The Regulatory Economics of Title Insurance Book

	Figures
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	A Preliminary Note on Terminology
1	Overview of Title Insurance	1
2	The Issue of Solvency	11
3	The Issue of Defalcations	23
4	The Issue of Capital Attraction	27
5	The Issue of Agency Commissions	35
6	The Issue of Title Insurance Rates	45
7	The Issue of Data Collection	55
8	The Issue of Abusive Trade Practices	65
9	The Issue of Alternatives to Title Insurance	73
	Appendix A: NAIC Model Title Insurance Act	79
	Appendix B: Excerpts from RESPA Regulation X	101
	Appendix C: ALTA Uniform Financial Reporting Plan	125
	Bibliography	145
	Index	147