Bulletin: AK2022002

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Bulletin: AK2022002

Bulletin Document
V 3
Date: November 01, 2022
To: All Alaska Issuing Offices
RE: RATES AND/OR FORMS UPDATE - New Stewart Title Guaranty Rate Filing

Dear Associates:

After more than twenty years, Stewart Title Guaranty has filed a new Rate Schedule for Alaska. The new Rate Filing has increased the Basic Insurance Rate by 5%. The new minimum premium has been increased to $263.00. Each subsequent rate was increased by 5%. A link to the new Rate Manual may be found here. A link to the red line version that delineates the effective changes may be found here. The new rates will take effect on November 18, 2022. 

Please contact PropertyInfo Customer Care or your title production software vendor to have the new rates/forms changes implemented in their system.

If you have any questions relating to this or other bulletins, please contact a Stewart Title Guaranty Company underwriter.

For on-line viewing of this and other bulletins, please log onto www.vuwriter.com.

THIS BULLETIN IS FURNISHED TO INFORM YOU OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS. AS A REMINDER, YOU ARE CHARGED WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENT ON VIRTUAL UNDERWRITER  AS IT EXISTS FROM TIME TO TIME AS IT APPLIES TO YOU, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS. OUR UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTS DO NOT AUTHORIZE OUR ISSUING AGENTS TO ENGAGE IN SETTLEMENTS OR CLOSINGS ON BEHALF OF STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT INTENDED TO DIRECT YOUR ESCROW OR SETTLEMENT PRACTICES OR TO CHANGE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTS. CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION SHOULD NEVER BE SHARED OR DISSEMINATED EXCEPT AS ALLOWED BY LAW. IF APPLICABLE STATE LAW OR REGULATION IMPOSES ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS.


References

Bulletins Replaced:
  • None
Related Bulletins:
  • None
Underwriting Manual:
  • None
Exceptions Manual:
  • None
Forms:
  • None