Ethics and the Reservation of Rights
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September 5, 2024
Posted on September 5, 2024 by Barry Zalma
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An insurer that reserves its rights under a policy of An insurer that reserves its rights under a policy of insurance will usually raise a request by the insured for independent counsel. However, unless the reservation actually raises the need for the application of the ethical duty of an attorney to avoid representing conflicting interests, there is no obligation to retain independent counsel. If that duty exists independent counsel is required. If there is no conflict the insurer may assert its right to control the defense of the insured with counsel of its choice.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In Federal Insurance Company v. MBL, Inc., 219 Cal.App.4th 29, after soil and groundwater ...
RCV Available Only Repair is Completed Within Two Years of Loss
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He Who Fails to Read Policy Must Still Fulfill its Conditions
It is Best for Insured to Read Policy Before Filing Suit
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RCV Available Only Repair is Completed Within Two Years of Loss
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He Who Fails to Read Policy Must Still Fulfill its Conditions
In Schoening Investment LP v. Cincinnati Casualty Company, No. 25-3273, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (March 25, 2026) Schoening Investment LP, a Florida-based limited partnership focused on commercial real estate, insured its Kentucky properties with Cincinnati Casualty Company. In March 2022, one of Schoening’s Kentucky properties suffered ...
Material Fact Not Proved Defeats Summary Judgment
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In Peleus Insurance Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of Bais Yaakov Dkal Adas Yereim and BT General Builders, Inc. v. United Specialty Insurance Company, No. 24 Civ. 1398 (KPF), United States District Court, S.D. New York (March 23, 2026) Peleus Insurance Company (“Peleus”), on behalf of itself and insureds Bais Yaakov Dkal Adas Yereim (“Bais”) and BT General Builders, Inc. (“BT”), initiated an action against United Specialty Insurance Company (“USIC”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Peleus sought declaratory judgment regarding USIC’s obligations to defend and indemnify its insureds in connection with an underlying personal injury lawsuit pending in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County. Both parties cross-moved for summary ...
ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY FOR COMPLAINTS TO DMV
Complaints Filed By The Defendants With The Department Of Motor Vehicles Were Entitled To Absolute Immunity
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In Modzelewski’s Towing & Storage, Inc., et al. v. Government Employees Insurance Company et al., No. AC 47933, Court of Appeals of Connecticut (March 24, 2026) Modzelewski’s Towing & Storage, Inc., Chris’ Auto Clinic, LLC, MyHoopty.com, LLC, and Farmington Auto Park, LLC, initiated an action seeking damages for tortious interference with business expectancies and other relief. The dispute arose after complaints were filed against them by Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) and individual defendants John P. Vaz and Patrick Capri with the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles. The plaintiffs alleged that these complaints interfered with their business relationships.
LEGAL ISSUES
The central legal issue ...
ZIFL – Volume 30, Issue 7 – April 1, 2026
THE SOURCE FOR THE INSURANCE FRAUD PROFESSIONAL
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Posted on April 1, 2026 by Barry Zalma
Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter (ZIFL) continues its 30th year of publication dedicated to those involved in reducing the effect of insurance fraud. ZIFL is published 24 times a year by ClaimSchool and is written by Barry Zalma. It is provided FREE to anyone who visits the site at http://zalma.com/zalmas-insurance-fraud-letter-2/ This issue contains the following articles about insurance fraud:
No One is Above the Law – Not Even a Police Officer
Police Officer Convicted for Fraud in Reporting an Accident Affirmed
Police Officer Should never Lie about Results of Chase
In State Of Ohio v. Anthony Holmes, No. 115123, 2026-Ohio-736, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga (March 5, 2026) a police officer appealed criminal conviction as a result of lies about a high speed chase.
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ZIFL – Volume 30, Issue 7 – April 1, 2026
THE SOURCE FOR THE INSURANCE FRAUD PROFESSIONAL
Post number 5314
Posted on April 1, 2026 by Barry Zalma
Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter (ZIFL) continues its 30th year of publication dedicated to those involved in reducing the effect of insurance fraud. ZIFL is published 24 times a year by ClaimSchool and is written by Barry Zalma. It is provided FREE to anyone who visits the site at http://zalma.com/zalmas-insurance-fraud-letter-2/ This issue contains the following articles about insurance fraud:
No One is Above the Law – Not Even a Police Officer
Police Officer Convicted for Fraud in Reporting an Accident Affirmed
Police Officer Should never Lie about Results of Chase
In State Of Ohio v. Anthony Holmes, No. 115123, 2026-Ohio-736, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga (March 5, 2026) a police officer appealed criminal conviction as a result of lies about a high speed chase.
Read the following article and the full issue of ZIFL at https://zalma.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ZIFL-04-01-2026-1.pdf...
Posted on March 30, 2026 by Barry Zalma
Insurance Fraud, a Way to Reduce Violent Crime
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A Fictionalized True Crime Story of Insurance Fraud from an Expert who explains why Insurance Fraud is a “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” situation for Insurers. The story helps to Understand How Insurance Fraud in America is Costing Everyone who Buys Insurance Thousands of Dollars Every year and Why Insurance Fraud is Safer and More Profitable for the Perpetrators than any Other Crime.
She Taught Her Customers The Swoop And Squat:
Recently the California Insurance Department’s Fraud Division arrested a young woman in Los Angeles County for operating an insurance fraud school. She advertised her classes in the “Penny Saver” an advertising sheet distributed free to the public and a print version of Facebook, X Craig’s list. She had operated for several years teaching methods of committing automobile insurance fraud. Only after a police officer enrolled in one of her classes was she arrested.
Her defense ...
