Earle Thompson has been promoted to senior vice president, agency division with WFG National Title Insurance Company. WFG National Title, a national title insurance underwriting company, is a full service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential transactions.
Thompson will remain in the company’s New Orleans offices and continue to manage WFG National Title’s agency operations in Louisiana and Mississippi. He was previously vice president with the company, overseeing agency operations in Louisiana and Mississippi. He joined WFG National Title in 2012 after 17 years with one of the nation’s largest title underwriters, most recently as the agency manager for Louisiana. Before that, he served for seven years as a vice president, state manager with United General Title.
He was previously a vice president, state manager for Minnesota Title Co., before which he served in the mortgage lending industry. Thompson is the secretary/treasurer for the Louisiana Land Title Association (“LLTA”), and is a past president for that organization as well. He is a past president for the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Mortgage Bankers. He has been honored as the LLTA’s Title Man of the Year twice and received the President’s Award from that organization. He played collegiate basketball at Louisiana Tech University, eventually transferring to Loyola University of the South (now Loyola University New Orleans), where he received his bachelor’s degree.
“Earle has played a critical role in WFG’s rapid growth in the Louisiana and Mississippi markets,” said Charles Cain, senior vice president, Midwest Agency Manager. “He knows the market … and the market knows him. His clients have come to expect his very best efforts on their behalf and know that he and his team are an exceptional resource for their agents.”