Insurance Settlements - Volume 1
- Publisher:
- James Publishing
- Publication date:
- 2012-05-18
- Authors:
-
Ronald V. Miller, Jr.
Kevin M. Quinley - ISBN:
- 0-938065-53-X
Description:
Insider's guide to the insurance settlement process. What adjusters look for, how to arrive at a demand figure, reviewing medical reports, valuing common injuries, building damages, pain and suffering, and more
Preliminary Sections
Valuing claims
- How Insurance Companies Value Claims
- Determining and Proving Economic Damages
- [Reserved]
- How Reserves Are Established
- Questions to Ask Insurance Experts
- Proving Pain and Suffering
- Handling Preexisting and Subsequent Injuries
- Proving Hedonic Damages
- Using Experts in Valuing and Settling Claims
- Harnessing the Internet as a Claim Evaluation and Settlement Tool
- Using Focus Groups and Mock Trials as Tools for Personal Injury Claim Evaluation
Documenting claims
- Drafting Effective Demand Letters and Settlement Brochures
- What Adjusters Need to Settle Claims
- Chiropractic Treatment in Soft Tissue Injury Cases
- Attorneys' Guide to Medical Records
- Countering Defense Independent Medical Examinations
- Common Mistakes Made by Plaintiffs' Attorneys in Documenting Claims
- Analyzing Opinion Letters: A Physician's Insights on the Quality of Medical Reports
Appendices
- Spotting and Countering Adjuster Dirty Tricks
- Managing the Clients Expectations
- Determining and Proving Econ Damages
- Proving Pain and Suffering
- Handling Preexisting and Subsequent Injuries
- Using Experts in Valuing and Settling Claims
- Determining Coverage and Obtaining Policy Limits
- Questions to Assess Coverage Problems
- What to Do When Liability Is Denied
- Homeowners Insurance Coverage for Mold Claims
- Drafting Effective Demand Letters & Settlmt Brochures
- What Adjusters Need to Settle Claims
- Chiropractic Treatment in Soft Tissue Injury Cases