Escrow & TitleIntermediateArizona Exam

An 'ALTA extended coverage' title insurance policy (as opposed to a standard coverage policy) provides additional protection against:

ARecorded defects that a thorough title examination should have identified but that the title examiner overlooked or misclassified during the search of the public records
BOff-record risks such as survey matters, unrecorded easements, parties in possession, and certain mechanic's lien claims that would be discovered by a survey or inspectionCorrect
CTitle defects and encumbrances that arise or are first created after the effective date of the policy, since the insurer's obligation extends to post-closing title changes
DPost-closing claims asserted by the seller that the agreed purchase price was below the property's true market value, requiring a renegotiation of the compensation

Why Off-record risks such as survey matters, unrecorded easements, parties in possession, and certain mechanic's lien claims that would be discovered by a survey or inspection Is Correct

Answer B: Off-record risks such as survey matters, unrecorded easements, parties in possession, and certain mechanic's lien claims that would be discovered by a survey or inspection

ALTA extended coverage policies protect against off-record risks that wouldn't appear in a public records search—survey/boundary issues, rights of parties in possession (like adverse possessors), unrecorded easements, and certain mechanic's liens. Standard coverage policies only cover public record risks.

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Escrow questions test the neutral third-party role and the sequence of closing events. Remember that the escrow agent acts as a dual agent for both buyer and seller and cannot advocate for either side.

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