FirstAm Title Names Division Chief

Landon V. Taylor has been named president of the Strategic Markets Division of First American Title Insurance Co., Santa Ana, Calif.Mr. Taylor, who has also been appointed to First American Title's board of directors, will head "an aggressive, national market-penetration strategy" aimed at advancing the company's position in the multicultural real estate market, First American Title said. He has been responsible for the company's "strategic markets business strategy" since 2003, and held other executive posts since joining First American 10 years ago as a branch manager. Mr. Taylor was also "instrumental in the formation" of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals and the Asian Real Estate Association of America, among other organizations, the company said. First American Title is the largest subsidiary of The First American Corp., which can be found online at http://www.firstam.com.