Proper Title, LLC, the Palatine, Ill.-based title insurance agency serving the residential and commercial real estate industries, today announced three new hires and one new promotion to support the firm’s continued growth. Industry veterans joining the firm include Angela Castillo as senior title examiner, Carol King as escrow officer and Dawn Wheatland as sales coordinator. The firm also announced the promotion of Beth LaSalle to education and compliance manager.

“These three new hires and well-deserved promotion support our goal of providing excellent levels of client service as our team continues its robust growth,” said David Garside, executive vice president of title and escrow operations at Proper Title. “Since our launch in 2013, our ability to draw top talent from within the title industry is just one of the many reasons why we have become the second-largest title agency in Illinois.”

Castillo joins Proper Title’s downtown Chicago office after a 20-year tenure at Chicago Title Insurance where she served as a commercial examiner, specializing in complex commercial transactions and endorsements. King will bring to the Palatine office her extensive experience with NextAce Title EDGE, a title automation technology that improves search speed and efficiency. Based in the firm’s Oak Brook office, Wheatland will be working hand-in-hand with the sales team, offering another resource for clients. She has spent nearly two decades working in sales and fundraising.

In addition to her existing role as senior commercial escrow officer, Beth LaSalle will now lead the Proper Title team as education and compliance manager. A member of the education and escrow committee at the Illinois Land Title Association, she will draw from her three decades of experience in title to create and execute a formalized plan to provide professional development opportunities to the firm’s managers and employees.

“The contributions Beth, Angela, Carol and Dawn will bring to our escrow, underwriting and sales teams will enhance our ability to deliver on our goal of providing exceptional client service in every transaction we handle,” said Garside.

Launched with just 27 employees in 2013, Proper Title has doubled its size and increased its transaction volume every year to become a major player in the title insurance business. For the third year in a row, in 2017, Proper Title earned the Award for Excellence from Fidelity National Title Group, Inc., 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. The award is given for meeting and exceeding specific title underwriting and settlement services criteria.

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 “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.

: Angela Castillo has joined Proper Title, LLC, as senior title examiner.

Dawn Wheatland has joined Proper Title, LLC, as sales coordinator.

Proper Title, LLC, has promoted Beth LaSalle to education and compliance manager.