Title Abstracting Survey Title Abstracting Survey Home / Online Forms / Title Abstracting Survey Title Abstracting Survey 1. What is your LTAMS membership designation?Select OneAbstractorAgentAssociateGovernment EmployeeUnderwriter2. How many years of experience do you have in the field of abstracting? 5 or less 6 to 10 11 to 20 21 or more 3. What is your age group? 20 to 30 years 31 to 40 years 41 to 50 years 51 or more years 4. How did you learn the title abstracting process? From an attorney From an experienced abstractor From an employer Other 5. In what type of abstracting business are you involved? Employed by an attorney Employed by a title abstracting company Self-employed individual Member/partner/shareholder of a title or abstract company Other 6. If you are not employed by an attorney or a title or abstracting company, how do your abstracting clients find and engage you? Orders through a title company Orders from attorney regulars Referrals from other abstractors or attorneys Other 7. How many Mississippi counties do you typically cover in your abstracting work? 1 to 3 4 to 10 11 or more All counties 8. Do you maintain errors and omissions insurance? Yes No 9. Do you typically accept new abstracting clients? Yes No 10. How would you describe your abstracting workload? Sporadic – I could use more work Steady - I am comfortably busy Overloaded - I have trouble keeping up with orders 11. How long do you expect to continue working as an abstractor? 5 years or less 6 to 10 years 11 to 20 years 20 years or more 12. Would you be interested in continuing education courses to refresh and confirm your understanding of title examination standards and provide you with updates on changes to the law that impact title abstracting? Yes No Other 13. Do you have any concerns about your future workload as an abstractor or the future of abstracting as a profession?2. How much of your abstracting work do you complete yourself? None Some, but I work most often with an abstractor Most, but I use an abstractor from time to time All 3. How do you locate a reliable abstractor? Referrals from other attorneys Referrals from other abstractors Reliance on a title or abstracting company Other 4. Have you trained any abstractors directly? Yes No 5. Do you have difficulty finding and/or engaging reliable abstractors? No Yes, in some counties Yes, reputable abstractors are often too busy to accept more orders 6. What minimum standards do you have for your abstractors? (check all that apply) Years of experience References from other attorneys or title companies Errors and omissions insurance Other Select All7. Would you support a statutory requirement for errors and omissions insurance for abstractors? Yes No Other 8. Do you have any concerns about the availability of experienced, reliable abstractors in the future or the future of title abstracting as a profession? If so, please explain.2. Would you support a statutory requirement for education courses for abstractors? Yes No Other 3. Would you support a statutory requirement for errors and omissions insurance for abstractors? Yes No Other 4. Do you have any concerns about the availability of experienced, reliable abstractors in the future or the future of title abstracting as a profession? If so, please explain. Δ
