SIC 6541 & 6361 | NAICS 541191 & 524127
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.
Comprehensive research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Topics addressed in the reports include:
Title News
http://alta.org/news
Monthly trade magazine features news and information for title abstract, search, and insurance professionals,
with contents including in-depth articles addressing economic, business, technology, and regulatory
issues which affect the profession. Current and prior digital editions can be viewed free online.
Title Insurance: An Overview
http://alta.org/overview
Introductory publication provides an overview of the industry, with topics covered including types and
costs of insurance, what is involved in the search process, how various parties benefit from insurance,
purpose of the secondary mortgage market, and regulatory environment. Publication can be viewed free
online.
Title Insurance Report & Stats
http://alta.org/store
Annual report, which is published as a joint venture with A.M. Best, provides a close-up look at the
industry, with topics covered including national economic trends, industry and real estate economics,
rate regulation, profitability, and loss experience. Report can be purchased at no cost from the online
store.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level including:
Abstractor and Title Agent Operations Survey
http://alta.org/store
Annual survey provides financial and operating performance statistics for participating member companies,
with information provided including type of company, operating characteristics, gross revenue, revenue
by orders received, operating expenses, expenses per order, number of FTE employees, and payroll expense.
Industry Financial Data
http://alta.org/financial
Financial data available in this section includes aggregate and individual company financial reports
on a quarterly and year-to-date basis for national and regional underwriters, and quarterly and year-to-date
market share data by company on a national and state level. All information can be viewed free online.
Business Valuation: Prepare Now for a Successful Future
http://www.octoberstore.com/
Webinar provides insights on how to optimize an title insurance agency's value, with topics covered
including basic fundamentals that significantly impact value, ways to preserve and enhance an agency's
value, and best practices for selling a company. Sample audio excerpt from the CD is available online.
What is Your Agency Worth?
http://www.octoberstore.com/
Discussion topics covered in this audio presentation include valuing a title insurance agency, factors
that increase or decrease the value of an agency, types of buyers, preparing an agency for sale, and
negotiating tips for getting the best price. Sample audio excerpt from the CD is available online.
Interactive database provides detailed transaction data for over 38,000 private and public companies sold for prices ranging from under $250,000 to over $500,000,000, with valuation measures provided including market value of invested capital as a multiple of revenue, gross profit, EBIT, EBITDA, SDE, and book value of invested capital. User guide, free webinar, and sample reports are available online.