Stewart Title Names James Bennett Division President for Nevada

Stewart Title has named James Bennett division president for Nevada. Bennett will be based in Las Vegas and responsible for overseeing the Las Vegas, Elko, Ely, Carson City and Reno offices of Stewart Title.

"We take pride in Stewart Title leadership, and James is no exception,” said Nikki Wilcox, group president - Western United States. "James’ 40-plus years of experience in the real estate industry positions our Nevada division for continued success under his guidance, where he will focus on creating avenues of growth for our Nevada offices. His proven leadership abilities will be an asset to both our company and our customers.”

Bennett joins Stewart Title from Chicago Title, where he served as president of Nevada operations. With more than 40 years of title industry experience, Bennett is an expert in the title and escrow arena. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor of Arts in art and letters, theatre arts and English.

About Stewart

Stewart National Title Services, a division of Stewart Title Guaranty Co., provides a single point of contact for U.S. and multinational customers that require special expertise in closing and underwriting for single and multi-site commercial transactions. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE-STC), a customer-driven, technology-enabled, strategically competitive, real estate information, title insurance and transaction management company. Stewart provides title insurance and related information services required for settlement by the real estate and mortgage industries throughout 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, flood certificates, document preparation, background checks and expertise in tax-deferred exchanges. More information can be found at http://www.stewart.com. Subscribe to the Stewart blog at http://blog.stewart.com or follow Stewart on Twitter @stewarttitleco.

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