Type: Public
On the web: http://www.firstam.com
Employees: 16,879
Employee growth: 20.9%

First American Financial knows that when you're buying real estate you'll probably want some insurance to go along with it. In addition to good old title insurance from its First American Title subsidiary, the company's financial services arm also provides specialty property/casualty insurance and home warranties through its First American Home Buyers Protection business. Its First American Trust offers banking and trust services to the escrow and real estate industries. Previously known as First American Corporation, the company spun off its real estate information services business and moved its remaining operations into its First American Financial business.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $3,906.6M
One year growth: (3.5%)
Net income: $127.8M
Income growth: 4.4%

Officers:
Executive Chairman: Parker S. Kennedy
CEO and Director: Dennis J. Gilmore
EVP and CFO: Max O. Valdes

Competitors:
Fidelity National Financial
Old Republic
Stewart Information Services

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