Loughlin FitzGerald honored at CATIC’s 60th anniversary

By James E. Ringold

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Last Modified on Jun 15, 2026

The Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company (CATIC) is one of the largest title insurance companies in the nation. It offers services throughout the country, but got its start in Connecticut. CATIC recently celebrated its 60^th anniversary and honored the Connecticut law firms who have been CATIC agents for all 60 years, dating back to founding in 1965/66. Loughlin FitzGerald was among the select group of firms recognized this way and were presented with a plaque from CATIC President & CEO, Jim Czapiga, commemorating the occasion and the firm’s decades of experience.

If you’re not familiar with the term, title insurance is an insurance policy you pay for just once as part of buying your home. “Title” is the legal term for your documented right of ownership over the property you buy, made up of each time the property was bought and sold in the past. That clear, unbroken chain—from one owner to the next—is what confirms your legal ownership of the house: the original owner sold to the next owner, who sold to the next one, who sold to the next one, and so on down the line.

Title issues aren’t common, but just one—an unpaid contractor or mortgage, an unresolved boundary dispute, a missing heir of a past owner, or even outright fraud, e.g.—anywhere in the history of your home’s title can pose huge financial risks and burdens if they come to light. Title searches during the closing process usually identify these issues, but nothing is perfect, and title insurance protects against that risk. If you buy your home with a mortgage, you will almost certainly pay for a title insurance policy protecting the bank as part of the closing. What many people may not know, however, is that you can also pay a small one-time premium to get a policy that protects you as well, for as long as you own the home. A home is the largest single thing most people buy in their lives, so we generally advise our clients to get such a policy.

If you are in the process of buying or selling a home, please give our experienced team at Loughlin FitzGerald a call (203-265-2035) to help you with the closing process!

About the author: James E. Ringold

Attorney at Loughlin FitzGerald, P.C.

James E. Ringold is a litigator whose practice focuses on personal injury cases—including those involving catastrophic injuries or wrongful death—pending in Connecticut’s state and federal courts. His cases often involve motor vehicle accident and premises liability claims, but he has also represented individuals, small businesses, municipalities, utility companies, and others in a variety of matters. He has experience with every step of the litigation process from beginning to end, including pre-suit negotiations; drafting complaints; preparing and arguing pre-trial motions; conducting written discovery and depositions; settlement negotiations; and trial, when necessary. He has also authored appellate briefs on matters argued before the Connecticut Appellate Court, Connecticut Supreme Court, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Jim has been selected as a Connecticut ‘Rising Star’ for eight straight years (2019-2026).

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