Agency – Any domestic or foreign partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other legal business entity organized, existing and in good standing in any of the New England states who is a title insurance agent of an Underwriter/Title Insurance Company and authorized to transact the business of title insurance.

Abstractor - Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other legal business entity engaging in or licensed to engage in the business of land title evidencing as an abstractor, title examiner, surveyor or title searcher.

Lender - Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other legal business entity engaging in or licensed to engage in the business of lending.

Surveyor - Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other legal business entity engaging in or licensed to engage in the business of land title evidencing as an abstractor, title examiner, surveyor or title searcher.

Associate Member - Associate membership shall be limited to those not qualified for Active membership.  Associate membership shall be available to any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other business entity engaged in providing services related to the land title industry as defined by the Board.

Honorary Life Members - Any active or associate member nominated by the NELTA board may be elected as an Honorary Life Member in recognition of extraordinary service to the Association and to the real property title industry. Honorary Life Members shall enjoy and be entitled to all the rights and privileges of their prior class of membership but shall not be required to pay annual dues.

Law Firm - Any law firm issuing opinions or certifications of title or providing legal services to, for or within the title insurance industry.  A Law Firm Member does not include an attorney whose compensation, in whole or in part, is paid by an Underwriter/Title Insurance Company or Title Insurance Agency authorized to transact the business of title insurance in these states.

Title Insurance Agent Member – Any resident or non-resident individual in good standing and authorized to transact the business of title insurance. A Title Insurance Agent Member does not include any person whose compensation is paid by an Underwriter/Title Insurance Company or Title Insurance Agency authorized to transact business.

Underwriter/Title Insurance Company Member – Any domestic title guaranty company, domestic title guarantee and trust company, domestic title insurance company, and any foreign title insurance company organized and existing under the laws of another state or foreign government which is authorized to engage in the business of title insurance.

·         Such Underwriter/Title Insurance Company Member shall be a member of this Association only in its capacity as it is licensed to transact the business of title insurance by the states represented by the Association.

·         If an Underwriter/Title Insurance Company shall be a member of this Association then all parent companies, sister companies and subsidiary companies of such member licensed to transact the business of title insurance in one or more of the New England states shall be required to be a member.