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Ohio Rev. Code § 3953.26 (2026)

Payments for inducement of business

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Effective:
December 12, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 224 - 107th General Assembly
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No title insurance company and no title insurance agent shall pay or give any applicant for insurance, or to any person, firm, or corporation who is acting as agent, representative, attorney, or employee of the owner, lessee, mortgagee, or of the prospective owner, lessee, or mortgagee of the real property or any interest therein, either directly or indirectly, any commission or any part of its fees or charges, or any other consideration or valuable thing, as an inducement for, or as compensation for, any title insurance business. Nothing in this section shall preclude the payment by a title insurance company of a commission to any attorney, if said attorney is also a licensed title insurance agent of such title insurance company, or the payment by such title insurance company or its agent of a fee to an attorney for services rendered in the examination of title or certification thereof.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2012 · leading case: In Re Title Ins. Antitrust Cases, 702 F. Supp. 2d 840 (N.D. Ohio 2010).
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In Re Title Ins. Antitrust Cases, 702 F. Supp. 2d 840 (N.D. Ohio 2010). · cites it 5× “) Further, Plaintiffs cite Ohio Rev. Code § 3953.26, which prohibits payments to induce title insurance, and claim that Defendants’ rate filings “include hidden costs which are largely comprised of kickbacks and other inducements forbidden by Ohio law.”
Katz v. Fid. Nat'l Title Ins., 685 F.3d 588 (6th Cir. 2012). “See Ohio Rev.Code § 3953.26. 4 . Appellants also cite United States v.”
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