William Kramer

For Bill Kramer, the road to the title insurance industry was through Yale University and the University of Texas law school. Not an easy path, but a path that prepared him for the future. After obtaining his law degree, Kramer went to work for a local law firm in his hometown of Dallas. He spent five years with the firm, mostly handling real estate work, when an opportunity came along that intrigued him. The year was 1972, and Kramer bought into a small title insurance firm, Plano Title, in the Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas. Along the way, Kramer bought out his partners then, in 1994, he sold the company to First American Title Insurance Group, Santa Ana, Calif. Republic Title continues to operate as a subsidiary of its California parent. The year was 1972, and Kramer bought into a small title insurance firm, Plano Title, in the Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas.