Bulletin: FL2016005
- Date:
- November 14, 2016
- To:
- All Florida Issuing Offices
- RE:
- UNDERWRITING - Policy Surcharge Termination
Dear Associates:
Pursuant to the attached order dated October 28, 2016, issued by the Office of Insurance Regulation (O.I.R.) you are to cease collecting the $3.28 policy surcharge for transactions closing after December 31, 2016. The assessment was adopted in order to support the receiverships of two failed title insurance underwriters and O.I.R. has determined that the amount necessary to support the receiverships has been collected. If you have any questions relating to this or other bulletins, please contact a Stewart Title Guaranty Company underwriter.
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THIS BULLETIN IS FURNISHED TO INFORM YOU OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS. AS A REMINDER, YOU ARE CHARGED WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENT ON VIRTUAL UNDERWRITER AS IT EXISTS FROM TIME TO TIME AS IT APPLIES TO YOU, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS. OUR UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTS DO NOT AUTHORIZE OUR ISSUING AGENTS TO ENGAGE IN SETTLEMENTS OR CLOSINGS ON BEHALF OF STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT INTENDED TO DIRECT YOUR ESCROW OR SETTLEMENT PRACTICES OR TO CHANGE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTS. CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION SHOULD NEVER BE SHARED OR DISSEMINATED EXCEPT AS ALLOWED BY LAW. IF APPLICABLE STATE LAW OR REGULATION IMPOSES ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
References
- Bulletins Replaced:
- None
- Related Bulletins:
- FL2014004 UNDERWRITING - Policy Surcharge
- Underwriting Manual:
- None
- Exceptions Manual:
- None
- Forms:
- None