Mold, Construction Defects and 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 for insurers and their claims staff to become insurance claims professionals.
“Construction Defects and Insurance”
Barry Zalma has updated and re-edited his seminal work Construction Defects Coverage Guide into is the latest addition to Barry Zalma’s insurance claims series of books and articles that will form the most thorough, up-to-date, expert-authored insurance claims guide available today eight Kindle or Paperback Volumes at reasonable prices.
Thorough, yet practical, this series of books form the ideal guide for any professional who works in or frequently interacts with the insurance industry.
Claims professionals, risk managers, producers, underwriters, attorneys (both plaintiff and defense), and business owners will benefit greatly from the ten volume guide. It is also the perfect resource for insurance educators, trainers, and students whose role requires an understanding of insurance law.
The Eight volumes include:
- Volume One : The Structure, The Construction Contract, and Construction Defect Insurance — Kindle book; Paperback
- Volume Two:The Defects andUnderstanding Insurance and Underwriting – Kindle book; Paperback
- Volume Three: Construction Defect Policies – Kindle book; Paperback
- Volume Four: Liability Insurance. – Kindle Book; Paperback
- Volume Five: The Tort of Bad Faith and Construction Defects – Paperback
- Volume Six: Construction Defect Suits – Kindle book; Paperback
- Volume Seven: Tort Defences and the Trial of a Construction Defect Case – Kindle Book; Paperback.
- Volume Eight: Evaluation and Settlement & Alternative Dispute Resolution – Kindle Book; Paperback
“Mold Claims”
This series of books is the latest addition to Barry Zalma’s insurance claims series of books and articles that will form the most thorough, up-to-date, expert-authored insurance claims guide available today.
Written by nationally-renowned insurance coverage expert Barry Zalma, a semi-retired insurance coverage attorney, consultant, expert witness and blogger, Mold Claims provides in-depth explanations, analysis, examples, and detailed discussion of:
•Mold;
•Fung
i;
•Bacteria;
•Mold, fungi and bacteria claims; and
•Mold, Fungi, Bacteria litigation.
Thorough, yet practical, this series of books form the ideal g
uide for any professional who works in or frequently interacts with the insurance industry or is involved in litigation. Claims professionals, risk managers, producers, underwriters, attorneys (both plaintiff and defense), and business owners will benefit greatly from the mold volumes. It is also the perfect resource for insurance educators, trainers, and students whose role requires an understanding of insurance law as it relates to mold, fungi and bacterial infestations.
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he author has provided checklists, sample procedures, form letters, tables and information and references to model statutes, state statutes, administrative regulations, and requirements of insurance departments nationwide.
“The Law of Unintended Consequences and the Tort of Bad Faith”
The concept of unintended consequences is one of the building blocks of economics. Adam Smith’s “invisible hand,” the most famous metaphor in social science, is an example of a positive unintended consequence.
Most often, however, the law of unintended consequences illuminates the perverse unanticipated effects of legislation and regulation. In 1692 the English philosopher John Locke, a forerunner of modern economists, urged the defeat of a parliamentary bill desi
gned to cut the maximum permissible rate of interest from 6 percent to 4 percent. Insurance is controlled by the courts, through appellate decisions, and by governmental agencies, through statute and regulation. Compliance with the appellate decisions, statutes, and regulations—different in the various states—is exceedingly difficult and expensive.
The business of insurance is, unfortunately, subject to the law of unintended consequences as if it were on steroids.