Title insurance provides you with coverage for losses or damages that you might suffer due to title fraud, and other defects relating to your title and the ownership of your property. Some of these defects may include encroachments, outstanding work orders, and issues with the zoning or legal use of the property. A land survey shows the boundaries and dimensions of the property, and may disclose potential problems (such as encroachments, errors in the size/boundaries of a property, or easement rights of someone else relating to your property). Real estate transactions can include one or the other, and in certain circumstances, may require both. A Lawyer will be able to help you make that determination.