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Posted: July 13, 2018
NELTA’s 48th Annual Convention photo recap
NELTA’s 48th Annual Convention was held at the Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina on Goat Island in Newport, R.I., June 21 - 24, 2018. Below are photos from the event.
hug from Melanie Kido of CATIC.
and Nancy Sylvester of Old Republic National Title Insurance
Title Insurance and Phil Fanning of Fidelity National Title.
of Westcor Land Title Insurance and Cathy Jones, executive director of NELTA.
Corporation Service Company (CSC) at her booth.
of ALTA for his comments as the first speaker in the program.
Company, who spoke about “Strategic Priorities to Advance the Title Industry,”
with Beth Young, convention chair and incoming NELTA president.
Steven Edelstein of Cross Country Mortgage.
Jim Bodurtha; Lisa Vesperman; Laura Wild; Rich Meehan; Barbara Smith;
Diane Monahan; Shelly Rainen; Rich Hogan; Beth Young; Larry Heffernan,
Rob Sylvester and Steve Edelstein
Title Insurance; Phil Fanning of Fidelity National Title Insurance;
Laura Wild of First American Title Insurance; and Dave
Buczkowski of Chicago Title Insurance.
gavel from incoming NELTA president Beth Young.
who addressed the “2018 Real Estate and Economic Outlook” with Beth Young.
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