Barry Zalma’s Schedule of Speaking Engagements
- October 2023, How Insurers and Arson Investigators Have Taken The Profit from Arson-for-Profit Schemes, Presented to the
California Conference of Arson Investigators, San Louis Obispo, California. - October 2022, The Examination Under Oath, Presented to the Southern California Fraud Investigators Association, Palm
Springs, California. - April 2017, “Resources to Defeat Insurrance Fraud,” Atlantic Claim Executives Spring Conference, Hammock Beach Resort,
Palm Coast, Florida - October, 2016, Rescission as a Defense to Fraud, Presented to the Southern California Fraud Investigators Association, Palm
Springs, California. - June 2016, How to Avoid The Tort of Bad Faith, presented to America’s Claims Event, Minneapolis, MN.
- October 2015, Insurance Fraud and the Investigative Engineer, Meeting of the Investigative Engineers Association, Scottsdale,
AZ. - October 2015, Marketing for the Investigative Engineer, Meeting of the Investigative Engineers Association, Scottsdale, AZ.
- May 2015, Avoiding the Tort of Bad Faith, Pacific Claims Executive Association, Monterey, California.
- June, 2014, Insurance Fraud and Tools a CFE Can Use to Reduce It, Global Conference of the Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, San Antonio, Texas. - March 2014 – Zalma on Insurance Lawyering – presented to insurance class of law students at Southwestern Law School, Los
Angeles, California. - June 2012 – Zalma on Insurance to the Forensic Expert Witness Association, Orange County Section, Newport Beach,
California. - November 2011 – “Ethics for the Investigative Engineer” and panel discussion, presented to the 2011 Convention of the
Investigative Engineers Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. - November 2010 – “Ethics for the Investigative Engineer,” “Torts for the Investigative Engineer” and “Panel Discussion on
Report Writing for the Investigative Engineer” presented to the 2010 Convention of the Investigative Engineers Association,
Atlanta, Georgia. - June 2010 – Independent Automotive Damage Appraisers 44th Vehicle Repair Conference, on “Diminution in Value”.
- January 2009 – CIRMS Insurance Masters, 30th Annual CAI Community Association Law Seminar, Rancho Mirage, California on
“Insurance Fraud”. - November 2008 – “Insurance Policy Interpretation for the Investigative Engineer;” Ethics Panel Presentation;” and “Report
Writing Discussion and Panel” presented to the Investigative Engineers Association, Dallas, Texas. - September 2008 – “Insurance Agents & Brokers & Insurance Fraud” presented to the Canadian Bar Association Insurance Section,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. - June 2008 – “Bad Faith” presented to Specialized Investigations, Northridge, California.
- May 2008 – “Disaster Insurance Fraud” presented to the Southern California Fraud Investigators Association, Annual Conference,
Lynwood, California. - February 2008 – “Is the Fight Against Insurance Fraud Being Lost?” presented to the Professional Investigators of California,
Orange County District Meeting. - November 2007 – “Being an Expert” and “Keynote” to 2007 Convention of the Investigative Engineers Association, Inc. (I-ENG-A)
- January 2007 and March 2007 – Two Chapters, CPCU, “The Ethical Dilemma Caused by Fighting Fraud.”
- June 2006 – Western Claims Conference, Indian Wells, California, “Why it is Important for SIUs To Share Information and
Strategies for Sharing” and “The Ethical Dilemma Caused by Fighting Fraud.” - May 2006 – Forensic Expert Witness Association, Round Table Event on Insurance Coverage.
- November 2005 – California Insurance Fraud Symposium – “Insurance Fraud & Weapons to Fight Fraud in California.
- October 2005 – ACE/SCLA Annual Claims Exposition & Conference, Orlando FL – “New Tools for Defeating Fraud & Claims
of Bad Faith from Fraud”. - September 2005 – Forensic Expert Witness Association – “Recent Cases Involving Expert Witnesses.
- May 2005 – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Heartland Chapter, Council Bluffs, Iowa, “How a CFE Deals With the Issue
of Insurance Fraud.” - April 2005 – Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, Neenah, Wisconsin “Training for Integral Anti-Fraud Personnel” and “The
California Fair Claims Practices Regulations.” - April 2005 – Orange County Bar Association, Costa Mesa, California “Use of an Expert in Insurance Litigation.”
- September 2004 – National Association of Insurance Women 2004 California State Meeting – “Investigating the Insurance Mold
Claim and Avoiding Coverage Pitfalls.” - August 2004 – Asia Pacific Fraud Conference, Sydney, Australia – “Defenses to Insurance Fraud” and “Professional Claims
Handling” - August 2004 – Professional Investigators of California, Los Angeles District Meeting – on “Insurance Fraud”
- June 2004 – American Mensa Annual Gathering – on “Criminals Who Were Too Smart To Succeed at Insurance Fraud”
- April 2004 – 2004 PCS/ISO Catastrophe Conference on “Catastrophe Fraud.”
- November 2003 – Panel discussion — Golden Gate Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc., 2003 Bay Area Conference on
“The Insurance Litigation Quagmire: Are the Risks Greater than the Rewards?
Updated: November 2023