§ 431:20-101 Scope
§ 431:20-102 Definitions
§ 431:20-103 General insurance law applicable
§ 431:20-104 Particular provisions prevail
§ 431:20-105 Authorized business
§ 431:20-106 Restrictions on business
§ 431:20-106.5 Escrow depositories
§ 431:20-107 Capital requirements
§ 431:20-108 Guarantee fund
§ 431:20-109 Limitations on compliance with section 431:20-107 and section 431:20-108
§ 431:20-110 Purchase of materials and plant; valuation
§ 431:20-110.5 Dividends
§ 431:20-111 Loans to officers, etc
§ 431:20-112 Limit of risk
§ 431:20-113 Underwriting standards and record retention
§ 431:20-114 Reinsurance reserve
§ 431:20-115 Use of reinsurance reserve on liquidation, dissolution or insolvency
§ 431:20-116 Loss and loss expense reserve
§ 431:20-117 Reinsurance
§ 431:20-118 Prohibition on rebates and inducements
§ 431:20-119 Division of fees
§ 431:20-120 Schedules of premiums and charges
§ 431:20-121 Contract forms, filing, disapproval
§ 431:20-122 Annual statement
§ 431:20-123 Remedies
§ 431:20-124 Additional penalty
§ 431:20-125 Revocation or suspension of title insurer’s certificate of authority

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 431 > Article 20 - Title Insurance and Title Insurers

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.