No policy or contract of title insurance shall be issued until and unless the title insurance company has caused to be conducted a reasonable search and examination of the title; provided, that the commissioner shall exercise no supervision and control over, and title insurance companies and title insurance rating organizations shall not file as part of their schedule of rates for title insurance, that part of the charge for title insurance applicable to search and examination in connection with insurance of title to real property located in counties with a population of less than one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 35 - Title Insurance Law
Part 1 - Operation of Title Insurance Businesses
§ 56-35-102. Chapter Definitions
§ 56-35-103. Powers of Title Companies
§ 56-35-104. Business Prohibited Title Companies
§ 56-35-105. Supervision and Control by Commissioner
§ 56-35-106. Certificate of Compliance — Fee
§ 56-35-108. Annual Statement — Forms
§ 56-35-109. Foreign Corporations — Commissioner Appointed to Accept Process
§ 56-35-113. Use of Income From Deposits
§ 56-35-114. Reserve Fund of Domestic Insurers
§ 56-35-116. Deposit and Reserve Funds — Care and Investment
§ 56-35-117. Exchange of Information — Consultation and Cooperation — Limitations
§ 56-35-118. Reasonable Competition Not Discouraged
§ 56-35-120. Attorney-Client Relationship
§ 56-35-121. Persons Recommending Insurance
§ 56-35-122. Rules and Regulations
§ 56-35-123. Conduct of Hearings
§ 56-35-125. Cessation of Business — Procedure
§ 56-35-126. Conflicting Laws — Application
§ 56-35-128. Effect of Laws of Other States
§ 56-35-129. Title Search and Examination
§ 56-35-130. Accounts and Records
§ 56-35-133. Notification to Buyers of the Availability of Title Insurance