Section 12373.  


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  • A title insurer shall not make any dividends except from profits remaining on hand after retaining unimpaired assets aggregating in value an amount equal to the sum of the following:

    (a) The aggregate par value of the shares of its capital stock issued and outstanding, including treasury shares;

    (b) The amount required to be set apart as the title insurance surplus fund;

    (c) The amount required to be maintained in the unearned premium reserve;

    (d) The amount required to be maintained in the reserve for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expense;

    (e) A sum sufficient to pay all liabilities for expenses and taxes and all other indebtedness.

(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 272.)