No corporation shall insure or guarantee titles to real estate situated in this state except subject to and in accordance with all laws of this state relating to insurance or insurance companies generally or relating to the powers or duties of the commissioner. No corporation doing title insurance business may do any other line of insurance business. No corporation doing mortgage guaranty insurance business may do any other line of insurance business. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, which set requirements concerning the amount of deposits and the establishment and maintenance of unearned premium and loss reserves and other liabilities of domestic title insurance companies and foreign mortgage guaranty insurance companies for the purpose of protecting their policyholders.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-45

  • Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
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