OAR 836-080-0325: Business Development Activities

(1) A title company may give a thing of value to an intermediary in connection with an activity sponsored only by the title company if the net cost to the title company is $75 or less per individual attending, when five or fewer individuals actually attend and when one of the individuals is an employee of the title company. (2) A title company may give a thing of value to an intermediary in connection with an activity sponsored only by the title company if the net cost to the title company is $10 or less per individual reasonably expected to attend, when six or more individuals actually attend and when one of the individuals is an employee of the title company. (3) A title company may give a thing of value to an intermediary in connection with an activity sponsored only by the title company if the activity occurs at the title company’s new or substantially remodeled office and the net cost to the title company is $25 or less per individual reasonably expected to attend. The title company shall notify the Director in writing at least 30 calendar days before the activity occurs that it intends to sponsor the activity, a description of the new office or extent of any remodeling, the number of individuals invited and reasonably expected to attend and the expected cost of the activity. (4) A title company may give a thing of value to an intermediary in connection with an activity sponsored only by the title company if the activity occurs within 90 calendar days before or after the title company’s first and each tenth anniversary of commencing title insurance or escrow business and the net cost to the title company is $25 or less per individual reasonably expected to attend. The title company shall notify the Director in writing at least 30 calendar days before the activity occurs that it intends to sponsor the activity, an explanation of when the title company commenced business, the number of individuals invited and reasonably expected to attend and the expected cost of the activity. (5) A title company may give a thing of value to a trade association in response to a general solicitation of the entire membership of the trade association if the net cost to the title company is $50 or less.