Stewart Title

Specialties

Title Insurance, Escrow Services

History

Established in 1893.

STC began in Galveston, Texas, in 1893 when Maco Stewart, a young Galveston attorney, purchased the Gulf City Abstract Company. Maco continued to issue abstracts through the Stewart Law & Land Title Office until 1905, when he and brother Minor offered the first title insurance in Texas in the form of an indemnity against loss due to title claims. William H. Stewart’s 3 sons, Maco, Minor and Clegg, would all play major roles in the company’s development. W.C. Morris, a significant player in Stewart’s history, joined the company in 1897.

Today, Stewart (NYSE: STC) is a leading provider of title insurance and related services to the real estate and mortgage industries. Our conservative management philosophy has allowed us to grow and remain strong through the ups and downs of the market. STGC’s policyholders’ surplus is one of the largest in the industry and we have the best debt to equity and premiums to reserves ratios of all major title insurers.