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This is the first part in the Zalma On Insurance Claims Part 101 – Third Edition, a series of books that is the latest addition to Barry Zalma’s insurance claims series of books and articles that form the most thorough, up-to-date, expert-authored insurance claims guide available today. 
Written by nationally-renowned insurance coverage expert Barry Zalma, a retired from the practice of law, insurance coverage attorney, consultant, expert witness, blogger, and video blogger. The ten volumes of Zalma on Insurance Claims, provides in-depth explanations, analysis, examples, and discussion of:
•    Property insurance claims;
•    Third-party liability claims;
•    Casualty claims; and
•    Insurance Claims Fraud
Thorough, yet practical, this series of books form the ideal guide for any professional who works in, or frequently interacts with, the insurance industry as a claims adjuster, claims supervisor, claims manager, claims management, claims lawyers, defense lawyers and coverage lawyers who represent insurers or policyholders. 
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. 
As you read through the various volumes of Zalma on Insurance Claims, you will find comprehensive—yet comprehensible—coverage of key topics, including:
•    What is Insurance?
•    The History of Insurance
•    The covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
•    The tort of Bad faith
•    Conditions, 
•    Warranties, 
•    Exclusions
•    Declaring a policy void
•    Duties of insured and insurer
•    Evaluation and settlement
•    Identifying insurance fraud
•    Investigation
•    Kinds of insurance policies
•    Other insurance clauses
•    Preparing a case for trial
•    Processing a claim
•    Responses to fraud
•    Subrogation and salvage
•    Underwriting and 
•    Many more property and casualty insurance matters.
The 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. 
This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that neither the author nor the publisher are not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. 
 
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. 
The multiple volumes may include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., which is reproduced with its permission. 
This product may include information which is proprietary to Insurance Services Office, Inc. ISO does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the ISO information provided. ISO shall not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind and howsoever caused resulting from your use of the ISO information. 
This, the first volume of Zalma on Insurance Claims, and includes materials concerning:
1.    What is Insurance?
2.    The History of Insurance.
3.    Acquisition of the Policy.
4.    The Claims Personnel
5.    Kinds of Insurance Policies
6.    The Liability Policy
7.    Useful acronyms.