The New York State Land Title Association (NYSLTA) today announced its newly elected Officers for the 2022-2023 membership year. The election was held at the Association’s annual meeting and convention held in Newport RI, August 21-24.

Eric Swarthout of Thoroughbred Title Services is the newly elected President, having previously served as President-elect and Treasurer.  Mr. Swarthout succeeds James Thanasules of AmTrust Title who proceeds to the Office of Immediate Past-president.

“I am honored by the confidence that my colleagues have extended to me,” said Swarthout. “We navigated the challenges of conducting business under the constraints of the pandemic and we now find ourselves adapting to a post-pandemic world. Enhanced cybersecurity standards, data privacy issues and the introduction of remote notarization are but a few of the challenges we will tackle as an industry.”

Joining Swarthout as officers are Catherine Canino, of Security Title Guarantee Corporation of Baltimore as President-elect and Mark d’Addona, Principal of Home Abstract Corp as Treasurer.  The Title Insurance Section will be chaired by Robin Schwartzman of Westcor Land Title Insurance Corporation with Elizabeth Alonso of Old Republic Title Insurance Company as Vice-chair.  The Abstracter and Agent Section chair is Richard Giliotti of The Judicial Title Insurance Agency; vice-chair is DeAnna Stancanelli of National Granite Title Insurance Agency.

The Officers were sworn in at a ceremony officiated by Jack Rattikin, President & CEO of Rattikin Title Company of Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Rattikin is the president-elect of the American Land Title Association (ALTA).

Formed in 1921, NYSLTA and its board affords membership to title insurance companies licensed in New York State, abstract companies, title insurance agents, law firms, individual attorneys, surveyors, and others actively engaged in the real estate finance community.

The NYSLTA represents a statewide network of 11 insurance corporations and  300+ small businesses, employing more than 8,0000 people in New York.  For additional information about the NYSLTA visit our website: www.nyslta.org  and follow us on Twitter @NYSLTA.