Experienced leader will have enterprise-wide obligations for driving development and multi-brand methods
September 4, 2025, Santa Ana, Calif.
. Very First American Title Insurance Provider, a leading provider of title insurance coverage and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of Very first American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today revealed Tara Smith has been named executive vice president of enterprise development and multi-brand strategy. Smith will have enterprise-wide responsibilities for driving development and multi-brand strategies, in addition to working as executive sponsor of the company’s Management Online forum, a program that establishes successors for senior management functions. Prior to signing up with Very first American in 2024, Smith functioned as group president for an openly traded title insurance coverage underwriter, leading its title firm group.
“Tara brings a powerful mix of industry know-how, tactical vision, and client focus,” said Sally Tyler, president, First American Title. “She’s preferably matched to drive strategic growth planning across the business and accelerate our multi-brand strategy. I look forward to the effect she will make on our company’s future.”
With over 20 years of leadership experience across managed markets, Smith is understood for her focus on functional excellence, drive for innovation, and her dedication to the people she leads and customers she serves. She has been acknowledged twice as one of the industry’s “Ladies of Influence” by HousingWire and shares her expertise extensively as a frequent industry speaker and former member of the American Land Title Association’s Board of Governors.
Earlier in her profession, Smith spent 12 years in public accounting with leading accounting companies, serving clients in the financial services and oil and gas markets. She made her Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.About First
American Title Insurer
First American Title Insurer, the largest subsidiary of Very first American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), traces its history to 1889. One of the biggest title insurers in the nation, the business offers title services through its direct operations and a substantial network of representatives throughout the United States and abroad. Very first American Title provides thorough title insurance coverage and expert services for real estate purchases, construction, refinances and equity loans. For additional information, check out www.firstam.com/title. About Very first American First American
Financial Corporation
(NYSE: FAF)is a leading supplier of title, settlement and threat solutions for real estate deals. With its combination of financial strength and stability developed over more than 135 years, ingenious exclusive innovations, and unmatched information possessions, the business is leading the digital transformation of its market. Very first American also provides data items to the title industry and other third parties; valuation products and services; mortgage subservicing; home guarantee products; banking, trust and wealth management services; and other associated services and products. With total revenue of$6.1 billion in 2024, the business provides its products and services directly and through its agents throughout the United States and abroad. In 2025, First American was called among the 100 Finest Business to Work For by Great Location to Work ® and Fortune Magazine for the tenth successive year. The business was called among the 100 Finest Work Environments for Innovators by Fast Business for the second successive year in 2024. More info about the business can be found at www.firstam.com.