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Insurance Companies
Protect individuals and organizations from financial loss by assuming
risk. They analyze information in insurance applications to determine
if a risk is acceptable and is not expected to result in a loss.
Applications are often supplemented with reports from loss-
control consultants.
Underwriters
Must decide whether top issue the policy, the appropriate premium
to charge, and write policies that cover these risks. In making this
determination, -- serve as the main link between the insurance
carrier and the insurance agent. An insurance company may lose
business if the --
appraises risks too conservatively, or may have to pay claims if the --
actions are too liberal.
,Chain of Title
The history of passing of title ownership from the present owner back
to the original owner. They include notations of deeds, distribution
from estates,
certificates of death, foreclosures, quiet title, and other recorded
transfers of title. Before purchasing property, the purchaser will
usually hire a title
company to search out the -- and provide a report. In many real estate
transactions, insurance companies issue title insurance based upon
the -- to the property when it is transferred.
Closing and Settlement
In a real estate transaction, the -- is the final exchange in the sale and
purchase of real estate where the title is transferred, financial
documents
are executed, title insurance policies are created, and costs are paid.
Some of the final documents are then delivered to the county
recorder to be
recorded. Depending on local practice, the -- is handled by a title
company, escrow company, or attorney.
,Escrow
The deposit of instruments, funds and instructions to an independent
third party to carry out the provisions of an agreement or
contracts. When
everything is deposited to enable carrying out the instructions, it
is complete and perfect --. The transfer of property or
document is
completed upon fulfillment of specified conditions, whereupon the
necessary deeds and other instruments are recorded.
Transfer Tax and Recording
In the state of Missouri, there is no -- (which is a tax paid by a buyer or
seller each time a property is transferred, as evidenced by the
recorder of deeds).
Paper - Document Formatting Requirements
- White, light-colored, 20# weight without watermarks or logos
- Printed in black or dark ink on one side only
- No continuous forms or permanent binding; stapled
documents are acceptable
, Margins & Formatting - Document Formatting Requirements
- First page shall have top 3 inches of vertical space for recorder's
use shall be blank
- Minimum 3/4" margins on all other margins on first page
and all subsequent pages
- Print or type size shall not be smaller than 8-point type (non-
essential information such as page numbers, form numbers, etc.,
is exempt)
- Document must be sufficiently legible to produce a clear
and legible reproduction
Signatures - Document Formatting Requirements
- All -- must be in black or dark ink to insure legible reproduction
- All -- must have name typed, stamped, or printed underneath
Attachments - Document Formatting Requirements
- No -- stapled or otherwise affixed to any page is allowed except as
necessary to evidence compliance with statutory requirements (firmly
attached label with bar code or return address is acceptable).
Examples of the are certifications of mailing and publication
notices