| Stewart Information Services Corporation (Stewart) is a real estate information, title insurance and transaction management company. Its two main operating segments of business are title insurance-related services and real estate information (REI). It provides title insurance and related information services required for settlement by the real estate and mortgage industries through more than 9,500 policy-issuing offices and agencies in the United States and international markets. Stewart also provides post-closing lender services, automated county clerk land records, property ownership mapping, geographic information systems, property information reports, document preparation, background checks and expertise in tax-deferred exchanges. Its international division delivers products and services protecting and promoting private land ownership worldwide. Stewart's primary international operations are in Canada, the United Kingdom, Central Europe, Mexico, Central America and Australia. |