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House Study Bill 543

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 515.48, Code 1995, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  9A.  Insure against loss or damage by
  1  4 reason of defective title, encumbrances, or otherwise.
  1  5    Sec. 2.  Section 515.48, subsection 10, Code 1995, is
  1  6 amended to read as follows:
  1  7    10.  Insure any additional risk not specifically included
  1  8 within any of the foregoing classes, which is a proper subject
  1  9 for insurance, is not prohibited by law or contrary to sound
  1 10 public policy, and which, after public notice and hearing, is
  1 11 specifically approved by the commissioner of insurance, except
  1 12 title insurance or insurance against loss or damage by reason
  1 13 of defective title, encumbrances or otherwise.  When such
  1 14 additional kind of insurance is approved by the commissioner,
  1 15 the commissioner shall designate within which classification
  1 16 of risks provided for in section 515.49 it shall fall.
  1 17    Sec. 3.  Section 535.8, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
  1 18 1995, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
  1 19    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (11)  Title insurance premiums.
  1 20    Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  535A.13  DISCLOSURE OF TITLE
  1 21 ASSURANCE OPTIONS.
  1 22    A financial institution shall advise a prospective borrower
  1 23 of the available title assurance options, in addition to an
  1 24 abstract and title opinion, including, at a minimum, the
  1 25 following:
  1 26    1.  A title guaranty owner's certificate issued by the
  1 27 title guaranty program pursuant to chapter 16.
  1 28    2.  A title insurance owner's policy from a title insurer
  1 29 or a title insurance agent licensed by the commissioner of
  1 30 insurance.  
  1 31                           EXPLANATION
  1 32    This bill authorizes the sale of title insurance in this
  1 33 state.  The bill also directs a financial institution to
  1 34 advise a prospective borrower of the available title assurance
  1 35 options, including a title guaranty owner's certificate issued
  2  1 by the title guaranty program and a title insurance owner's
  2  2 policy from a title insurer or a title insurance agent
  2  3 licensed by the commissioner of insurance.  
  2  4 LSB 3777HC 76
  2  5 mj/jj/8
     

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