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Real Advantage Title Insurance Company Is Insolvent: Next Steps And A Learning Moment

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August 26, 2025|Client Alerts By John L. Hosack, Jason E. Goldstein California Insurance Commissioner Files Petition in the Superior Court to have him appointed as the Conservator of Real Advantage Title Insurance Company...more

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Real Estate Insights - July 2025

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Haynes Boone’s Real Estate Practice Group is excited to introduce the summer edition of HB Real Estate Insights. We hope you enjoy this read....more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (4/2/25) – U.S. Banking’s CRE Exposure, Increased Insurance Challenges and an Embrace of...

In our latest roundup, the Tampa Bay Rays pull out of a stadium deal, the National Association of Realtors examines another policy change, energy efficiency measures continue to lower operating expenses, and more!...more

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Mitigating Losses When Disaster Strikes: How Casualty Provisions Help Protect Tenants and Landlords

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It has now been just over a month since multiple wildfires erupted throughout the Greater Los Angeles area, bringing widespread devastation to the highly populated area in an event that could end up being the costliest...more

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California Wildfires: What Is the Lender’s Obligation to Release Insurance Proceeds for the Repair and Restoration of Real...

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At this juncture, it is difficult to assess the breadth of damage and loss of life that has occurred as a result of the devastating fires in California. Based on initial reports, it is possible that entire communities have...more

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Essential Resources for California's Commercial Real Estate Landlords and Tenants

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When the damage is finally assessed, the January 2025 wildfires in Southern California will likely be the costliest blaze in U.S. history, and no doubt real estate will comprise a major component of those assessments....more

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A (title) Change Is Gonna Come

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What is TIRSA? The Title Insurance Rate Service Association (TIRSA) is an organization licensed by the New York State Department of Financial Services that provides guidelines for the pricing and availability of title...more

Snell & Wilmer

Not So Harmless? The Arizona Bill Amending A.R.S. § 20-1591 and Its Impact on Title Company Indemnities

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Sellers and borrowers involved in real estate transactions are customarily asked to sign indemnity agreements in favor of the title insurer. In April 2024, the Arizona legislature amended A.R.S. § 20-1591, which will impact...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry

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Michael Heller’s, Matthew Spero’s and Lawrence Han’s Winter issue of the Title Reporter was published in the Real Estate Finance Journal. This article discusses the following court rulings and other title insurance-related...more

Hogan Lovells

Covid-19 – BGH entscheidet erneut über die Leistungspflicht der Betriebsschließungsversicherungen

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Zusammenfassung der Pressemitteilung zum BGH Urteil vom 18. Januar 2023 (IV ZR 465/21) zum Thema Zahlungspflicht der Betriebsschließungsversicherungen bei behördlich angeordneten Betriebsschließungen....more

Wiley Rein LLP

No Coverage Under E&O Policy for Insured’s Loss of Funds Sent Pursuant to Fraudulent Instructions

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The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, applying New Jersey law, has held that an insurer does not need to cover more than $480,000 that an insured transferred pursuant to fraudulent instructions. The...more

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What Litigation Has the Coronavirus Spurred? Force Majeure, Insurance, Real Estate & More

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In the wake of the coronavirus, businesses and courts remain shuttered as a result of stay-at-home government orders. Businesses and organizations are grappling daily with the changed circumstances that the virus brought....more

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No Long-Term Reauthorization Yet; NFIP Extended Through November 30, 2018

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In a last minute move to avert a mini-financial disaster, yesterday the Senate passed, and the president signed, a bill to extend the NFIP until November 30, 2018. The House had previously passed a companion bill....more

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Recent Developments in the W&I Insurance Market

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Increased competition among insurers and improved policy terms suggest the W&I insurance market is becoming more favourable to investors. In real estate transactions, buyers and sellers naturally pursue conflicting...more

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Guarding Against Escrow Fraud

Nancy Jackson Spinks, better known as Nancy Carroll, an attorney and former owner of Millennium Closing Services, LLC (“Millennium Title”) in the Dallas area, was sentenced on Wednesday, January 3rd, to 10 years in prison and...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - August 2016

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Regulatory Developments - FDIC Seeks Comments on Third-Party Lending Guidance - On July 29, the FDIC announced that it is seeking comments on proposed Guidance for Third-Party Lending addressing steps...more

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