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 Title and Escrow 

APPLICABLE FORMS FOR AN UNDERWRITTEN TITLE AGENCY
All applications for a title agency license must be received by the Division in a classification folder, legal size, two dividers with plain (self) tabs. Smead no.: C502-5A-2D or something similar provided it has six brads for attaching the items required in each section. If you do not bind and tab your application as indicated, the application will be returned to you without being reviewed.


Uniform Application for Business Entity 
Download the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s (NAIC) Uniform Business Entity Application, from the Producer Licensing Section Forms Directory on the Division’s Web site.

  • The licensing fee is $185, plus online processing fees. Applicants requiring an agency affiliation must pay an additional $50 for each affiliation. Those applicants applying through Sircon may print their license online for free for up to 30 days after the license is issued. 

  • The agency must maintain its principal place of business in this state.
  • A completed Appointment form and $15 filing fee. The appointment may be obtained from the insurer.
  • A copy of the Executed Underwriting or Agency Agreement between the agency and each title insurer that appoints it. In this agreement, it must show the limit of liability with the underwriting title insurer and agency deductible. (Tabbed)
  • A copy of the Agency Financial Statement for the most recently completed fiscal year or pro forma statement for the first year if a new business.
  • A letter from the title insurer authorizing the use of those fees charged by the title insurer and a copy of the Title Fee Schedules that will be used by the title agency. Escrow rates must be filed with the Property and Casualty Section with a $25 filing fee. The filing instructions and transmittal document may be found on the Property & Casualty Filing Information page of the Division’s website.  
  •  Title Agent/Title Insurer surety bond with power of attorney attached in accordance with NRS 692A.1041. 
  • Uniform Application for Individual Insurance Producer License. Resident individuals who are not currently licensed in Nevada must submit the Uniform Application for Individual Insurance Producer License application. The licensing fee is $185 plus $50 for the agency affiliation. The completed application must be mailed to the Division's Carson City Office.
  • Individuals must be bona fide residents of Nevada or reside within 50 miles of this state. Each partner of a partnership must submit an application to be licensed under the partnership. A corporation or association must have at least one individual licensed as an individual title agent.
  • Escrow Officer/Title Agent Addendum
  • An applicant for a title agent license must provide proof that they have at least one year of recent experience relating to title insurance of a nature sufficient to allow the applicant to fulfill the responsibilities of a title agent.
  • Questions: Contact the Division’s Producer Licensing Section in Carson City at (775) 687-0700, option 1, in Las Vegas at (702) 486-4595 or anywhere in Nevada toll free at (800) 992-0900. 

Title 57 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) governs the business of insurance. Nevada’s laws and regulations are available online at www.leg.state.nv.us