Sitemap - 2025 - Excellence in Claims Handling

Go Directly to Jail: Do not Enjoy the Fourth of July

Anti-Concurrent Cause Language Required Claim Denial

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – July 1, 2025

Man Bites Dog Story – Allstate Sues 42 Defendants for Fraud

Prisoner Acting as His Own Lawyer Misses Prerequisite to His Suit

Health Insurance Benefit Not Available Forever

Failure to Read Policy Fatal to Claim

Ambiguity in Insurance Contract Resolved by Jury

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The Clear Language Of The Insurance Contract Controls

Four Corners of Suit Allows Refusal to Defend

Sloth and Failure to Follow Court Orders Requires Dismissa

Malicious Prosecution Requires Successful Termination

The Claims Department is a Critical Component & Can be a Profit Center of the Insurance Company

Dispute Over Extent of Damage is not Bad Faith

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – June 15, 2025

Restitution is not Punishment

Covid Does Not Cause Direct Physical Damage

Court Has No Subject Matter Jurisdiction

Defendant Had Sufficient Bargaining Power to Craft an Agreement to its Benefit.

Guilty Pleas of Some Defendants Not Enough for Disclosure

The Claims Department is a Critical Component & Can be a Profit Center of the Insurance Company - Part One

Police Properly Charged Fraud Perpetrator

Allegations That Establish Breach of a Condition Defeats Suit

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – June 1, 2025

The Misrepresentation/Concealment/Fraud Clause

Plain Language of Policy Enforced

Commit the Crime Do the Time

Theft Claim Insufficient to Allow Total Gutting of Structure

Fraud Plus Multiple Arrests and Convictions Requires Defendant to Serve Full Sentence

Diminished Value Exclusion Upheld in Ohio

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

USDC Holds Fraud in Abeyance

Insurance Fraud is a Violent Crime

JEFF ZINDER IS MISSED BY ME AND ANYONE WHO KNEW HIM

Failure to Reserve Rights Limits Argument of Insurer

Police Officers Immune From Suit

Insurer Must Consider New Facts

Zalma's Insurance Fraud Letter - May 15, 2025

CGL Is Not a Medical Malpractice Policy

The Burden of Proof

When You File Suit Late You Lose

Insurance Fraudsters are not Nice – They Are Criminals

Pro Se Plaintiff’s Frivolous Suit Dismissed

Umbrella Policy Only Effective After Primary Policy is Exhausted

There is no Free Lunch

Insurance Fraud is a Violent Crime

Health Care Fraud Trial Results in Murder for Hire of Witness

Pre-Suit Notice to Hospital Required

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – May 1, 2025

The Devil’s in The Details

Lack of Prompt Notice of Loss Defeats Coverage

Hurricane Victims in Louisiana Deprived of Adequate Counsel

It is not Nice to Lie to Your Insurer

How to Interview

Conviction of Health Insurance Fraud Sustained

Pro se Litigants are Presumed to Have Knowledge of the Law

Clear and Unambiguous Exclusion Supports Summary Judgment

Velawcity Allegedly Committed Barratry on Behalf of Lawyers

When a Plaintiff in an Insurance Bad Faith Case Seeks Punitive Damages The Plaintiff and Counsel Must Consider the Effect of State and Federal Income Taxes

FRAUD DOESN’T PAY – IT COSTS

The Insured Must Produce Tax Returns If the Insurer Demands Production

Judgment for Insurer Because Suit Filed Late

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – April 15, 2025

Red Flags of Fraud

American Insurers Need to Adopt and Implement Excellence in Claims Handling

Disbarred Criminal Lawyer Was Unable to Fool Bankruptcy Court

The Hazard of Using Agents Who Lie to Insurers

Insurance Fraud Should Not be a Retirement Plan

Policy Must Specifically and Unequivocally Advise the Insured of Limitation

Fairly Debatable Attempt to Rescind Not Bad Faith

Insurer Who Sues Insured for Fraud Without Evidence Should be Punished

Gap in Coverage not Bad Faith

When a Policy Is Void

Challenge to Guilty Plea Fails

The Little Book on Appraisal of Insurance Claims

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – April 1, 2025

The Rare Abuse of the Appraisal Process

Title Insurer Properly Denied Claim

Guilty Paying Kickbacks and Cappers to Defraud Insurers

Fortuity Required for Defense

Can’t Change Definition of ACV by Class Action

It Takes Evidence to Withdraw a Guilty Plea

Staged Accident is One Where Claimed Collision Was Intentional

Effect of Misrepresentation by Agent or Broker

Guilty of Forgery Affirmed

Who’s on First? Insured’s & Insurer’s Burden on Causation

Assignment of Rights

Unsubstantiated Legal Conclusion Defeats Bad Faith Claim

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – March 15, 2025

“The Passover Seder For Americans”

Insurance Appraisal is an Arbitration in Rhode Island

Lies on Application Voids Policy

Duties and Liabilities of Insurance Brokers

CGL Policy not a Course of Construction Policy

American Insurers Need to Adopt and Implement Excellence in Claims Handling

Sixteen Years in Prison for Stalking

Policy Enforced as Issued

Fraud is Epidemic

The Compact Book of Adjusting Liability Claims Fourth Edition

Denial of Claim Alone is Not Evidence of Bad Faith

Chiropractor Sues to Get Share of Fraudulent Bills

“Property Investigation Checklists Uncovering Insurance Fraud, 15th Edition”

No Coverage for Known False Statements

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – March 1, 2025

The Duties & Obligations of the Property Adjuster

For a Suit to Survive There Must be Facts

Lawyer Faces Discipline for Successful Insurance Fraud

Adjusting Liability Claims

“Deterring Insurance Fraud” A New Book by Barry Zalma

Deterring Insurance Fraud

No Coverage for Criminal Acts

Electronic Notice of Renewal Sufficient

The Conclusion of an Adjustment

Post Procurement Fraud Prevents Rescission

The Too Honest Jeweler

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – February 15, 2025

Trial Court Incorrectly Refused Insurer’s Demand for EUO

Progressive Obtains Judgment of no Coverage

Statutory Employee Entitled Workers’ Compensation Benefits

Notice to Insurers of Potential Claim Controls

Insurance Fraudsters are Annoying

From Insurance Fraud to Human Trafficking

No Mercy for Crooked Police Officer

To Dispute an Arbitration Finding Party Must File Dispute Within 20 Days

Claimed Misrepresentation About a Different Policy Irrelevant

Claimed Misrepresentation About a Different Policy Irrelevant

Failure to Complete Reconstruction Timely Defeated Right to RCV Payment

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – February 1, 2025

No Tort Remedy for Non-Insurance Claims Bad Faith

UNSUCCESSFUL FAKE ACCIDENT STILL GOES TO JAIL

Duties of the Adjuster

Do Nothing & Lose Automatically

Liars Never Prosper

No Duty to Defend Intentional Acts

Lawyer Referral Company Files Qui Tam Suit Against Multiple Insurers for Violating Federal Law Protecting Medicare

Attempt to Avoid Marijuana Exclusion with Claim of Business Interruption Fails

$100 Million Proceeds of Fraud Forfeited

Processing a First Party Property Claim

Case Management Order Must Be Followed

Do The Crime, Do the Time

Failure to Plead Breach of Contract Requires Dismissal

Fraud Act and RICO Claims Have Right to Jury Trial

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – January 15, 2025

No Breach of Contract No Bad Faith

Assignment Invalid for Failure to Comply With Statutory Requirement

No Good Deed by an Insurer Goes Unpunished

Claims in a Catastrophe

Criminal Defendant Must Pay Full Restitution

The Insured Bears The Burden to Prove Loss Due to Peril Insured Against

Rescission of an Insurance Policy

Fraud Resulted in Criminal Conviction of Daniel Carpenter

Chutzpah Not Enough to Prove False Arrest

Waiver and Estoppel

Unhappy After Making Deal to Avoid Fraud Conviction

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter January 2, 2025