Bulletin: CO000014

Dear Associates:

It has been requested that we bring to your attention the following information regarding the 116.2 endorsement. Although this is not a filed endorsement in Colorado, please be aware of the following procedures should you ever be asked to issue this endorsement. Additionally, you must call this office to obtain approval prior to issuing this endorsement.

A claim in California has resulted from the fact that a 116.2 endorsement was issued to a lender's policy without the benefit of an inspection or proper review of the tax rolls. It was later discovered there was no unit on-site. It appears that there will be a foreclosure and a complete loss as a result of the issuance of the endorsement. This endorsement should never be issued unless it is verified that, in fact, improvements exist on the site. If your review of the tax roll does not disclose improvements or it is unclear that there are improvements on the site, it is imperative that before issuing the 116.2 endorsement, an inspection be done to verify the existence or non-existence of improvements.

If you have any questions in regard to this, please feel free to contact me.