Law of Title Insurance [Hardcover]

D. Barlow Burke (Author), D. Barlow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1986

Widely cited in appellate and state supreme courts, this best-selling handbook offers clause-by-clause analysis of the standard title insurance policy (based on the American Land Title Association Model Policies), with detailed discussion of all significant new and leading cases as issues arise. Turn confidently to Burke's Law of Title Insurance for expert analysis of such critical issues as:

* Exceptions and exclusions
* Claim procedures
* Measure of damages
* State and federal regulation of insurers
* The ALTA short-form policies
* The authority of escrow agencies
* Unfair claims settlement acts
* Insurer's duty to defend
* Mortgage lender self-insurance
* Drug forfeiture of property and the innocent owner defense
* Title insurance sales by national banks
* Insurer's duty to search for information that would affect the insured's decision to proceed with a purchase

The book features an appendix of easy-to-adapt forms, as well as a handy comparison of owner's and lender's policies with corresponding provisions printed on facing pages.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 561 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T) (June 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316117021
• ISBN-13: 978-0316117029
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #975,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Great, but Out of Date, October 29, 2007

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Marin Joe (San Francisco, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Law of Title Insurance (Ring-bound)

This is a fantastic book (binder) for anyone who wants a good history of old Title Insurance law.

Unfortunately, and in spite of regular "updates" since the first printing (the most recent in 2006), the author completely ignores Homeowner's Policies of Title Insurance - the ALTA / CLTA policies that are now standard in many jurisdictions.

These new policies include a much broader array of covered risks, as well as significant after-the-policy-date coverage, but none of this is covered in the book. So if you want to fight an old fight, or study history, this is a good purchase. But if you want a good review of current policies, you'll have to go elsewhere.

To date, the best up-to-date book I've found on this subject is Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 3D, but even this is somewhat vague when it comes to applying the new policies to practical situations.