1. Sections 381.011 to 381.412 shall be known and may be cited as the “Missouri Title Insurance Act”.

2. The purpose of sections 381.011 to 381.405 is to provide the state of Missouri with a comprehensive body of law for the effective regulation and supervision of title insurance business transacted within this state in response to the McCarran-Ferguson Act, Sections 1011-1015, Title 15, United States Code.

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 381.011

  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter and except where the context otherwise requires, all provisions of the laws of this state relating to insurance and insurance companies generally shall apply to title insurance, title insurers, and title agents.