New player in title insurance 

There's room for another national player in title insurance, according to Patrick Stone, president and CEO of a startup that aims to join the ranks of the big four title insurers before the end of the decade.

Based in Lake Oswego, Ore., WFG National Title Insurance Co. has grown rapidly by acquiring other companies, employing nearly 200 workers nationally. WFG was licensed to do business in 33 states just six months after launch, and plans to be in more than 40 by the end of the year.

"The market is very underserved in the sense that the industry has not changed or adapted to market-driven changes that Realtors and lenders have had to adapt to," Stone said.

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