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Florida 4-10 Resident Title Insurance Agent Pre-Licensing Course

$159

40 Total Hours

40 Mandatory Hours

This Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) approved 40-hour online pre-licensing course satisfies the education requirement for the Florida 4-10 Resident Title Insurance Agent License. The course provides comprehensive instruction in Florida title insurance principles, title searches and examinations, closing procedures, escrow handling, licensing and regulation, ethics, and applicable state and federal requirements.

DFS Approved Course ID: 140157

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Course

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Lesson 1.1 — Purpose and Function of Title Insurance

    3. Lesson 1.2 — Title Insurance vs. Other Types of Insurance

    4. Lesson 1.3 — Parties to a Title Insurance Transaction

    5. Lesson 1.4 — Owner's and Lender's Title Insurance

    6. Lesson 1.5 — Title Insurance Indemnity Contracts

    7. Lesson 1.6 — Title Insurance Terminology and Concepts

    8. Lesson 1.7 — The Florida Title Insurance Transaction from Contract to Policy

    9. Lesson 1.8 — Roles of the Title Agent, Title Agency, and Title Insurer

    10. Lesson 1.9 — The Importance of Accuracy and Professional Responsibility

    11. Lesson 1.10 — Introduction to Florida Title Insurance Regulation

    12. Chapter 1 Summary — Introduction to Florida Title Insurance

    13. Chapter 1 - Quiz

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Lesson 2.1: Florida Title Insurance Regulatory Framework

    3. Lesson 2.2: Florida 4-10 Resident Title Insurance Agent License

    4. Lesson 2.3: Title Agent Authority and Responsibilities

    5. Lesson 2.4: Title Insurance Agency Licensing Requirements

    6. Lesson 2.5: Appointments and Authority to Transact Title Insurance

    7. Lesson 2.6: Agent-in-Charge and Branch Operations

    8. Lesson 2.7: Title Agency Financial Protection Requirements

    9. Lesson 2.8: Maintaining a Florida Title Insurance License

    10. Lesson 2.9: Prohibited Conduct, Rebates, Inducements, and Referral Fees

    11. Lesson 2.10: Records, Reporting, and Agency Compliance

    12. Lesson 2.11: Fines, Assessments, Suspension, Termination, and Revocation

    13. Lesson 2.12: Federal Laws Affecting Florida Title Insurance Operations

    14. Chapter 2 Summary

    15. Chapter 2 Quiz

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Lesson 3.1: Estates and Interests in Real Property

    3. Lesson 3.2: Forms of Concurrent Ownership

    4. Lesson 3.3: Deeds and the Transfer of Real Property

    5. Lesson 3.4: Types of Deeds Used in Florida

    6. Lesson 3.5: Execution, Acknowledgment, and Recording of Deeds

    7. Lesson 3.6: Florida Homestead and Title Considerations

    8. Lesson 3.7: Powers of Attorney in Real Property Transactions

    9. Lesson 3.8: Trust Ownership and Conveyances

    10. Lesson 3.9: Ownership by Corporations, LLCs, and Partnerships

    11. Lesson 3.10: Legal Descriptions and Property Identification

    12. Chapter 3 Summary

    13. Chapter 3 Quiz

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Lesson 4.1: Purpose and Process of a Title Search

    3. Lesson 4.2: Public Records and Sources Used in a Title Search

    4. Lesson 4.3: Establishing and Examining the Chain of Title

    5. Lesson 4.4: Grants, Patents, and the Origins of Title

    6. Lesson 4.5: Florida's Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA)

    7. Lesson 4.6: Legal Descriptions in the Title Search

    8. Lesson 4.7: Mortgages, Releases, and Satisfactions

    9. Lesson 4.8: Probate and Deceased Owners in the Chain of Title

    10. Lesson 4.9: Guardianships and Incapacitated Property Owners

    11. Lesson 4.10: Judgments, Liens, Easements, and Restrictions in the Title Search

    12. Lesson 4.11: Evaluating Title Search Results and Determining Insurability

    13. Lesson 4.12: Court Proceedings Affecting Title

    14. Chapter 4 Summary

    15. Chapter 4 Quiz

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Lesson 5.1: Liens and Encumbrances Affecting Real Property

    3. Lesson 5.2: Mortgage Liens and Lien Priority

    4. Lesson 5.3: Judgment Liens and Tax Liens

    5. Lesson 5.4: Florida Construction Liens

    6. Lesson 5.5: Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Access

    7. Lesson 5.6: Encroachments and Boundary Issues

    8. Lesson 5.7: Restrictions, Reservations, Reversionary Interests, and Mineral Rights

    9. Lesson 5.8: Adverse Possession and Quiet Title Actions

    10. Lesson 5.9: Foreclosure and Its Effect on Title

    11. Lesson 5.10: Bankruptcy and Its Effect on Real Property

    12. Chapter 5 Summary

    13. Chapter 5 Quiz

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