Business View Magazine | Volume 9, Issue 1

82 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 1 national agents is in a category of its own given their size, reach, and resources.” Since going national in 2004, the company has moved from only working in Residential to launching its Commercial and Equities divisions and, most recently, handling Default work. “Being James’ daughter, I’ve grown up with this company, so I’ve really seen it all,” Paolino shares. “In the last year, we’ve opened up offices in Indiana, California, Louisiana, Nevada, Alabama, Washington State, and Illinois. Our headquarters are still in Warwick, Rhode Island – that’s what we call our Processing Centre – but we’re definitely spreading our wings all over the place.” James Paolino was recently honored with the 2021 Children’s Friendship Award from St. Mary’s Home for Children, a non-profit agency offering treatment programs for boys and girls traumatized by abuse in Rhode Island. He was recognized for sitting 12 years on the Board of York State’s statutes and regulations are. If I’m in California, I have to adapt to whatever their key legal requirements are. So, to be able to do that as a full-service title company coast-to- coast instead of outsourcing those transactions to wherever my clients are – that’s just a huge turning point.” And the linchpin to that national footprint, according to CEO James Paolino, Esq., is having an “extremely competent” underwriter assisting with those transactions. “This is essential when you’re dealing with the different state laws on title, title standards, and practice of law issues,” he says. “Chicago Title, part of the Fidelity Title Group, provides that service and more. They’re always accommodating. They’re the largest title underwriter in the nation, with a total revenue of $3.9 billion in the third quarter. Their service to