§ 22:514 — Authorized activities; title insurers

Subject to the exceptions and restrictions contained in this Subpart, a title insurer shall have the power to:
(1) Do only title insurance business.
(2) Reinsure title insurance policies.
(3) Perform, or cause to be performed, ancillary activities, unless prohibited by the department, including examining title to and furnishing related information about movable or immovable property and procuring and furnishing information about relevant personal property, whether or not in contemplation of, or in conjunction with, the issuance of a title insurance report or policy; however, any such activities that are defined by R.S. 37:212 as the practice of law shall only be performed by an attorney duly licensed and authorized to practice law in Louisiana.

Legislative History

Acts 1997, No. 1427, §1; Acts 1999, No. 192, §1, eff. June 9, 1999; Redesignated from R.S. 22:2092.4 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.