2.2 Insurer, upon notification to its applicant, may decline to search, examine, issue its Commitment or insure any title, or to issue any endorsement to a policy. Insurer may, at any time, in its sole discretion, refuse an application or cancel any unclosed application of the applicant, without liability on the part of the Insurer.
2.3 Insurer may impose additional Charges in especially difficult title matters. Insurer may impose additional Charges for examination of title which may involve multiple chains of title, land under water, coal, oil, gas or mineral searches, railroad property searches, land in beds of streets, right-of-way, driveways, foreclosures, tax sales, proceedings under federal bankruptcy or state insolvency related statutes, or which involve other unusual difficulties or unusual expenditures. There shall be a reasonable relationship between the services performed, expenses incurred and the amount charged by the Insurer or Agent.
These Charges will be filed with the Department each quarter by Insurer. Agents are responsible for the filing of this information with Insurer for inclusion in Insurer's quarterly report which will report on Charges collected both by Insurer and by the Agent under this Section of the Manual.
2.4 Nothing herein shall prohibit Insurer from charging an additional special fee for affirmative risk coverage(s) not contained in this Manual. These fees will be filed with the Department each quarter by Insurer. Agents are responsible for the filing of this information with Insurer for inclusion in the Insurer's quarterly report which will report on Charges collected both by Insurer and the Agent under this Section.
[I know this section is a little ho-hum, here's one item you'll see every once in a while. Note the ability to charge extra for multiple chains. A title examiner usually doesn't know there are multiple chains until the search has started. The typical premium quote is for one chain. If your property has more than one chain, there may be more work involved in the search. That extra search cost can be passed on to you.]
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