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title insurance

Title insurance insures, defends, indemnifies, and protects the policyholder against claims or losses arising from a defect or claim against the title to real property. Title insurance is usually issued to the buyer of real property by the title company that conducted the title search.



State Statutes for the State of Texas

CHAPTER 2702 - CLOSING AND SETTLEMENT

may issue insured closing and settlement letters in connection with the closing and settlement by a title insurance agent or direct operation of loans relating to real property located in this state. (a) On written request, a title insurance company may issue to the buyer or seller of real property seller, or borrower before the closing and settlement of a transaction involving improved residential real property, a title insurance company or title insurance agent shall, in connection with the issuance

CHAPTER 2704 - ISSUANCE OF POLICY OR CONTRACT; DETERMINATION OF INSURABILITY

insurance agent or direct operation for the county in which the real property is located, except as issued in a real property transaction shall be provided to each title insurance agent or direct operation insurance policy in connection with a lien on improved residential real property in this state that to accept an existing real property survey as provided by this section. (b) A title insurance company may accept an existing real property survey rather than requiring a new

CHAPTER 2701 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

(c) An abstract of title prepared from an abstract plant for a chain of title to real property described in the abstract of title is not title insurance, a commitment for title insurance, or any other title

CHAPTER 2703 - POLICY FORMS AND PREMIUM RATES

In engaging in the business of title insurance with respect to real property located in this state, the insurance policy relating to residential real property in this state. (e) The commissioner may not prescribe an owner title insurance policy form for residential real property (f) For an owner title insurance policy on residential real property that is issued to an individual (g) For an owner's title insurance policy on residential real property that is issued to an individual

CHAPTER 2501 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) The purpose of this title is to completely regulate the business of title insurance on real property

CHAPTER 2551 - TITLE INSURERS

property or personal property transaction, regardless of whether a title insurance policy is issued, (d) A title insurance company may not hold real property acquired under Subsection (a)(3)(B), (C), or A title insurance company may accept a reinsurance risk on real property located in this state or on (1) issues any form of title insurance policy, or any other adopted or approved form, on real property (3) otherwise engages in the business of title insurance in relation to real property in this state

CHAPTER 12 - RECORDING OF INSTRUMENTS

licensed as a title insurance agent under Chapter 2651, Insurance Code, and authorized in writing by a title insurance company by instrument recorded in the real property records in the county in which the property

CHAPTER 345 - RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALES

the property purchased or improved under a retail installment transaction, including the purchase of title insurance on real property that is involved in the retail installment contract or retail charge agreement

Federal Statutes