(a) Each title insurance company shall file with the director a schedule of the escrow, settlement, and closing charges that it proposes to use in this state for these services when performed in connection with the issuance of policies of title insurance. The filing must state the effective date of the schedule, which shall be not less than 30 days after the date of filing with the director.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 21.66.460

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) All or any part of the schedule may be amended at any time. Each amendment shall be filed with the director, and shall state its effective date, which must be not less than 30 days after the date of its filing with the director.
(c) Copies of schedules filed under this section shall be retained in each of the offices of a title insurance company in this state, and, upon request shall be furnished to the public.
(d) A title insurance company may not make or impose a charge for escrow, settlement, or closing services when performed in connection with the issuance of a policy of title insurance except in accordance with the schedule of the charges filed with the director under this section.