The Homeowners Policy and the Insurance Examination Under Oath
Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE
Insurance claims expert, consultant at Barry Zalma, Inc. and author/Publisher at ClaimSchool, Inc.
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Posted on March 5, 2020 by Barry Zalma
Everyone who needs to present a claim to an insurance company, represent a policyholder with a claim as a public adjuster or an attorney, insurance adjuster or insurance company counsel needs to understand the Homeowners insurance policy and how and why an insurer will ask for an examination under oath.
Over the last 52 years Barry Zalma has dedicated his life to insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat insurance fraud. He has created the following library of books and other materials to make it for insurers and their claims staff to become insurance claims professionals.
The Insurance Examination Under Oath Second Edition
A Tool Available to Insurers to Thoroughly Investigate Claims and Work to Defeat Fraud
A Tool Available to Insurers to Thoroughly Investigate Claims and Work to Defeat Fraud.
The insurance Examination Under Oath (“EUO”) is a formal type of interview authorized by an insurance contract. It is taken under the authority provided by the agreement of the insurer, when he, she or it acquires a policy of insurance, to submit to a condition of the insurance contract that compels the insured to appear and give sworn testimony at the demand of the insurer. Failure to appear and testify is considered a breach of a material condition.
The EUO is conducted before a notary and a certified shorthand reporter who is present to give the oath to the person interviewed. The reporter will record the entire conversation and prepare a transcript to be read, reviewed, corrected and signed by the witness under penalty of perjury or by an oath taken before a notary or judge.
The EUO is a tool only sparingly used by insurers in the United States. A professional insurer will only require an insured to submit to an EUO when a thorough claims investigation raises questions:.about the application of the coverage to the facts of the loss, the potentiality that a fraud is being attempted, or to assist the insured in the obligation to prove to the insurer the cause and amount of loss.
Although seldom used the EUO is an important tool needed by insurers when there is a question of coverage, destruction of evidence needed to prove a compensable loss or the amount of loss or evidence indicating the potential that a fraud is being attempted.The EUO and Legal Action provisions in an insurance policy are conditions precedent to an insured’s ability to file suit, and that since the insured failed to substantially comply with the terms of those provisions, the appropriate remedy is dismissal without prejudice. The insured’s failure to comply with these conditions does not bar his ability to bring suit to recover, but merely suspends his ability to bring suit until he has fully complied with those conditions.
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THE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICY
HOW TO BUY AN APPROPRIATE HOMEOWNERS POLICY AND SUCCESSFULLY MAKE A CLAIM TO THE INSURER
Insurance is a contract between a person seeking insurance and an insurer. It is obtained by making contact with the insurer as a prospective insured seeking insurance. The homeowners policy is a specialized policy of insurance that protects the homeowner from certain risks of loss to the real and personal property at the home, the exposure the insured faces for injury to a household employee, and the exposure the insured faces to liability for bodily injury or property damage caused to third parties. The book explains how to buy a homeowners policy and how to collect on any claim made to the homeowners insurer.
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As the author, Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE, now limits his practice to service as an insurance consultant specializing in insurance coverage, insurance claims handling, insurance bad faith and insurance fraud almost equally for insurers and policyholders. He also serves as an arbitrator or mediator for insurance related disputes. He practiced law in California for more than 44 years as an insurance coverage and claims handling lawyer and more than 50 years in the insurance business. He is available at https://www.zalma.com and [email protected].
Mr. Zalma is the first recipient of the first annual Claims Magazine/ACE Legend Award.
Over the last 52 years Barry Zalma has dedicated his life to insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat insurance fraud. He has created a library of books and other materials to make it possible for insurers and their claims staff to become insurance claims professionals.
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