Ethics, The Examination Under Oath, Random Thoughts on Insurance,  and Rescission of Insurance To assist the insurance industry in its efforts to avoid the tort of bad faith Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE, an insurance coverage and claims consultant, has created a library of insurance claims books and internet based training programs to make it possible for insurers to develop a claims staff of insurance claims professionals. Insurance is a business of utmost good faith. Each…

A Insurance Criminal’s Conviction Appealed on Many Inept Grounds A massive workers’ compensation insurance fraud conducted by physicians and chiropractors resulted in the conviction of Dolphus D. Pierce II only to have him file appeals on multiple useless grounds that resulted in an extremely long decision from the Court of Appeal finding none of the grounds worthy of consideration. In The People v. Dolphus Dwayne Pierce II, F074602, Court of Appeal of the State of…

A Insurance Criminal’s Conviction Appealed on Many Inept Grounds A massive workers’ compensation insurance fraud conducted by physicians and chiropractors resulted in the conviction of Dolphus D. Pierce II only to have him file appeals on multiple useless grounds that resulted in an extremely long decision from the Court of Appeal finding none of the grounds worthy of consideration. In The People v. Dolphus Dwayne Pierce II, F074602, Court of Appeal of the State of…

The California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations and The California SIU Regulations To assist the insurance industry in its efforts to avoid the tort of bad faith Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE, an insurance coverage and claims consultant, has created a library of insurance claims books and internet based training programs to make it possible for insurers to develop a claims staff of insurance claims professionals. Insurance is a business of utmost good faith. Each party…

Regular Use of an Auto Excluded if Not Listed on Declarations People who buy auto insurance often try to save money by not identifying all vehicles owned and operated by the insureds. When a pick-up truck used mostly for farming operations and – as a result – not often on public roads was not listed on the policy even though regularly used by the insured and his son it ran afoul of an exclusion for…

Regular Use of an Auto Excluded if Not Listed on Declarations People who buy auto insurance often try to save money by not identifying all vehicles owned and operated by the insureds. When a pick-up truck used mostly for farming operations and – as a result – not often on public roads was not listed on the policy even though regularly used by the insured and his son it ran afoul of an exclusion for…

“The Compact Book on Adjusting Property Claims – Second Edition” & “The Compact Book on Adjusting Liability Claims – Second Edition” To assist the insurance industry in its efforts to avoid the tort of bad faith Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE, an insurance coverage and claims consultant, has created a library of insurance claims books and internet based training programs to make it possible for insurers to develop a claims staff of insurance claims professionals. Insurance…