New Features in the 2023 Claims Guide

March 9, 2023

Stay Ahead of the Game and Grab Your 2023 Claims Guide Today

Now available with new features, the 2023 Title and Escrow Claims Guide digital book will help you stay ahead of your competition! Just ask our canine Buddy here. You now can access the book right from the ALTA’s website, download the full PDF guide and forms as well as use the new search function to find what you need. ALTA members receive a discount—and Buddy approves!

Also available in print, the publication is a must-have for seasoned professionals and those new to the title industry. Packed with practical analysis, the 2023 edition includes analysis of more than 100 court decisions not found in the 2022 version. The Claims Guide is the ultimate research tool not only for attorneys but also claim handlers, underwriting personnel, title examiners, escrow officers and regulators. Check out the 2023 Table of Contents.

Authored by 41-year title insurance industry veteran J. Bushnell Nielsen, new cases include:

  • Deeper analysis of state police powers and the corresponding policy exclusion
  • New insights on when to request proof of loss and several new forms for use in making those requests and explaining to an insured the method that should be used in a diminution in value appraisal
  • Why a title insurer should never declare the insurer “missed” a recorded instrument
  • Decisions on why an insurer does not “delay” a claim by switching from one option to another in resolving the claim
  • The fine points of watchful waiting
  • New decisions on loan policy successors and the requirement for a separate assignment of tort claims against insurer
  • Ground-breaking decision holding that an insured suffers no loss after insurer orchestrates rescission of insured purchase
  • A troublesome Georgia decision suggesting the state bad faith statute sets a time limit for clearing title
  • When policy proceeds can be assigned although the policy cannot
  • An update on new Nevada HOA decisions about endorsement coverage for post-policy assessments
  • Updates to many of the useful coverage determination letters and other forms

Now in its 27th year of publication, older editions do not contain the latest changes to evolving title law. Make sure to update your collection: Even Buddy finds it informative!

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Claims departments and law firms qualify for group subscription rates! For more information, please contact Carolina Perez at [email protected].


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