In late 2006 the owners of Great American Title Company determined that there was a need for an upscale, independently operated title insurance agency in Houston. The national title insurance companies that operate in Houston had acquired nearly all of the successfully operated independent title agents, over the past 15 years. This “acquisition mode” mentality by the national companies removed many locally owned and operated title agencies from the market place and left a service void for those customers looking for reliable local title knowledge and solutions.
The owners created an agency that is tailored to the needs of local real estate business people.
Their basic business goals are simple:
· Hire seasoned veteran title and escrow personnel that must have a good working knowledge of the local market place.
· Produce top notch title work on a timely basis for their clients by hiring only the best local title examiners.
· Proactively underwrite every real estate transaction
· Be a business solution oriented agency that resolves title and escrow issues for their clients before they become real title issues.
This proactive formula for success has proven itself out! Since late 2006 Great American Title Company has grown at a phenomenal rate. The Houston Business Journal in 2011 named Great American as one of the top ten fastest growing privately held companies in Houston and was named in the Houston Business Journal’s 2012 FAST 100 Companies for a second year in a row. In 2012, the Houston Business Journal ranked Great American, based on closings in 2011, as the 9th largest title company in Houston.
In September 2008, Great American announced that Tom E. Blackwell had joined the company as President and a Principal in the agency. “Tom brings us another dimension to our operation. Tom has extensive management and underwriting expertise.” Mark Basile, a principal in Great American Title Company, went on to say that Blackwell will be a valuable asset in their overall growth plans. Blackwell, a veteran title person of 40+ years, has owned and operated his own title agency and worked with two Fortune 500 National Underwriters as a top executive. Tom indicated that joining Great American Title Company was a wonderful opportunity and that he looked forward to growing Great American Title Company into one of the “BEST” title agencies in Houston.
Great American Title Company currently operates 8 direct operations in Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston and Montgomery Counties. Their Corporate Office is located at 5910 FM 2920, Suite C, Spring, Texas 77388. Great American provides title insurance products from First American Title Insurance Company, Fidelity Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Old Republic Title Insurance Company, Title Resources Guaranty Company and WFG National Title Insurance Company.
