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Cal. Insurance Code § 12340.2 (2026)

Definitions — Title Insurance

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“Title policy” means any written instrument or contract by means of which title insurance liability is assumed.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1989–1999 · leading case: Fid. Nat'l Title Ins. v. Miller, 215 Cal. App. 3d 1163 (Cal. Ct. App. 1989).
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Fid. Nat'l Title Ins. v. Miller, 215 Cal. App. 3d 1163 (Cal. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Insurance Code section 12340.2 defines "title policy" as "any written instrument or contract by means of which title insurance liability is assumed.”
Smeaton v. Fid. Nat'l Title, 85 Cal. Rptr. 2d 591 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999). “” (Ins. Code, § 12340.2.) The statute also refers to “loss or damage suffered by the aggrieved party thereunder,” meaning under the policy of title insurance.”
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