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Title Insurance
Title insurance is a contract in which the title insurance company, in exchange for a one-time premium at close of escrow, protects against future losses resulting from defects in the title to real property that exist at the time of purchase but are unknown or undisclosed. Title insurance is significantly different from homeowners insurance and other casualty insurance. Casualty insurance provides protection from losses due to unknown future events such as fire or theft for a specified period of time (e.g. a yearly premium for a year of coverage).
Title insurance provides protection for a onetime premium for an indefinite period of time from future losses because of events that have already occurred (e.g. claims of ownership). Because of this, title insurers eliminate risks and prevent losses in advance through extensive searches of public records and thorough examination of the title.
There are two types of title insurance policies – the owner’s policy and the lender’s policy. The owner will typically purchase the Standard Coverage Form in the amount of the purchase price of the property. It does not cover increases in value unless you purchase an endorsement. It covers the buyer’s interest in the property for as long as the buyer or his or her heirs have an interest in the property subject to certain limitations.
The lender will typically purchase the Extended Coverage Form in an amount equal to the mortgage loan. It covers the lender’s interest in the property for the life of the loan. It provides additional coverage not found in a typical owner’s policy such as unrecorded easements and boundary discrepancies.
Title insurance is a contract in which the title insurance company, in exchange for a one-time premium at close of escrow, protects against future losses resulting from defects in the title to real property that exist at the time of purchase but are unknown or undisclosed. Title insurance is significantly different from homeowners insurance and other casualty insurance. Casualty insurance provides protection from losses due to unknown future events such as fire or theft for a specified period of time (e.g. a yearly premium for a year of coverage).
Title insurance provides protection for a onetime premium for an indefinite period of time from future losses because of events that have already occurred (e.g. claims of ownership). Because of this, title insurers eliminate risks and prevent losses in advance through extensive searches of public records and thorough examination of the title.
There are two types of title insurance policies – the owner’s policy and the lender’s policy. The owner will typically purchase the Standard Coverage Form in the amount of the purchase price of the property. It does not cover increases in value unless you purchase an endorsement. It covers the buyer’s interest in the property for as long as the buyer or his or her heirs have an interest in the property subject to certain limitations.
The lender will typically purchase the Extended Coverage Form in an amount equal to the mortgage loan. It covers the lender’s interest in the property for the life of the loan. It provides additional coverage not found in a typical owner’s policy such as unrecorded easements and boundary discrepancies.
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