Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

PRICE DANIEL ATTORNEYGENERAL August 73 19.52 Hon. GarlanG Smith tisuklty Insurance Commis~sioner Boand of Insurance Commissioners Austin 14, Texas Opinion No. V-1497 Re: Legality of desig- nating as title insurance agents persons, firms, or corporations operat- ing abstract plants under lease arrange- Dear Mr. Smith: ments. Your request for an opinion asks whether the Board of Insurance Commissioners should refuse to approve certain contracts between title insurance companies and their "representatives" because the contracts submitted to the Board indicate that the agent is a "lessee"…