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Tex. Ins. Code § 2551.351

FORFEITURE OF RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS

Known as the Texas Title Insurance Act

The act spans §§ 2501.001 to 2751.104 (197 sections).

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 6, eff

(a) A foreign or domestic corporation forfeits any right to engage in business in this state if the corporation:

(1) issues any form of title insurance policy, or any other adopted or approved form, on real property in this state other than a form prescribed by the department;

(2) charges any premium rate on an owner, mortgagee, or other title insurance policy, or on any other adopted or approved form, on real property in this state other than a premium rate prescribed by the commissioner; or

(3) otherwise engages in the business of title insurance in relation to real property in this state on a form or for a premium rate not prescribed by the department or commissioner.

(b) This section does not apply to a premium rate charged in connection with a reinsurance transaction between two or more title insurance companies, provided that the reinsurance contract complies with Subchapter G.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.