Opinions/Essays

The New York Taxpayers for Economic Justice (NYTEJ) represents a broad coalition of legal, real estate, consumer and free market leadership formed to protect the title private sector insurance industry from becoming a state-run, bureaucratic entity.



Letter in Support of Electronic Recording Legislation (June 28, 2010) Click here to view letter. (PDF)
Letter in Support of Legislation Prohibiting Private Transfer Fees (June 28, 2010) Click here to view letter. (PDF)
Memorandum in Opposition of Two Bills and in Opposition (Unless Amended) of One Bill (April 13, 2010) New York does not need a "public option" for title insurance, a private industry that works well for consumers and the real estate industry. (PDF)
Memorandum in Opposition to S6288 – A9441 (March 3, 2010) The New York Taxpayers for Economic Justice, Inc. strongly opposes this bill which directs the State Insurance Fund to begin offering title insurance. (PDF)
Memorandum in Opposition of Legislative proposal S6290 – A9445A (March 2, 2010) The New York Taxpayers for Economic Justice, Inc. strongly opposes S6290 – A9445A, which would dismantle the current title insurance industry and replace it with a bureaucratic "public option". (PDF)
The Title Insurance Industry - The Primer. (February 24, 2010) By Charles Wimer, New York Taxpayers for Economic Justice (PDF)
Title Insurance in New York (February 8, 2010) A white paper on an industry that works (PDF)