New Hampshire Revised Statutes 416-A:16 – Title Insurance Agents; Certain Names Prohibited
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 416-A:16
- Title insurance: means insuring, guaranteeing, or indemnifying owners of real property or others interested therein against loss or damage suffered by reason of liens, encumbrances upon, defects in, or the unmarketability of the title to said property. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 416-A:2
- Title insurance company: means any domestic company organized under the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of insuring titles to real property; any title insurance company organized under the laws of another state or foreign nation and licensed to insure titles to real estate within this state; and any domestic, foreign, or alien company having the power and authorized to insure titles to real estate within this state and which meets the requirements of this chapter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 416-A:2
No agent for a title insurance company shall adopt a firm name containing the words “title insurance”, “title guaranty”, or “title guarantee”, unless such words are followed by the words “agent” or “agency”. The words “agent” or “agency” must be in the same size and type as the words preceding them. This section shall not apply to any title insurance company acting as agent for another title insurance company.