Herndon, Va. — Northwest Title & Escrow (NWTE), a licensed, bonded title insurance agency, today announced it was honored with Old Republic National Title Insurance Company’s (ORNTIC) 2025 Shining Star Award for Operational Excellence. This is the sixth consecutive year NWTE has received the award.

Each year, the Virginia Operations (Northern Division) of Old Republic Title grants the award to a selection of its Virginia title agency partners who demonstrate the highest caliber of operational excellence. ORNTIC created the award in 2020 based on NWTE’s outstanding operational performance. NWTE was among 15 percent of ORNTIC’s agency partners to receive the 2025 award. Candidates are evaluated in a dozen categories reflecting sound underwriting and settlement practices.^*

“We were delighted to award Northwest Title & Escrow the 2025 Shining Star Award for Operational Excellence,” said Kevin Pogoda, First VP & Virginia State Manager, Northern Division of Old Republic Title. “The NWTE team has an excellent record of sound underwriting and settlement practices, escrow management and compliance with our remittance requirements. They are truly a ‘Shining Star,’ setting the brightest example for others to follow.”

Deb Koenig, Assistant Vice President of NWTE said, “We are extremely proud to have received this prestigious award for the sixth year and value our longstanding relationship with our underwriter, Old Republic National Title. We are unwavering in our goal to ensure every customer experience is smooth, accurate and timely. I am delighted to, once again, see our commitment to excellence reflected in the Shining Star recognition.”

Founded in 2009, NWTE has conducted more than 12,000 transactions since inception. Enduring persistent real estate market challenges, NWTE continues to provide exceptional real estate settlement and title insurance services to individuals and businesses across the DC, Maryland and Virginia region.

About Northwest Title & Escrow (NWTE)
Northwest Title & Escrow is a subsidiary of NW Capital Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Federal Credit Union. Based in Herndon, Virginia, the company is a licensed, bonded, full-service title and escrow agency offering Washington, DC metropolitan area individuals and businesses expert mortgage settlement and title insurance services. NWTE’s team has over 50 years of combined experience. The agency maintains the highest ethical, professional, and operational standards and boasts a 99 percent customer satisfaction rating. To learn more about NWTE and how they can help you or your clients, visit www.nwtellc.com.

About Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company is a proud provider of title insurance and settlement services. The company is the flagship title insurance underwriter in the Old Republic Title Insurance Group (ORTIG). Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, ORTIG has built a solid reputation as an industry leader and is one of the largest title insurance groups in the United States. ORTIG is a wholly owned subsidiary of Old Republic International Corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. Old Republic International Corporation is one of America’s largest shareholder-owned insurance businesses and traces its origins to 1923. For more information, visit www.oldrepublictitle.com.

*Old Republic National Title Insurance Company based its 2025 Shining Star Awards for Operational Excellence on twelve criteria: 1) Must be an Old Republic Title agent for the entire calendar year, 2) Must remit monthly but may miss up to 2 months of reporting, 3) At least 85% of all policies remitted during the calendar year must be received no later than the second month following the month of closing, 4) Sound underwriting and settlement practices, 5) Timely requests for overlimit approval, 6) Accuracy of policy and premium remittances, 7) If applicable, monthly reconciliations reviewed and approved by management with any issues addressed in a timely manner, 8) Annual escheatment, 9) Absence of claims, 10) Controls in place to prevent fraud, 11) Attendance at Old Republic webinars and seminars, 12) Lack of customer complaints