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Underwriting Counsel

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Category:  Counsel
Full time
Senior (5-10 years)
English

Other Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Customer Service

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred
  • Typically requires 5+ years of related work experience
  • Strong working knowledge of Texas real property concepts
  • Excellent communication skills and sound judgment

Requirements:

  • Analyze and approve title policy exceptions, endorsements, and coverage requests
  • Identify risk trends and support process improvements
  • Determine premiums, terms and conditions based on established rules
  • Interpret title searches/exams, commitments, legal descriptions, and related documentation

Job description

At Stewart, we know that success begins with great people. As a Stewart employee, you’ll be joining a company that was named a 2024-2025 Best Company to Work For by U.S. News & World Report, and a 2025 Top Workplace by USA Today. We are committed to helping you own, develop, and nurture your career. We invest in your career journey because we understand that as you grow, so does our company. And our priority is smart growth – by attaining the best people, investing in tools and resources that enable success, and creating a better home for all.

You will be part of an inclusive work environment that reflects the customers we serve. You’ll be empowered to use your unique experiences, passion and skills to help our company and the communities we serve constantly evolve and improve. Together, we can achieve our vision of becoming the premier title and real estate services company.

Stewart is a global real estate services company, providing title insurance, settlement, underwriting, and lender services through our family of companies. To learn more about Stewart, visit stewart.com/about

More information can be found on stewart.com. Get title industry information and insights at stewart.com/insights. Follow Stewart on Facebook @StewartTitleCo, on Instagram @StewartTitleCo and on LinkedIn @StewartTitle

Job Description

Job Summary

Stewart Title is looking for a knowledgeable, service-driven Title Insurance Underwriter to support our Texas operations. In this role, you will evaluate risk, underwrite residential and commercial transactions, and provide clear guidance to internal teams and customers while helping drive accuracy, consistency, and timely closings.


Job Responsibilities

  • Analyze and approve title policy exceptions, endorsements, and coverage requests; recommend solutions for complex title issues.

  • Identify risk trends and support process improvements to reduce claims exposure and increase consistency across files Determines premiums, terms and conditions based established rules, rates, and guidelines

  • Strong working knowledge of Texas real property concepts, common defects, curative practices, and insurability standards.

  • Performs a range of assignments and may lead projects within own discipline

  • Applies working knowledge of business and best practices gained through understanding of key business drivers and recognition of how own area integrates within organization

  • Ability to interpret title searches/exams, commitments, legal descriptions, recorded instruments, and related documentation.

  • Solves moderately complex to complex problems and analyzes possible solutions using technical experience, judgement and precedents

  • Excellent communication skills and sound judgment; ability to explain decisions clearly and professionally.

  • Acts as a resource for colleagues, provides guidance to less experienced team members

  • Individual contributor working with limited oversight

  • Performs all other duties as assigned by management


Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred


Experience

  • Typically requires 5+ years of related work experience

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Stewart is committed to ensuring that its online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact us by email at careers@stewart.com.

Benefits

Stewart offers eligible employees a competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to a variety of health and wellness insurance options and programs, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program, and employee discounts.

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