Richard Talley, 56, founder and chief executive officer of American Title Services in Centennial, Colo., was found dead from self-inflicted wounds Feb. 4, according to a report in the Denver Post. He and his company were subjects of an investigation by the Colorado Division of Insurance. Details on the investigation have not yet been made available.
Taley was a former regional financial officer at Drexel Burnham Lambert in Chicago, where he met his wife Cheryl, a vice president of the company, according to the article. He had formed a number of companies including American Escrow, Clear Title, Clear Creek Financial Holdings, Swift Basin, Sumar, American Real Estate Services and the American Alliance of Real Estate Professionals.