) |
| Net income | ▲ $165.6 Million USD (2005) |
| Website | www.landam.com |
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LFGRQ) was the third largest title insurance group in the US. It was incorporated in 1991 as Lawyers Title Corporation, and renamed LandAmerica after Laywers Title acquired Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company and Transnation Title Insurance Company in 1998. It is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia. The company's subsidiaries were primarily title insurers, however they offer a number of other real estate transaction services.
Through its subsidiaries, principally Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company and Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation (its third largest subsidiary, Transnation Title Insurance Company, was merged into Lawyers Title in 2008) LandAmerica principally engaged in the title insurance business in the United States. Its products and services facilitate the purchase, sale, transfer, and financing of residential and commercial real estate.
The company operated primarily in three segments: Title Insurance, Lender Services, and Financial Services.
The Title Insurance segment provided title insurance, escrow and closing services, commercial real estate services, property appraisal and valuation, building and site assessments, survey coordination, construction disbursement, coordination of national multistate transactions, tax-deferred real property exchanges, and real estate transaction management services.
The Lender Services segment provides services to regional and national lending institutions, which complement those offered in the company’s title insurance business. These services consist primarily of real estate tax processing, flood certification services, mortgage credit reporting, default management services, and mortgage loan subservicing.
The Financial Services segment engages in originating and purchasing of commercial real estate loans in the southern California market, as well as soliciting deposits through certificates of deposit and passbook savings accounts.
The company provides its services to lenders, developers, real estate agents, attorneys, and property buyers and sellers. It served residential and commercial customers with approximately 1,000 offices and a network of over 10,000 agents throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe.
[edit] Bankruptcy
On November 26, 2008, LandAmerica filed for bankruptcy protection.[1] LandAmerica's largest competitor, Fidelity National Financial, previously proposed a merger on November 8, 2008, following LandAmerica's posting multi-billion dollar losses in the third quarter.[2] That deal fell apart following due diligence. Instead, Fidelity has acquired several LandAmerica units: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp., Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co., and United Capital Title Insurance Co.
LandAmerica sold the subsidiary, LandAmerica Assessment Corporation (LAC), to Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. (Partner) in March of 2009. Partner is continuing to service the old LAC reports and is continuing to do business under the name "LandAmerica Assessment" until July of 2009.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Barr, Alistair (2008-11-26). "LandAmerica files for bankruptcy protection". MarketWatch. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/landamerica-goes-bankrupt-sells-units/story.aspx?guid={2E10E5C4-99B6-4B26-A27A-6EF8CF1D9AF5}&dist=msr_1. Retrieved on 2008-11-26.
- ^ Carter, Matt (2008-11-07). "Fidelity, LandAmerica Agree to Merger". Inman News. http://www.inman.com/news/2008/11/7/fidelity-landamerica-agree-merger. Retrieved on 2008-11-12.
- ^ Staff Writer (2009-03-30). "Partner Engineering Acquires LandAmerica Assessment Corporation". MarketWatch. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/partner-engineering-acquires-landamerica-assessment/story.aspx?guid=%7B58602534-06F7-439B-B2CE-00F8A2E4CF15%7D&dist=msr_2. Retrieved on 2009-03-30.
[edit] External links
- LandAmerica Financial Group Website
- Short LandAmerica History Summary
- Press Release: Partner Engineering Acquires LandAmerica Assessment Corporation
- Partner Engineering and Science
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