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Estimating Future Claims: Case Studies from Mass Tort and Product Liability [Paperback]

Frederick D. Dunbar (Author), Denise Martin (Author), Phoebus J. Dhrymes (Author)

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0963624687 978-0963624680 May 1, 1996
This book provides a study of past, present and emerging mass torts with practical information drawn from examples such as asbestos. A must read for plaintiff and defense attorneys, judges, insurance and reinsurance company claims managers, risk managers, brokers, actuarials and executives, this book will help them:

- Identify key data and assumptions necessary at each stage of the estimation process;

- Learn how the incidence and prevalence of a condition is converted into claims;

- Forecast liability exposure for risk management and conveyance of assets;

- Assess reserve and settlement trusts for financial planning and company insulation; and

- Review historical and new estimation techniques.


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In August 1982, Johns-Manville took the well-publicized step of filing for bankruptcy protection to bring order to its mounting asbestos liabilities. Read the first page
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surviving exposed population, asbestos personal injury claims, alleging exposure, notification campaign, mass tort claims, mass tort litigation, filing rate, disease given exposure, time since first exposure, alleged disease, future claimants, asbestos claims, mesothelioma cases, mass torts, mesothelioma incidence, mass tort cases, multidistrict litigation, claims facilities, only known cause, potentially exposed population, asbestos litigation, future incidence, indemnity costs, asbestos exposure, claims resolution
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Dalkon Shield, National Gypsum, United States, Agent Orange, Hastings Law Journal, Supreme Court, Asbestos Claims Facility, The National Law Journal, Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, General Motors, Legal Analysis Systems, The New York Times, Injury Resolution, Peat Marwick, World War, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Fordham Law Review, Merrell Dow, Amchem Products, Federal Judicial Center, The Wall Street Journal, Third Circuit, Brooklyn Law Review, Department of Labor
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