Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)
The Texas title industry is fully regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). Rates, rules and forms pertaining to title insurance are issued by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Key TDI Contact Information
Rulemaking and Rate Hearings
Compliance Tools
TDI Reports
Statutes, Rules, & Audit Manual
Consumer & Lender Info
Key TDI Contact Information
Where to send questions and submissions related to licensing, reporting and compliance
Title Licensing Forms (FINT forms)
TDI-TitleLicensing@tdi.texas.gov | 512.676.6475
Title Agent Required Reporting - T-S5, T-S1, Annual Escrow Audit Report, Wind Down Plan
TitleExaminations@tdi.texas.gov | 512.676.6880
Agent and Underwriter Experience Reports/Statistical Data Calls
PCDataCallTitle@tdi.texas.gov | 512.676.6680
Renewals and CE Credits
CE@tdi.texas.gov | 512.676.6500
All other Title Questions
Title@tdi.texas.gov | 512.676.6710
Complaints
ConsumerProtection@tdi.texas.gov | 800.252.3439
Report Fraud
https://www.tdi.texas.gov/fraud/index.html
General Information
TDI Title Insurance Information |
How TDI Regulates and Oversees Title Insurance Agents |
Employee Search | 512.676.6710
Rulemaking and Rate Hearings
Rulemaking
2023 – Rulemaking Hearing
2021 – Housekeeping
2018 – Licensing and Continuing Education
2018 – Housekeeping
2012 – Miscellaneous
Rate Hearings
2023 | 2019 | 2013
Other Hearings
Guaranty Assessment Recoupment Charge
Compliance Tools
Statistical Data
Stay in Compliance With TLTA's Title Agent Compliance Checklist and Reporting Calendar
TLTA has updated our
compliance checklist to help owners, managers and title agents stay in compliance year-round. This important checklist has monthly, quarterly, annual and biennial deadlines, as well as a month-by-month list of deadlines to meet. Some important January deadlines include sales tax reporting (all filers), file guaranty fee remittance form with TTIGA, or Federal reporting of W2 and W3 to Social Security Administration.
Compliance Update Archive
TDI Reports
Quarterly Reports
The Texas Department of Insurance has an online report portal from which you can access the following reports:
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Licensed Title Agents/Direct Operations by County (Sorting by county capability)
- Licensed Title Agents/Direct Operations by County
- Licensed Escrow Officers
- Underwriter Report (Active Title Agents with Counties)
- Licensed Title Agents/Direct Operations and DBA names
- Individual Escrow Officer Information
- Title Agent Information
Statutes, Rules, & Audit Manual
Title 11
Section I of the Basic Manual contains TITLE 11 of the Texas Insurance Code and is referred to as the Texas Title Insurance Act. It contains statutes specific to title insurance that have been enacted by the Texas Legislature. It also contains portions of TITLE 3 and TITLE 5 pertaining to title insurance.
Basic Manual
The Basic Manual for the Writing of Title Insurance in the State of Texas contains all the rates, rules and forms promulgated by the TDI. It also contains Title 11 of the Texas Insurance Code, the law that governs the regulation of title insurance. Subscribe to TLTA’s Basic Manual Online Service to gain access to the Basic Manual and automatically receive updates.
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Auditor's Notebook
Consumer & Lender Info
Lender Info: How TDI Regulates and Oversees Texas Title Insurance Agents
The TDI website “How TDI Regulates and Oversees Texas Title Insurance Agents” outlines the strict regulations that title agents are subject to in Texas. This tool can assist title agents in explaining Texas’ high industry standards to lenders, consumers and other non-industry parties.
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The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) released this video explaining how title insurance works for Texas consumers. Featuring TDI's David Muckerheide, this shareable tool is a great resource to share with consumers interested in learning more about title insurance. Click the image above to watch TDI’s explainer video regarding title insurance in Texas.