Montana Land Title Association

2013 SPRING EDUCATION

SEMINAR AGENDA

Thursday, May 16, & Friday, May 17, 2013

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

10:00 a.m. MLTA Ex. Committee Meeting

1:00 p.m. MLTA Foundation 9-hole Golf Scramble/fundraiser sign in, Bill Roberts Golf Course

1:30 p.m. Golf Tournament begins

5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception in the Signal Room ~ Hosted by the Montana Land Title Association Foundation

Thursday, May 16, 2013, Best Western Helena Great Northern Hotel

Classroom is in the Western Star/Empire Builders Rooms

7:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast – Foyer & Oriental Ltd. Rooms

8:00 Session I:“Best Practices,” John Hollenbeck, First American Title Ins. Co, ALTA

10:00 Break

10:15 Session I: Continued

11:15 Session II: “The Bakken: An Update on the Volume, Taxes and Impact on the Title Industry,” Tom Richmond, Oil & Gas Commission

12:15 MLTA General Membership Meeting/Working Lunch – Please go through the Buffet line and eat in the Oriental Ltd. Rooms

1:30 Session III:“Obtaining Underwriter Approval on High Risk or High Liability Transaction,” Cindy Guanell, First American Title Ins. Co.

2:30 Break

2:45 Session IV: “Back to the Basics; Why We Do Some of the Things That We Do,” Glen Roberts, Stewart Title Guaranty Co.

3:45 Session V: “Underwriter Panel: Current Challenges in Underwriting,” Cindy Guanell, David Lawson, Glen Roberts, Jeff Wiener

5:45 Conclude

Friday, May 17, 2013, Best Western Helena Great Northern Hotel

Classroom is in the Western Star/Empire Builders Rooms

6:30-8:00 a.m.Breakfast, Foyer & Oriental Ltd. Rooms

7:00 Optional 1 credit hour of 2011 Legal CE – Oriental Ltd. Rooms, Bob Sewell

8:00 Session VI: “Claims 2013, Stories of Touching Fire and Living to Tell about It,” Jeff Wiener, Old Republic National Title Ins.

9:00 Session VII: ‘Entity Authority Issues: Claims for Fraud, Forgery and Managers Exceeding Their Authority,” David Lawson, Fidelity National Title Ins.

10:00 Break

10:15 Session VIII: “Business Ethics,” Prof. Belle Marie, Carroll College

11:15 Session IX: “What Needs to be Reported to the IRS and What Does Not,” David Steintl, IRS-CI

12:15Conclude, Lunch on your own