They were chosen by the sellers and to be honest, aside from dropping off a check at the local branch, our interaction with Old Republic Title was quite limited. Our real estate agent told us the title company would email/communicate with us on various things (e.g. how to wire money, confirming receipt of the transfers, confirming Escrow closure, etc.) but we never once heard from them - we always had to check in and our agent had to forward us their emails. I'm not sure if this is common practice (avoiding direct communication with the buyers) but it certainly felt weird to be kept in the dark when buying a house.