§ 23-103-411. Title insurer — Audit
(a) (1) At least one (1) time each year, a title insurer shall conduct an on-site audit of the escrow and closing practices related to the issuance of title insurance policies, escrow accounts, security arrangements, files, underwriting and claims practices, and policy inventory of the title insurance agencies that the title insurer has authorized to […]
§ 23-103-412. Title insurer — Restrictions
A title insurer shall not: (1) Appoint any director, officer, controlling shareholder, or employee of a title insurance agency to serve on the title insurer’s board of directors if the title insurance agency wrote five percent (5%) or more of the direct premiums of the title insurer written during the previous calendar year as shown […]
§ 23-103-413. Policyholder rights and disclosure
(a) (1) When a title insurance report includes an offer to issue an owner’s title insurance policy covering the resale of owner-occupied residential property, the title insurance report shall be furnished to the purchaser or mortgagor or to the representative of the purchaser-mortgagor as soon as reasonably possible before closing. (2) The title insurance report […]
§ 23-103-414. Record retention requirements
(a) The title insurer and the title insurance agency shall maintain sufficient records of their affairs, including evidence of underwriting title, determination of insurability, and records of their escrow operations and escrow accounts. (b) The Insurance Commissioner may prescribe the specific records and documents to be kept and the length of time for which the […]
§ 23-102-118. Exemption from Arkansas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Act
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, neither the Arkansas Earthquake Authority nor its policyholders shall be subject to the provisions of or be eligible for the benefits provided by the Arkansas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Act, § 23-90-101 et seq.
§ 23-102-103. Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) “Authority” means the Arkansas Earthquake Authority; (2) “Board” means the Board of the Arkansas Earthquake Authority; (3) “Commissioner” means the Insurance Commissioner; (4) “Event” means an earthquake and all subsequent earthquakes occurring within the following seventy-two-hour period; (5) “Insurer” means all property insurers as defined in § 23-62-104 and […]
§ 23-102-119. Termination of Arkansas Earthquake Authority
Upon termination of the Arkansas Earthquake Authority by the General Assembly or the Insurance Commissioner, its remaining funds shall be transferred to the State Insurance Department Trust Fund unless otherwise directed by the General Assembly.
§ 23-102-104. Establishment of Arkansas Earthquake Authority
(a) There is created a nonprofit legal entity to be known as the “Arkansas Earthquake Authority”. The authority shall operate subject to the supervision and control of the Board of the Arkansas Earthquake Authority. The authority is created as a political subdivision, instrumentality, and body politic of the State of Arkansas and, as such, is […]
§ 23-103-401. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Title Insurance Act”.
§ 23-102-105. Board
(a) The Arkansas Earthquake Authority shall operate subject to the supervision and control of the Board of the Arkansas Earthquake Authority. There shall be a board of seven (7) members to be appointed by the Insurance Commissioner, which shall meet at least annually to review and prescribe operating rules. The commissioner shall apportion the number […]