Title Insurance Premium Volume Grows 14%
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The title insurance industry generated $18.5 billion in title insurance premiums during 2025–up 13.8% from 2024–according to The American Land Title Association, Washington, D.C.
ALTA’s latest Market Share Analysis notes that title insurance premium volume grew as mortgage originations increased in 2025. The title industry closed out the year with a strong fourth quarter, as title premium volume increased 14.5% compared with the same period in 2024.
The industry paid more than $667 million in claims in 2025, down from $676 million in claims paid in 2024.
ALTA reported the top 10 individual underwriters by 2025 market share were:
- First American Title Insurance Co., 23.1%
- Fidelity National Title Insurance Co., 14.5%
- Old Republic Title Insurance Co., 14.0%
- Chicago Title Insurance Co., 13.1%
- Stewart Title Insurance Co., 10.9%
- Westcor Land Title Insurance Co., 4.2%
- Title Resources Guaranty Co., 4.0%
- Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co., 3.3%
- WFG National Title Insurance Co., 2.6%
- First American Title Guaranty Co., 1.5%
The top five states for title insurance during 2025 were:
- Texas: $2.7 billion, +14.1%
- Florida: $2.01 billion, +5.2%
- California: $1.6 billion, +10.1%
- New York: $1.2 billion, +27.3%
- Pennsylvania: $709 million, +11.0%
“As fraud schemes become more sophisticated and transactions grow more complex, the expertise of title and settlement professionals has never been more important,” ALTA CEO Chris Morton said.
