Ordering First Canadian Title Insurance
You can order First Canadian Title (FCT) insurance policies in your files. To place your orders, you must have an account with FCT and have your LDD account for RealtiWeb configured correctly.
At this time, ordering FCT insurance policies is not available in our Nova Scotia version of RealtiWeb.
Selecting FCT in RealtiWeb
On File Opening
On the file opening screen, after Purchase or Mortgage is selected for the Deal Type, a Select Title Insurance Provider section is displayed. This section provides a radio button beside each title insurance option.
Note: The selection of the title insurance provider, made during file opening, can be changed within a file before an order is placed.In a RealtiWeb File
Click on Title Insurance inside a file to open the Title Insurance screen.
Title Insurance Screen
The Title Insurance screen displays any prior title insurer selection made by the user. Selecting the radio button beside First Canadian Title will display the Submission section applicable to FCT ordering.
Title Insurance screen.
Submit the Policy Order
File Information
Before you can submit your order, mandatory information is required in your RealtiWeb file. This includes:
- Client Names entered in full
- Property information (address, legal description, etc.)
- Closing Date
- Contract Price
- New mortgages to be included in the policy (include Lender, mortgage amount and mortgage position)
- If any assumed mortgages, include Lender, mortgage amount and mortgage position
Submitting the Order
Click on the Submit button to begin your order. If any mandatory information is missing, a message will show you which fields are required before proceeding.
The Submit button opens the FCT Title Insurance application. If you have followed the steps to configure your user profile, you will be able to enter any additional details related to your deal before ordering the policy. Otherwise, a message will ask you to set up your profile.
Your order will be opened with the information from your RealtiWeb file automatically entered into the order. Complete any missing information and submit the order. Only close the window after you’ve completed the previous step.
If you request a quote from FCT, the quoted premium will be brought into your RealtiWeb file. When the order is completed, the quoted premium will be replaced with the actual premium.
Order Information in Your File
After your order is placed or a quote is requested in the FCT Title Insurance application, the Title Insurance screen is updated to display information specific to this order.
Note: While a First Canadian Title Policy is in the process of being ordered or is ordered, the Responsible Lawyer on the file will be locked. If you require changing the lawyer, cancel the ordered policy, update who the responsible lawyer is and restart the policy order.
Policies
When a policy is ordered, the Policy Numbers are broken out by Owner and Lender Policies when applicable. The Policy Number field, used in some RealtiWeb documents, combines them into a single field.
Premium Summary
The amounts for Premium and PST on Premium are displayed.
Refresh Status
If the Order Status displayed isn’t Completed, you can click on the refresh icon to retrieve the status. Any modifications to the order will update the information in your RealtiWeb file.
Title Insurance Documents
To retrieve your title insurance documents, click on the refresh icon to open the FCT application. Download your documents from the FCT screen.
Title Insurance screen after an order is completed. Click to enlarge.
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