– Proper Title, LLC, a full-service title insurance firm serving the commercial and residential real estate industry, today announced two recent award recognitions. It has been named one of Chicago’s “Best Places to Work,” an annual ranking of 100 companies compiled by Crain’s Chicago Business. Separately, Proper Title also received the “Excellence in Action” award from Fidelity National Title Group, Inc., which is a member of the Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF) family of companies and the nation’s largest group of title companies and title insurance underwriters.

This is the first time Proper Title has earned a spot on the competitive list of Crain’s “Best Places to Work.” The top 100 finalists were selected using responses from 14,000 Chicago-area employees who participated in a survey administered by Crain’s and the Best Companies Group. Proper Title was honored at a luncheon held on April 11 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago.

“While we’ve rapidly added and expanded offices throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, we never lost sight of our vision of providing an enjoyable and supportive place for our employees to work,” said David Garside, executive vice president of title and escrow operations at Proper Title. “The positive energy of our team results in efficient closings that the real estate attorneys and brokers really appreciate, and we highly value the relationships we’ve built with our customers.”

Some reasons that Proper Title earned a place on Crain’s “Best Places to Work” list include its generous 401K plan, telecommuting options and an in-house Proper Education program dedicated to ongoing career training for its employees. Giving back to the community is also part of the corporate culture at Proper Title. The firm coordinates volunteer opportunities at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago throughout the year, and employees visit children at the hospital monthly.

“We provide great career advancement potential thanks to our targeted job training program, and that keeps our employees highly motivated,” added Garside. “The ongoing training allows our employees to move ahead as fast as their skills and efforts take them. We take pride in nurturing a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude.”

Proper Title was also recognized this month by Fidelity National, earning the “Excellence in Action” award for the fifth year in a row. The award is given to title insurance agencies that exemplify outstanding performance in best practices, customer service and operations, among other criteria.

Proper Title has increased its transaction volume year over year and has become Fidelity’s second-largest title agent in Illinois. In 2018, Proper Title made several key new hires and expanded its commercial business significantly.

“It’s rewarding to be recognized for both our employee satisfaction as well as customer satisfaction,” said Garside. “We achieved incredible success in transaction volume by attracting some of the title industry’s best talent who are committed to handling every transaction with the highest level of attention and professionalism.”

About Proper Title, LLC:

Palatine, Ill.-based Proper Title, LLC is a full-service title insurance agency serving the residential and commercial real estate industries. Since its founding in 2013, Proper Title has substantially grown its transaction volume in just a few years with its commitment to servicing the needs of its clients and is the second-largest title insurance agency in Illinois, and earned the 2014, 2015 and 2016, 2017, 2018 “Rising Star / Excellence in Action” awards by Fidelity Investments. With seven closing locations in Cook, Lake and DuPage counties, Proper Title is able to deliver an exceptional title experience throughout the Chicago area and the Midwest. For more information, visit propertitle.com.

Proper Title, LLC was recently named one of Chicago’s “Best Places to Work” by Crain’s Chicago Business and, for the fifth time, received an “Excellence in Action” award from Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.