Certificate of authority — Qualifications.

RCW 48.29.020
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A title insurer is not entitled to have a certificate of authority unless: (1) It is a stock corporation; (2) It owns or leases and maintains a complete set of tract indexes of the county in this state in which its principal office is located; and (3) It has and maintains the capital and surplus requirements set forth in RCW 48.05.340 . A title insurer is not entitled to have a certificate of authority unless: (1) It is a stock corporation; (2) It owns or leases and maintains a complete set of tract indexes of the county in this state in which its principal office is located; and (3) It has and maintains the capital and surplus requirements set forth in RCW 48.05.340 .
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.29&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026

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