Bulletin: CA2025001

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Bulletin: CA2025001

Bulletin Document
V 2
Date: January 10, 2025
To: All California Issuing Offices
RE: RATES AND/OR FORMS UPDATE - California Rates and/or Forms Filing

Dear Associates:

Stewart Title Guaranty Company (“STG” or “Company”) has received approval of its new amended Schedule of Charges and Forms for Title Insurance in the State of California ("STGC Manual"); provided that you posted the REDLINE and ACCEPTED versions of the STGC Manual as required, the STGC Manual is effective for orders opened on or after January 13, 2025.

Attached are the links for your convenience. (Click here to view a copy of the “Redline” and the “Accepted” versions). 

In addition, the following STG-specific endorsement forms were also approved for use: 

  1. CA STG – Incremental Liability – Land Under Development
  2. CA STG – Modified CLTA 104.10
  3. CA STG – Patent Endorsement 1
  4. CA STG – Patent Endorsement 2
  5. CA STG – Patent Endorsement 3
  6. CA STG – Patent Endorsement 4

These forms have been provided to third-party title production system (TPS) vendors. Please contact your TPS vendor or account services representative to have the new/revised forms implemented in your system.

Please review the form guidelines on Virtual Underwriter. 

If you have any questions about this bulletin or any other bulletin, or any pricing concerns, please contact a member of your Stewart Title Guaranty Company’s California Underwriting Team.

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:
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Related Bulletins:
Underwriting Manual:
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Exceptions Manual:
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Forms:
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