61 Pa. Code § 162.11 — Calculation of foreign title insurance company gross premiums

(a) The following words and terms when used in this section, have the following meanings: Excess fee —The difference between the all-inclusive fee for the actual liability covered by a title insurance policy and the all-inclusive fee for a hypothetical title insurance policy written to cover the maximum liability specified in the current approved attorney fee schedule. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), gross premiums for all title insurance policies, including policies issued under an all-inclusive fee schedule, shall be calculated by applying the liability coverage to the insurer’s approved attorney fee schedule approved by the Insurance Department. (c) The taxable premium for policies that are written in excess of the maximum liability coverage amount specified in the approved attorney fee schedule shall be calculated as follows: (1) If the title insurance policy is written under the approved attorney system, the taxable premium is the entire fee. (2) If the title insurance policy is written under the all-inclusive system, the taxable premium is the sum of the following: (i) The approved attorney fee for the maximum liability coverage specified in the approved attorney fee schedule. (ii) The excess fee. Example: A title insurance policy is written with a liability coverage of $20 million. A fee of $38,583 is charged under the all-inclusive system. The approved attorney fee schedule is consulted, which for purposes of illustration, only, is as follows: Unit of Insurance or Fraction Thereof Fee $0.00 to $15,000 … $45 $15,001 to $100,000 … Add $3 per $1,000 $100,001 to $500,000 … Add $2.50 per $1,000 $500,001 to $1,000,000 … Add $2 per $1,000 $1,000,001 and greater … Subject to negotiation The $20 million liability of the policy exceeds the maximum liability specified in the approved attorney fee schedule of $1 million. Under paragraph (2), the taxable premium is the sum of two components. First, under subparagraph (i), the maximum liability coverage specified is $1 million and the corresponding fee totals $2,300. Second, the excess fee needs to be calculated utilizing fees in the all-inclusive fee schedule, which for purposes of illustration, only, is as follows: Unit of Insurance or Fraction Thereof Fee $0.00 to $15,000 … $303 $15,001 to $35,000 … Add $7 per $1,000 $35,001 to $50,000 … Add $6 per $1,000 $50,001 to $100,000 … Add $5 per $1,000 $100,001 to $500,000 … Add $4.50 per $1,000 $500,001 to $1,000,000 … Add $3.50 per $1,000 $1,000,001 and greater … Subject to negotiation Using the maximum liability coverage of $1 million, the corresponding fee totals $4,333. The excess fee under subparagraph (ii) is $34,250 ($38,583-$4,333). The taxable premium for the policy is the sum of the two components which is $36,550 ($2,300 + $34,250). (d) A title insurance company shall calculate the amount of its taxable premiums on the basis of the number of policies and the total liability covered by the policies within the liability ranges as prescribed in the approved attorney fee schedule then in effect. A title insurance company shall submit a schedule setting out the relevant data by policy coverage ranges and calculating the taxable gross premiums as indicated. (Refer to the schedule in the following example.) This schedule shall be attached to the title insurance company’s gross premiums tax report. Copies of the applicable approved attorney fee schedule and the all-inclusive fee schedule in effect for the title insurance company also shall be attached to the gross premiums tax report. Example: A title insurance company writes 3,201 title insurance policies covering a total liability of $391,000,000 under the all-inclusive system during the tax year. The distribution of policies, utilizing the ranges set forth in the fee schedule is as follows: A B C D E F G H I Range Number of Policies Total Liability for Policies in Range Premium on first $15,000 of Coverage [Col B x $45] Premium on next $85,000 per Policy @ $3 per 1,000 Premium on next $400,000 per policy @ $2.50 per 1,000 Premium on next $500,000 per policy @ $2 per 1,000 Excess Fee for Negotiated Policies Total [Col.D +Col. E +Col.F +Col.G +Col. H] 0 to 15,000 100 1,000,000 4,500 — — — — 4,500 15,001 to 100,000 2,000 90,000,000 90,000 180,000 (60,000,000 @ $3 per 1,000) — — — 270,000 100,001 to 500,000 1,000 200,000,000 45,000 255,000 (85,000,000 @ $3 per 1,000) 250,000 (100,000,000 @ $2.50 per 1,000) — — 550,000 500,001 to 1,000,000 100 80,000,000 4,500 25,500 (8,500,000 @ $3 per 1,000) 100,000 (40,000,000 @ $2.50 per 1,000) 60,000 (30,000,000 @ $2 per 1,000) — 190,000 1,000,001 or more 1 20,000,000 45 255 (85,000 @ $3 per 1,000) 1,000 (400,000 @ $2.50 per 1,000) 1,000 (500,000 @ $2 per 1,000) 34,250 36,550 TOTAL 3,201 391,000,000 144,045 460,755 351,000 61,000 34,250 1,051,050 Under this section, and utilizing this illustrative fee schedule, the title insurance company’s taxable gross premiums are $1,051,050. Authority The provisions of this § 162.11 issued under section 408(a) of the Tax Reform Code of 1971 (72 P. S. § 7408(a)). Source The provisions of this § 162.11 adopted September 11, 1998, effective September 12, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 4630. No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit. This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Code full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.