FNF adds nine senior title and agency professionals across New England

FNF Family of Companies has hired nine experienced professionals across its New England agency operations during the first quarter of 2026, adding senior underwriting and sales capacity in Massachusetts and the broader region, according to an announcement earlier this week. The additions, announced by the company, are intended to strengthen underwriting support, agency relations and commercial capabilities at a time when title insurers are competing for fewer transactions and more complex files in a high-rate environment.

“Each of these hires brings a depth of industry knowledge, leadership and client-focused expertise that elevates our organization,” Rich Cannan, executive vice president and divisional manager of FNF, said in a statement. “Their combined experience strengthens our ability to support agents in Massachusetts and across New England, and we are thrilled to welcome them to the FNF family.”

The new hires include James Bilodeau Jr., Esq., who has been named senior vice president and New England sales manager. Bilodeau has more than 30 years of experience in agency relations, legal practice and regional sales leadership. He most recently served as vice president and Massachusetts state manager for a regional underwriter.

As lenders and real estate agents navigate a slower purchase market, large underwriters have increasingly leaned on regional sales managers to deepen relationships with independent title agents and law firms, a key channel for purchase and refinance work when volumes recover. FNF also added several senior underwriters covering Massachusetts and the broader Northeast.

Melanie Kido, Esq., is also joining the firm as vice president and Northeast underwriting counsel for Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. She has more than 20 years of experience underwriting residential and complex commercial transactions and has held senior underwriting roles with both regional and national underwriters, most recently as vice president and Massachusetts state counsel.

Also coming to FNF is Nicole A. Cox, Esq., who has been hired as vice president and senior underwriting counsel for Massachusetts. Cox brings more than 20 years of residential and commercial real estate experience. She previously served as title counsel for a regional underwriter and spent more than a decade in private practice, including ownership of The Law Offices of Nicole A. Cox P.C. She is a member of the Real Estate Bar Association.

Additional hires include Tucker Dulong, Esq., who was named vice president and northern New England agency counsel for Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Mark Corbett as commercial underwriting counsel for Massachusetts; Karen A. Adamski, Esq. as assistant vice president and underwriting counsel for Massachusetts; Nichole Barros has joined as an associate underwriter for Massachusetts; Madlene Dell’Anno as vice president and agency representative for Massachusetts; and Monique E. Bourget joins as assistant vice president and agency onboarding manager for Massachusetts.

For real estate attorneys, title agents and lenders operating in New England, FNF’s hires signal continued competition among major underwriters to capture market share through local expertise rather than pricing alone. Expanded underwriting benches can shorten response times on complex commercial deals and multi-state transactions, while dedicated onboarding roles are designed to smooth agency transitions and technology integrations.

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