ALTA Honors South Dakota Member With National Title Professional Recognition

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The American Land Title Association issued the following news release:

Dan Roe NTP has earned his National Title Professional (NTP) designation from the American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry. Formally acknowledged with his NTP designation on April 1, Roe is one of 111 leaders across the United States who have devoted their careers to the land title industry and earned their designation.

The designation recognizes land title professionals who demonstrate the knowledge, experience and dedication essential to the safe and efficient transfer of real property.*

"'National Title Professional' is a recognition bestowed upon only the most knowledgeable and committed title insurance professionals," said ALTA President Don Kennedy. "ALTA members earning their designation must undergo a vigorous audit and demonstrate extensive experience in and dedication to the title insurance industry. Dan has been a title professional for 28 years; his leadership, knowledge and experience made him an ideal candidate for the NTP designation. I hope other title insurance professionals follow his lead and aim for this achievement."

As a member of the title insurance community since 1996, Roe is president of the South Dakota Abstracter's Board of Examiners; he also previously served on the South Dakota Land Title Association Board of Directors from 2003-2006. Roe is president of Black Hills Title Inc. in South Dakota and Wyoming.

A full directory of National Title Professionals is available here (https://www.alta.org/career-and-learning/national-title-professional/ntp-directory).

The designation has several elements, including industry and compliance prerequisites and training requirements. To apply for the NTP designation and for more information, please visit ALTA.org.

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* Designation under the National Title Professional Program solely demonstrates that a land title professional has met the particular standards and criteria of the National Title Professional Program. Neither the American Land Title Association, nor the designation itself, guarantees or warrants anything beyond a designee's ability to meet such standards or criteria. The American Land Title Association makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to, and assumes no responsibility for, the proper performance of land title services, including but not limited to the transfer of real property, or related services provided by designees.

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About ALTA

The American Land Title Association, founded in 1907, is the national trade association representing more than 6,000 title insurance companies, title and settlement agents, independent abstracters, title searchers, and real estate attorneys. With offices throughout the United States, ALTA members conduct title searches, examinations, closings, and issue title insurance that protects real property owners and mortgage lenders against losses from defects in titles.

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Original text here: https://www.alta.org/news-and-publications/press-release/ALTA-Honors-South-Dakota-Member-with-National-Title-Professional-Recognition