About Commonwealth Title of Houston

Holding Company

LandAmerica Commonwealth Title of Houston is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation (Lawyers Title), one of the largest title insurance underwriters in the industry today with over $180 million in policyholder surplus.

Lawyers Title was founded in 1925 in Richmond, Virginia. It operates a nationwide network of 4000 branch, agency and subsidiary offices and 36, 000 approved attorneys.

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a leading provider of real estate transaction services. Through its subsidiaries, LandAmerica services its residential and commercial customers with more than 700 offices and a network of 10,000 active agents throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, Israel, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

All three underwriting companies carry a rating that represent strong reserve levels and sound balance sheets.

Ratings for Commonwealth, Transnation and Lawyers Title as of December 31st, 2005:

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol LFG.