Utah § 31A-23a-407 Liability for acts of title insurance producers.

Utah Statutes

§ 31A-23a-407 — Liability for acts of title insurance producers.

Utah § 31A-23a-407

Title 31AInsurance Code

Ch. 31A-23aInsurance Marketing - Licensing Producers, Consultants, and Reinsurance Intermediaries

Part 31A-23a-4Marketing Practices

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Utah Code Ann. § 31A-23a-407 (2026).

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(1)Subject to the other provisions in this section, a title insurer that has a contract with or appoints an individual title insurance producer or an agency title insurance producer is liable to a buyer, seller, borrower, lender, or third party that deposits money with the individual title insurance producer or agency title insurance producer for the receipt and disbursement of money deposited with the individual title insurance producer or agency title insurance producer for a transaction when a commitment for a policy of title insurance of that title insurer is ordered, issued, or distributed or a title insurance policy of that title insurer is issued, except that once a title insurer is named in an issued commitment only that title insurer is liable as a title insurer under this sect

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(1) Subject to the other provisions in this section, a title insurer that has a contract with or appoints an individual title insurance producer or an agency title insurance producer is liable to a buyer, seller, borrower, lender, or third party that deposits money with the individual title insurance producer or agency title insurance producer for the receipt and disbursement of money deposited with the individual title insurance producer or agency title insurance producer for a transaction when a commitment for a policy of title insurance of that title insurer is ordered, issued, or distributed or a title insurance policy of that title insurer is issued, except that once a title insurer is named in an issued commitment only that title insurer is liable as a title insurer under this section.
(2) The liability of a title insurer under Subsection (1) and the liability of an individual title insurance producer or agency title insurance producer for the receipt and disbursement of money deposited with the individual title insurance producer or agency title insurance producer is limited to the amount of money received and disbursed, not to exceed the amount of proposed insurance set forth in the commitment or title insurance policy described in Subsection (1) plus 10% of the amount of the proposed insurance.
(3) The liability described in Subsection (1) does not modify, mitigate, impair, or affect the contractual obligations between an individual title insurance producer or agency title insurance producer and the title insurer.
(4) The liability of a title insurer with respect to the condition of title to the real property that is the subject of a title insurance policy or a title insurance commitment for a title insurance policy is limited to the terms, conditions, and stipulations contained in the title insurance policy or title commitment.