First American Flood Data Services Names Vice President of Client Development

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- First American Flood Data Services, a subsidiary of First American Real Estate Information Services, Inc., announced today that A. Andrew Williams has joined the company as vice president of client development.

In his new position, Williams will be responsible for national accounts. He will be based out of First American's Denver offices.

Mr. Williams brings 17 years of experience in sales to financial institutions, as well as expertise in flood compliance issues, flood insurance, portfolio reviews and flood zone determinations. Previously, he was employed by WNC Insurance Services, Inc. as the senior vice president of sales and marketing.

First American Flood Data Services, founded in 1988, is the leading flood zone determination provider in the country. The company has a flood certification database containing information on more than 65 million properties and an extensive library of more than 450,000 maps. From basic determination through portfolio tracking, a full spectrum of services ensures compliance with all requirements.

The First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) is the nation's leading provider of real estate-related financial and information services. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, First American Real Estate Information Services, Inc., it provides a variety of services to leading financial institutions nationwide, including credit reporting, flood compliance, appraisal services, real estate tax reporting and certification, outsourcing, document preparation services, property reporting and valuation, mortgage satisfactions, mortgage loan servicing systems and default management solutions. The Information Services group has its headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida. Through other subsidiaries, First American Financial, founded in 1889 and based in Santa Ana, California, has more than 10,000 employees in over 400 branch offices in the United States and abroad. Information about the company's subsidiaries and an archive of its press releases can be found at http://www.firstam.com on the Internet.

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