Title insurance is insurance of owners of real or personal property or others having an interest in such real or personal property, or liens or encumbrances on such real or personal property, against loss by encumbrance, defective titles, invalidity, adverse claim to title, or unmarketability of title by reason of encumbrance or defects not excepted in the insurance contract, which contract shall be written only upon evidence or opinion of title obtained and preserved by the insurer.
History. Code 1933, § 56-410, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 901, § 1/SB 202.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, inserted “or personal” in three places in this Code section.
Cross references.
Effect on title insurance companies of laws relating to regulation of practice of law, §§ 15-19-52 , 15-19-53 .
Recordation and registration of deeds and other instruments, T. 44, C. 2.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 7 - Kinds of Insurance; Limits of Risks; Reinsurance
§ 33-7-1. Definitions of Insurance Not Deemed Mutually Exclusive
§ 33-7-2. Accident and Sickness Insurance
§ 33-7-5. Marine and Transportation Insurance
§ 33-7-6. Property Insurance; Contract Requirements; Rules and Regulations; Exemptions
§ 33-7-10. Persons Deemed Subject to Laws Regulating Life Insurance Companies
§ 33-7-11. Uninsured Motorist Coverage Under Motor Vehicle Liability Policies
§ 33-7-13. Limitation of Risks