§ 48.29.005 Administration of chapter — Rules
§ 48.29.010 Scope of chapter — Definitions
§ 48.29.015 Requirement to maintain records — Report to commissioner
§ 48.29.017 Statistical reporting agent — Duties — Required reports — Costs — Rules — Information and data exchange
§ 48.29.018 Information filed under RCW 48.29.017 — Confidentiality
§ 48.29.020 Certificate of authority — Qualifications
§ 48.29.040 May do business in two or more counties — Restrictions
§ 48.29.120 Reserve requirements
§ 48.29.130 Investments
§ 48.29.140 Premium rates — Required filings — Transition date set by rule
§ 48.29.143 Premium rates — Actuarially sound estimates
§ 48.29.147 Required filings — Information subject to review — Commissioner’s powers — Timing
§ 48.29.148 Form and rate filings by rating organization
§ 48.29.149 Form and rate filings by rating organization — Deviation
§ 48.29.150 Taxation of title insurers
§ 48.29.155 Agent license — Financial responsibility — Definitions
§ 48.29.160 Agents — County tract indexes required
§ 48.29.170 Agents — Separate licenses for individuals not required
§ 48.29.180 Disclosure of energy conservation payment obligations — Informational note — Liability
§ 48.29.190 Conducting business as escrow agent — Requirements — Violation, penalties
§ 48.29.193 Escrow services — Schedule of fees filed with commissioner
§ 48.29.195 Escrow services — Schedule of fees made available to public
§ 48.29.200 Prohibited practices
§ 48.29.210 Business inducements — Prohibited practices
§ 48.29.213 Return on ownership interest — Certain payments authorized
§ 48.29.400 Rating organizations — Intent
§ 48.29.405 Rating organizations — License required
§ 48.29.410 Rating organizations — License applications
§ 48.29.415 Rating organizations — License issuance — Term
§ 48.29.420 Rating organizations — License suspension and revocation
§ 48.29.425 Rating organizations — Commissioner notification
§ 48.29.430 Rating organizations — Subscribers
§ 48.29.435 Rating organizations — Review by commissioner
§ 48.29.440 Rating organizations — Cooperative activities and practices
§ 48.29.445 Rating organizations — Actuarial, technical, and other services
§ 48.29.450 Rating organizations — Records — Commissioner cost recovery rules
§ 48.29.455 Rating organizations — Members and subscribers — Appeal to commissioner
§ 48.29.460 Rating organizations — Members and subscribers — Discrimination
§ 48.29.465 Rating organizations — Membership or subscription not required
§ 48.29.470 Rating organizations — Aggregate information and experience data — Exchange
§ 48.29.500 Advisory organizations — Filings with commissioner
§ 48.29.510 Advisory organizations — Acts and practices inconsistent with chapter
§ 48.29.901 Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 48.29 - Title insurers

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