Radian Guaranty Insurance vs. Respondents Year: 2002 Court: California Insurance Commission Case Number: SF 15404-A, OAH No. N2002070670 Issue: Title Insurance State: California UP supports DOI ruling that two companies that do not meet California criteria for title insurers to cease and desist from transacting title insurance.
Charles Mitchell Hart and Lisa Marie Hart v. TICOR Title Insurance Company Year: 2011 Court: Hawaii Supreme Court Case Number: SCWC-29467 Issue: Duty to DefendTitle Insurance State: Hawaii The policyholders’ land was insured under a title insurance policy they’d bought from TICOR. When the State of Hawaii filed a suit against them related to the land, they turned to TICOR for a defense, but it denied their claim. In an amicus brief drafted…
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company vs. Stephen W. Robertson, Insurance Commissioner of the State of Indiana, on behalf of the Indiana Department of Insurance Year: 2013 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Case Number: 49A04-1302-PL-00084 Issue: Title Insurance State: Indiana Title insurance rates (and profits) continue to rise despite the fact that expenses have dropped considerably due to automation and the ease of internet-based records searches. UP weighed in on this case in support of title insurance policyholders and the Indiana Department of Insurance’s efforts…
Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Co. Year: 2018 Court: Supreme Court of California Case Number: S252035 Issue: Title Insurance State: California UP’s Amicus Curiae Letter in Support of Petition for Review, or in the alternative Request for Depublication of Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Co., S252035; published at (2018) 26 Cal.App.5th 1092 . Villanueva for the first time, strips California consumers of all rights to monetary…
Villanueva et. al. v. Fidelity National Title Company Year: 2019 Court: Supreme Court of California Case Number: Issue: Title Insurance State: California In its brief, UP argues that the Court of Appeal incorrectly decided a case involving unfiled title insurance rates, and that if upheld, could negatively impact consumers across multiple lines of insurance. First, UP argues that the insurance code section in question does not provide…