Ohio Revised Code Search

...A title insurance company shall be organized as a stock corporation as provided in Chapters 1701. and 3929. of the Revised Code, except as specified in this chapter. Every title insurance company that is authorized to do a title insurance business in this state shall comply with sections 3929.30 and 3953.29 of the Revised Code.

...Every title insurance company incorporated or admitted in this state after December 12, 1967, shall have a minimum capital and surplus as required by section 3925.12 of the Revised Code.

...Every title insurance company, prior to the issuance of any policy of title insurance in this state, shall deposit with the superintendent of insurance, for the security and protection of its policyholders in this state, fifty thousand dollars in bonds of the United States or of this state, or of a county, township, or municipal corporation in this state, which bonds shall not be received by the superintendent at a r...

...No policy or contract of title insurance shall be written unless it is based upon a reasonable examination of the title unless a determination of insurability of title has been made in accordance with sound underwriting practices for title insurance companies and unless, on and after the effective date of this amendment, section 3953.29 of the Revised Code is complied with in connection with registered land. Evidence...

...Every title insurance company may do the kinds of business defined in divisions (A) and (B) of section 3953.01 of the Revised Code, and may provide any other services related to the land title business.

...A title insurance company shall not engage in the business of guaranteeing the payment of the principal or the interest of notes, bonds, or other obligations secured by mortgages upon real property. A title insurance company shall not engage in the business of guaranteeing the completion of improvements in this state. Notwithstanding section 1735.01 of the Revised Code, a title guarantee and trust company may not gua...

...Title insurance, except for reinsurance as provided in section 3953.13 of the Revised Code, shall be transacted, underwritten, or issued only by a company organized or admitted for issuance of no other form of insurance in this state. A title insurance company shall not transact any other form of insurance business in this state. No company may be organized or admitted in this state after December 12, 1967, to transa...

...n (B) of this section. (B) Every title insurance company shall reserve, as the unearned portion of the original premium, an amount equal to ten per cent of the title insurance premium received or receivable by such company during the preceding calendar year for the issuance of policies insuring titles to property located in this state, and shall annually, on or before the first day of February, deposit with the supe...

...(A) Each title insurance company shall at all times establish and maintain, in addition to other reserves, a reserve: (1) Against unpaid losses; (2) Against loss expense, and shall calculate such reserves by making a careful estimate in each case of the loss expense likely to be incurred, by reason of every claim presented, pursuant to notice from or on behalf of the insured, of a title defect in or lien or adverse...

...Any title insurance company authorized to engage in the business of title insurance in this state may cede reinsurance of all or any part of its liability under one or more of its policies or contracts or reinsurance agreements to any other title insurance company authorized to engage in the business of title insurance in this or any other state, or the District of Columbia which meets the financial requirements nece...

...Revised Code the investments of a title insurance company shall be governed by sections 3925.05 to 3925.21 of the Revised Code. (B) Provided it shall at all times keep at least one hundred thousand dollars invested in the classes of securities authorized for the investment of capital other than title plant and real estate as provided in division (C) of this section, a title insurance company may invest not more tha...

...the unearned premium reserve of a title insurance company shall be invested in accordance with sections 3925.05 to 3925.08, inclusive, of the Revised Code. (B) A title insurance company may seek permission from the superintendent of insurance to invest funds under Chapter 3906. of the Revised Code and may invest funds under that chapter if such permission is granted.

...For those title insurance companies which also have powers to do a trust business, trust funds or assets held in a fiduciary capacity shall be invested in accordance with the statutes of this state governing trust companies.

...Any title insurance company organized under the laws of another state or foreign government shall be licensed to transact a title insurance business within this state only if such company is and remains of the same standard of solvency and complies with other requirements fixed by the laws of this state for title insurance companies organized and authorized to transact the business of title insurance pursuant to the ...

...No title insurance company not incorporated or organized under the laws of this state, but authorized to transact business herein, shall make, write, place, or cause to be made, written, or placed any policy or contract of insurance covering real property in this state, except; (A) Through a title insurance agent as defined in Chapter 3905. of the Revised Code; (B) Through a subsidiary title insurance company; (C)...

...(A) A title insurance company organized and incorporated under the laws of this state may merge, be merged by, or consolidated with, one or more title insurance companies whether or not so incorporated, by complying with Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code, but subject to the following: (1) No such merger or consolidation shall be effectuated unless in advance thereof, the plan and agreement therefor have been filed w...

...(A) A title insurance company organized and incorporated under the laws of this state may issue stock in exchange for all or any part of the assets or stock of a domestic or foreign title insurance company if, in advance thereof, a plan or agreement of acquisition has been filed with the superintendent of insurance. The superintendent shall examine the terms and conditions of such plan or agreement of acquisition, an...

...(A) Every title insurance company authorized to transact business within this state shall certify annually to the superintendent of insurance the names of all title insurance agents representing it in this state in accordance with section 3905.20 of the Revised Code. (B) No bank, trust company, bank and trust company, or other lending institution, mortgage service, brokerage, mortgage guaranty company, escrow compa...

...(A) Title insurance agents shall be licensed in the manner provided for agents of insurance companies in Chapter 3905. of the Revised Code. (B) A title insurance agent shall not be required to take an examination for such license if application for the original issuance of his license was filed with the superintendent of insurance on or before June 12, 1968.

...(A) Every title insurance agent shall keep books of account and record and vouchers pertaining to the business of title insurance in such manner that the title insurance company may readily ascertain from time to time whether the agent has complied with this chapter. (B) A title insurance agent may engage in the business of handling escrows of real property transactions provided that the agent shall maintain a sep...

...(A)(1) Each title insurance agent or title insurance company shall establish and maintain an interest-bearing trust account for the deposit of all non-directed escrow funds that meet the requirements of sections 1349.20 to 1349.22 of the Revised Code. (2) The account shall be established and maintained in any federally insured bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or savings bank that is authorized to t...

...December 12, 1967, no agent for a title insurance company shall adopt a firm name containing the words, "title insurance," "title guaranty," or "title guarantee."

...A title insurance company may pay a commission only to a title insurance agent as defined in division (H) of section 3953.01 of the Revised Code.

...No title insurance company and no title insurance agent shall pay or give any applicant for insurance, or to any person, firm, or corporation who is acting as agent, representative, attorney, or employee of the owner, lessee, mortgagee, or of the prospective owner, lessee, or mortgagee of the real property or any interest therein, either directly or indirectly, any commission or any part of its fees or charges, or an...

...rges between or among two or more title insurance companies or between or among one or more title insurance companies and one or more title insurance agents, between or among two or more title insurance agents, provided such division of fees and charges does not constitute an unlawful rebate or is not in payment of a forwarding fee or finder's fee.