title insurance

noun

: insurance against loss due to an unknown defect in a title or interest in real estate

Examples of title insurance in a Sentence

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In February, Atlas had sued First American, the $6 billion title insurance company that operates DataTree, for allegedly not complying with removal requests. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024 With this determination, the title agent will be able to finish your sale and issue title insurance to the new owner. Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024 The Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services primarily for buyers of Lennar’s homes and, through LMF Commercial subsidiary. Joe Cornell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Still, like the condition of title report, the title commitment is not a title insurance policy. Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for title insurance 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of title insurance was in 1882

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“Title insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20insurance. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

title insurance

noun
: insurance that compensates for loss from title defects or encumbrances (as liens) that were unknown but should have been discovered at the time the policy was issued

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