1. Each title insurer may:
(a) Engage in title insurance business if licensed to do so by the Commissioner.
(b) Take action incidental to the making of a contract or policy of title insurance, directly or through a title agent or escrow officer employed by the title insurer, including the conducting or holding of money in escrow, making settlements and closing transactions.
(c) Provide any other service related or incidental to the sale and transfer of property if it has filed notice with the Commissioner of its intention to provide the service, and the Commissioner has not disapproved the service within 30 days after the Commissioner’s receipt of the notice.
(d) Invest in title plants.
2. No title insurer may engage in the business of guaranteeing the obligations of other persons.
3. Each title insurer shall, no later than February 1 of each calendar year, certify to the Commissioner the title agents and escrow officers it employs or appoints, including title agents and escrow officers employed by a title agent whom it has appointed. Each title insurer is responsible for and shall supervise the acts of each person that is required to be certified pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 979; A 1985, 1826; 1991, 1859)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 692A - Title Insurance
NRS 692A.015 - "Abstract of title" defined.
NRS 692A.021 - "Applicant" defined.
NRS 692A.022 - "Business of title insurance" and "title insurance business" defined.
NRS 692A.023 - "Commitment to insure" and "preliminary report of title" defined.
NRS 692A.024 - "Escrow" defined.
NRS 692A.028 - "Escrow officer" defined.
NRS 692A.031 - "Net retained liability" defined.
NRS 692A.035 - "Policy of title insurance" and "title policy" defined.
NRS 692A.041 - "Premium" defined.
NRS 692A.050 - "Single risk" defined.
NRS 692A.060 - "Title agent" defined.
NRS 692A.070 - "Title insurer" defined.
NRS 692A.080 - "Title plant company" defined.
NRS 692A.105 - Disciplinary action against title agent or escrow officer or refusal to license.
NRS 692A.107 - Disciplinary action against title insurer or refusal to license.
NRS 692A.109 - Period to remedy deficit or unsafe condition; receivership.
NRS 692A.117 - Confidential records.
NRS 692A.150 - Reserve against unpaid losses and loss expenses.
NRS 692A.160 - Unearned premium reserve.
NRS 692A.200 - Division of rates and charges.