COUNSEL FOR EVERY INSURANCE ISSUE

Barry Zalma, Esq, CFE is available to provide advice, counsel or consultation concerning...

SUSPECTED INSURANCE FRAUD

INSURANCE CLAIMS HANDLING

INSURANCE COVERAGE ISSUES

INSURANCE LITIGATION SUPPORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BARRY ZALMA

Barry Zalma is an internationally recognized attorney licensed to practice only in California,  with expertise in:

Insurance Coverage, 

Insurance bad faith, 

Insurance fraud detection, 

The defeat of false and fraudulent claims, 

Insurance claims handling, and 

The resolution of insurance disputes. 

As a lawyer, author, mediator or arbitrator he aids all parties who need his services on any insurance matter.

INSURANCE CLAIMS COUNSEL

If the insured and the insurer cannot agree on the extent of a claim, competent insurance counsel is imperative. If the insured retains counsel to present his or her claim, or if fraud is suspected, the prudent  insurer will retain counsel to protect its interests. 

Claims counsel will usually deal with the insured’s attorney or public insurance adjuster.  Claims counsel will direct investigation and provide advice and counsel to the insurer before a decision is made with regard to a disputed claim.

INSURANCE COVERAGE COUNSEL

If there is a dispute about the interpretation of a particular insurance coverage, Zalma has the expertise needed to resolve the dispute. Insurance policies are contracts, and to understand insurance policies it must be understood how all contracts, and specifically insurance contracts, are interpreted.  Barry Zalma, as an insurance coverage attorney with 40-years experience, is uniquely qualified to provide advice and counsel on how to interpret an insurance policy as it applies to a specific fact situation.

INSURANCE LITIGATION SUPPORT

Even lawyers who have coverage experience often find themselves prevented from addressing coverage issues. This is particularly common in the tri-partite relationship that applies to much civil defense work in which the insurer retains defense counsel and pays defense costs on behalf of an insured. Defense counsel retained by an insurer to defend an insured should never provide advice to either the insured or the insurer about any coverage issues that might arise during the litigation. To do so would violate the lawyer's obligation to the client the insurer retained the lawyer to defend.

Barry Zalma, as a "consulting attorney," can act as either a consultant to the insured or the insurer.  He can also serve as consultant or co-counsel (depending on the needs of the case). 

Mr. Zalma can provide the lawyer, the insurer or the insured coverage opinions, identify and explain the coverage issues, supply pertinent statutory and case law, and help his client deal with the issues. 


Additional details available at:

Barry Zalma's C.V.


Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE 


 

 

 

Barry Zalma, Inc. 

Zalma Insurance Consultants

4441 Sepulveda Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90230-4847
Phone: 3103904455
Fax: 3103915614
Email: zalma@zalma.com; zalma@zic.bz 
Web site: http://www.zalma.com; http://www.zic.bz

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Created January 15, 2007