(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part:(a) Title insurance may be sold only by a licensed and appointed title insurance agent employed by a licensed and appointed title insurance agency or employed by a title insurer.
(b) A title insurance agent may not sell a title insurance policy issued by an insurer for which the agent and the agency do not hold a current appointment.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a person, other than a title insurance agency or an employee of a title insurance agency, may not perform any of the functions of a title insurance agency without a title insurance agency license.
