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Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 1:54 p.m.

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Benjamin Franklin and American Insuranc

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Not content with the titles of statesman, scientist, inventor or author, Benjamin Franklin added insurer to his collection. In 1752, the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire became the first mutual fire insurance company in America.

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Much like London in the 1600s, houses at this time were made almost entirely out of wood. Worse yet, the settlements that grew into the cities were built close together. This was originally done for security reasons but as cities grew, developers built homes very close to each other for the same reasons they do today \\u2013 to fit as many homes as possible on their development plots.

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Demonstrating high moral and ethical standards are vital to success in the insurance business. Insurers that have a clear vision based on ethical practices should be more successful over the long term than organizations whose personnel fail to act ethically.

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Ethical insurers seldom face litigation for the tort of bad faith breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and should never see a verdict concluding the insurer breached the covenant. At most, if they dispute an obligation under a policy of insurance, they are compelled to pay the indemnity promised by the contract.

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Unethical insurers who breach the covenant are compelled, by the tort of bad faith, to pay contract and tort damages. Ethical values in an organization like an insurer are logically connected with success of the organization. Success follows ethical behavior because the insurer that stresses high ethical standards will also stress quality, fair, and thorough claims service. It is quality claims service that the contract of insurance promises. The insurer that provides consistent, quality insurance claims service will usually be successful over a period of time.

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\\xa9 2020 \\u2013 Barry Zalma

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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 52 years in the insurance business. He is available at http://www.zalma.com and zalma@zalma.com.

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Mr. Zalma is the first recipient of the first annual Claims Magazine/ACE Legend Award.

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Over the last 53 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 possible for insurers and their claims staff to become insurance claims professionals.

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Go to Barry Zalma videos at Rumble.com at https://rumble.com/c/c-262921

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Read posts from Barry Zalma at https://parler.com/profile/Zalma/posts

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Listen to the Podcast: Zalma on Insurance https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episodes Zalma on Insurance

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Go to Barry Zalma on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCysiZklEtxZsSF9DfC0Expg/

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Go to the Insurance Claims Library \\u2013https://zalma.com/blog/insurance-claims-library/

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