TEXAS GUIDELINES

A Comprehensive Guide to Texas Title Insurance Coverage

And Texas Insurance Code Regulations
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Editors Note

This link contains a Memorandum prepared by Steven G. Lawrence, of the Texas Bar.  He is a Board Certified Specialist in Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law.  Steve has an extensive knowledge of the title insurance industry, with more than 25 years of experience.  He was previously employed as Regional Underwriting Counsel and Regulatory Counsel for a number of national commercial underwriters.  Steve is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Texas Land Title Association and the American Land Title Association.  He may be reached directly at the addresses and phone numbers appearing on the last page of this Memorandum.  

The Article is current to the year 2000.  The Texas Department of Insurance ("TDI") has issued no orders affecting rates and forms that are not already included in the Article.

There a number of items pending at the Texas Department of Insurance.  One agenda item, upon which the TDI may rule upon shortly, is a modification to survey coverage parameters contained in the procedural rules.  This agenda item may be reviewed at the TDI website:

http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/commish/title.html

Sometime following the conclusion of the Texas Legislative Session (usually May), TDI will conduct a hearing on rates and forms.  There are approximately 40 agenda items for the 2000 Biennial Hearing.  Those agenda items may be viewed at:

http://www.tlta.com/reg_frm.htm


If the previous URL does not work, simply go to the Texas Land Title Association web page at:

http://www.tlta.com

and look under "Regulations."

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