Bulletin: OR2021006

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Bulletin: OR2021006

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V 1
Date: August 24, 2021
To: All Oregon Issuing Offices
RE: UNDERWRITING - Oregon Rate Manual 08-11-2021

Dear Associates:

This Bulletin is sent to advise you of the most recent updated version of the OTIRO Rating Manual, which became effective August 11, 2021, for all Oregon title insurance issuing offices. Relevant changes were made to Section 1.008 Local Government Lien Searches; Other Additional Charges are noted in the Schedule of Changes in the beginning of the Rating Manual.

The relevant changes are as follow:

Moved Clackamas County from $30 to $35

Moved Coos County from $25 to $30

Moved Curry County from $20 to $25

Moved Deschutes County from $25 to $30

Moved Douglas County from $15 to $20

Moved Jefferson County from $10 to $25

Moved Josephine County from, $25 to $30

Moved Lane County from $5 to $10

Moved Malheur County from $5 to $15

Moved Marion County from $20 to $25

Moved Morrow County from $5 to $10

Moved Multnomah County from $20 to $30

Moved Umatilla County from $15 to $20

Moved Washington County from $25 to $30

Moved Yamhill County from $20 to $25

NOTE: Agents please contact PropertyInfo Customer Care or your title production software vendor to advise them of the new rate changes and request that they implement the changes in your systems effective August 11, 2021.

If you have any questions relating to this or other bulletins, please contact a Stewart Title Guaranty Company underwriter.

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:
  • None
Related Bulletins:
  • None
Underwriting Manual:
  • None
Exceptions Manual:
  • None
Forms:
  • None