Washington state continues crackdown on title insurers

Four title insurers in Washington state face nearly $300,000 in fines after being accused by the state's Insurance Commission of violating a rule that limits annual spending on gifts and other inducements to $25 per person.

While many of the offenses involved small expenditures, Washington state regulators appear determined to enforce the letter of the law in their third action against title insurers since an investigation conducted in 2005 and 2006 found "widespread, pervasive and routine use of illegal spending to steer business to their companies."

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