(A) For a title insurance agency that is a joint venture, the annual review required under section 3953.33 of the Revised Code shall demonstrate that all members of the joint venture received revenue during the year in question from the title agency commensurate to their ownership interest in the title agency. The superintendent of insurance shall promulgate rules under Chapter 119 of the Revised Code setting forth the standards of the review required under this section and the form in which this information is to be provided.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3953.331

  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Joint venture: means an arrangement undertaken jointly by two or more parties in regard to ownership of a business entity title insurance agent. See Ohio Code 3953.01
  • Title insurance: means insuring, guaranteeing, or indemnifying owners of real property or others interested in real property against loss or damage suffered by reason of liens or encumbrances upon, defect in, or the unmarketability of the title to the real property, guaranteeing, warranting, or otherwise insuring by a title insurance company the correctness of searches relating to the title to real property, or doing any business in substance equivalent to any of the foregoing. See Ohio Code 3953.01

(B) Title insurance agencies that are joint ventures shall maintain sufficient records of their affairs, including their escrow operations, escrow trust accounts, and operating accounts so that the superintendent may adequately ensure that the title insurance agency that is a joint venture and all members of the joint venture are in compliance with the requirements of this section. Records kept pursuant to this section shall be kept for a period of not less than ten years following the transactions to which the records relate. The superintendent may prescribe the specific records and documents to be kept.

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