Barry Zalma

Firm/Organization: Barry Zalma, Inc.
Blogs: Zalma on Insurance

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Insurance Fraud & Weapons to Defeat Fraud, The Compact Books on Adjusting Property & Liability Claims Over the last 51 years Barry Zalma has dedicated his life to insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat insurance fraud. He has created the following library of insurance claims books and other materials to make it possible for insurers and their claims staff to become insurance claims professionals. For those who serve the insurance industry and its…
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Insurance Fraud & Weapons to Defeat Fraud, The Compact Books on Adjusting Property & Liability Claims Over the last 51 years Barry Zalma has dedicated his life to insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat insurance fraud. He has created the following library of insurance claims books and other materials to make it possible for insurers and their claims staff to become insurance claims professionals. For those who serve the insurance industry and its…
Posted in Tax
Evidence of what the Insured Wanted Not Sufficient to Prove Negligence It is amazing to me that no one actually reads their insurance policy until after a loss. Then, when they find it did not provide the coverages they needed the insured sues the broker or agent for not acquiring the insurance the insured should have ordered except the insurance actually ordered. In Emer’s Camper Corral, LLC v. Michael A. Alderman, Alderman, Inc. D/B/A Jensen-Sundquist…
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Construction Defects and Insurance, Mold Claims and its Time to Rescind the Tort of Bad Faith Over the last 51 years Barry Zalma has dedicated his life to insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat insurance fraud. He has created the following library of books and other materials to make it possible for insurers and their claims staff to become insurance claims professionals. For those who serve the insurance industry and its policyholders (whether…
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CGL Provides No Coverage for Damage to the Insured’s Work Construction contracts are risk transfer devices. The owner shifts the risk of loss to the general contractor who shifts the risk of loss to subcontractors and all shift the risks of loss to their insurers. Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies agree to accept the risk of loss faced by those insured by the CGL for an “occurrence” happening during the policy period. It does not,…
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The Homeowners Insurance Policy and ten volumes of Zalma on Insurance Claims For those who serve the insurance industry and its policyholders (whether as lawyers, adjusters, claims management, or public insurance adjusters) the ability to perform their duties appropriately and in good faith is absolutely necessary that they maintain insurance professionalism. The following books need a home in each law office, each insurance company and independent adjuster claims office and in the offices of every…
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Right to Subrogation Under Master Service Agreement Master Service Agreements usually transfer the risk of losses from one party to the other and from one party’s insurer – adding the other as an additional insured – to the benefit of the other. Construction contracts are true risk transfer devices. In AIG Specialty Insurance Company; fka Chartis Specialty Insurance Company as Subrogee of Sherwin Alumina, LLC v. Ace American Insurance Company, Civil Action No. 2:18-CV-16, United…
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Right to Subrogation Under Master Service Agreement Master Service Agreements usually transfer the risk of losses from one party to the other and from one party’s insurer – adding the other as an additional insured – to the benefit of the other. Construction contracts are true risk transfer devices. In AIG Specialty Insurance Company; fka Chartis Specialty Insurance Company as Subrogee of Sherwin Alumina, LLC v. Ace American Insurance Company, Civil Action No. 2:18-CV-16, United…
Posted in Tax
Everything Needed by Anyone Interested in Insurance For those who serve the insurance industry and its policyholders (whether as lawyers, adjusters, claims management, or public insurance adjusters) the ability to perform their duties appropriately and in good faith is absolutely necessary that they maintain insurance professionalism. The following books need a home in each law office, each insurance company and independent adjuster claims office and in the offices of every public insurance adjusting firm. Barry…
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Everything Needed by Anyone Interested in Insurance For those who serve the insurance industry and its policyholders (whether as lawyers, adjusters, claims management, or public insurance adjusters) the ability to perform their duties appropriately and in good faith is absolutely necessary that they maintain insurance professionalism. The following books need a home in each law office, each insurance company and independent adjuster claims office and in the offices of every public insurance adjusting firm. Barry…
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