Is a Preliminary Report the same thing as title insurance?
No. A preliminary report is an offer to insure, it is not a report of a complete history of recorded documents relating to the property. A preliminary report is a statement of terms and conditions of the offer to issue a title insurance policy, not a representation as to the condition of title. These distinctions are important for the following reasons: first, no contract or liability exists until the title insurance policy is issued: second, the title insurance policy is issued to a particular insured person and others cannot claim the benefit of the policy.
