The American Land Title Association (ALTA) has released their preliminary 2011 fourth quarter and year end market share data on their website. On a national level, the title industry wrote $9.47 billion in premiums in 2011 which was 1.5% lower than 2010. On a state level, Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming each experienced a decrease in written title insurance premiums in 2011 over 2010. http://bit.ly/GVzBbz
State | 2011 Premium Written | 2010 Premium Written | % Decrease |
Idaho | 74,238,821 | 89,497,429 | -17.0% |
Montana | 38,007,739 | 42,967,453 | -11.5% |
Washington | 217,095,593 | 248,705,816 | -12.7% |
Wyoming | 21,806,284 | 23,505,401 | -7.2% |