Orange Coast Title Names Kent Schmeeckle New VP

NationalMortgageProfessional.com

Jul 12, 2017

Orange Coast Title Company has announced that Kent Schmeeckle has joined their management team as Vice President and Senior Underwriter. Schmeeckle has been in the title industry since 1974 with more than 10 years of experience of direct underwriting of insurance.

Kent will be part of the company’s underwriting team and will work closely with the legal team to validate ownership and the line of the title of a property involved in a purchase transaction or a mortgage refinance.

“Kent will be an intricate part of the management team that will further launch and oversee Orange Coast Title Company’s title insurance entity, Real Advantage Title Insurance Company (RATIC),” said Rich Macaluso, President of Orange Coast Title. “We’re pleased to have Kent’s knowledge and professionalism as we move forward as a title insurance underwriter.”

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