02872nam a2200277Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030020003000071020002700101035002100128040001000149050002300159245014600182246003300328250001300361260004200374300003000416500002000446505194700466650004102413700003702454700003902491700002902530700003502559288789OCoLC20160527201831.0081211s2008    cauak         001 0 eng    a9781422426210 (softbound)  a1422426211 (softbound)  a(OCoLC)279305303  aPUCPR 4aKF 1164b.N49 200800aNew Appleman insurance law practice guideceditor-in-chief, Jeffrey E. Thomas ; editors, Leo Martinez, Marc S. Mayerson, Douglas R. Richmond.30aInsurance law practice guide  a2008 ed.  aSan Francisco, CAbLexisNexiscc2008.  a3 v.bill., formsc26 cm.  aIncludes index.0 av. 1. Coverage analysis and prelitigation. Introduction to insurance -- Insurance agent and broker liability -- Reading insurance policies -- Analyzing insurance policies -- Applying doctrines to override policy interpretation principles -- Understanding bad faith -- Researching insurance coverage -- Assessing insurance coverage -- Determining the duties of the insured -- Tendering the claim -- Determining the insurer's response -- Considering the duty to defend -- Adjusting the first-party property insurance claim -- Adjusting the third-party liability insurance claim -- -- v. 2. Coverage litigation. Initiating insurance coverage litigation -- Drafting the complaint -- Managing the relationship between the coverage case and underlying litigation -- Drafting the answer and affirmative defenses -- Determining whether to file pre-discovery motions -- Applying attorney-client and work product privileges -- Conducting discovery -- Expert witness discovery -- Determining whether to file motions for summary judgment and summary adjudication -- Settling insurance coverage disputes -- Considerations involved in settlement of the underlying case -- Considering alternative dispute resolution -- Strategies for trial -- Post-judgment motions and deciding whether to appeal -- Insurance guaranty fund principles -- v. 3. Separate insurance lines. Spotting issues in particular practice areas -- Understanding liability insurance -- Understanding commercial property insurance -- Understanding automobile insurance -- Understanding homeowner's insurance -- Understand life insurance -- Understanding disability insurance -- Understanding title insurance -- Understanding directors' and officers' liability insurance -- Understanding errors and omissions insurance -- Understanding multiple insurer situations -- Understanding reinsurance -- Understanding employment practice liability insurance -- Understanding environmental insurance. 0aInsurance lawzUnited States.2Local1 aThomas, Jeffrey E.d1959-2Local1 aRichmond, Douglas R.d1958-2Local1 aMayerson, Marc S.2Local1 aMartinez, Leo P.d1949-2Local