N.M. Admin. Code § 13.14.6.13 - REPLACING OWNER'S POLICY UPON RECEIVERSHIP

A. A title insurer or agency may sell a replacement policy to the insured of a title insurer under receivership.

B. A title insurer shall require the insured to surrender the existing policy before providing a replacement policy. A copy of the existing policy may be received in lieu of the original policy. The date of policy for the replacement policy shall be the same date as for the replaced policy. If a copy of an existing policy is requested from the prior title insurance agency or title insurer, a reasonable retrieval fee may be charged by the prior title insurance agency or title insurer.

C. A title insurer shall not issue a replacement policy without exceptions to coverage for defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or for other matters known to exist by the insured on the date of issuance of the replacement policy, including but not limited to claims known by any owner's or other insured and claims reported under existing policies or claims that have been made against the receiver. A replacement policy shall contain the following exception on schedule B: "defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or other matters not known to the issuing title insurance agency or title insurer at the issue date of this replacement policy, but known to any owner's or other insured claimant and not disclosed in writing to the title insurance agency or title insurer by the insured claimant prior to the date the insured claimant became insured under this policy."

D. A replacement owner's policy shall be issued in the amount of insurance shown on the replaced owner's policy. No search or examination of title or evidence thereof is required of a title insurance agency or insurer issuing a replacement policy pursuant to this rule. However, a title insurance agency or title insurer may conduct a search and examination at no additional expense to the insured, unless otherwise provided in these rules.

E. A replacement policy shall be marked as such by the words "REPLACEMENT POLICY; NO SEARCH REQUIRED," prior to the policy number on the cover page of the policy and on the top center of all other pages not considered a policy cover or jacket. After the words "REPLACEMENT POLICY; NO SEARCH REQUIRED," the date the replacement policy was issued shall be indicated after the word "issued" is typed.

F. A title insurer or agent shall accept as evidence either a replacement owner's policy or an owner's policy of an insurer under receivership, or a copy of the same, for purposes of the reissue rate.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 13.14.6.13

6-16-86; 13.14.6.13 NMAC - Rn, 13 NMAC 14.6.13, 5-15-00, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 24, December 29, 2020, eff. 1/1/2021