An executive of a California title insurers' group said yesterday that the state insurance commissioner has acted illegally by proposing a regulation giving him the power to set title insurance rates.

The proposed regulation, which Commissioner John Garamendi put out as a notice without fanfare on the day before the July 4 holiday, is both “flawed” and illegal according to the California Land Title Association.

Mr. Garamendi's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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