A report on title insurance in international real estate transactions

Over the past two years, the use of international title insurance has increased markedly. Title insurance has ceased to be a uniquely American product and has become a component of real estate transactions in dozens of countries. International lenders are becoming more familiar with the protections and benefits of title insurance, and, consequently, it is playing an increasingly greater role in the evolution of standardised international transaction systems and processes. This paper discusses how and why title insurance works in international real estate transactions and how the market has responded. Copyright © 2004 Henry Stewart Publications