(a)
(1) At least one (1) time each year, a title insurer shall conduct an on-site audit of the escrow and closing practices related to the issuance of title insurance policies, escrow accounts, security arrangements, files, underwriting and claims practices, and policy inventory of the title insurance agencies that the title insurer has authorized to issue title insurance reports or title insurance policies on its behalf.
(2) If the title insurance agency fails to maintain separate escrow or trust accounts for each title insurer it represents, the title insurer shall verify that the funds related to closings in which the title insurer's policies are issued are reasonably ascertainable from the books of account and records of the title insurance agency.
(b)
(1) The Insurance Commissioner may promulgate rules setting forth the standards of audit and the form of audit required.
(2) The commissioner may also require the title insurer to provide a copy of its audit reports to the commissioner.
(3) Any audits shall remain confidential unless introduced as evidence at a hearing or court proceeding involving the title insurance agency or agent.