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1964 Ins. L.J. 1 (1964)

handle is hein.journals/inslj26 and id is 1 raw text is: Increasing constructive doubt is the sign of advanc- W. . ,.X, ing civilization. We must put question marks along- side many of our inherited legal dogmas, since they are dangerously out of line with social facts.-Jerome Frank NMI.. in Law and the Modern Mind. © 1964, Commerce Clearing House, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed In the United States of America. IN THIS ISSUE January, 1964 -- ----------- - Number 492 C overage .................................................. 3 Highlights of news and events around the country of inter- est to the insurance industry. The Evaluation and Settlement of Personal Injury Claims John R. Foutty 5 It is so difficult to tell a claimant the value of his injury, pain, suffering and disability. Settlement evaluation is an approximation. It utilizes precedent. The author of this article suggests that settlement evaluation be aided by care- ful analysis of jury verdicts and prior claims. He discusses his experience in this procedure. The Federal Tort Claims Act T. L. Lawrence 17 This article is written by the Tort Claims Officer of the Social Security Administration. The waiver of the federal law operates in three ways: one, in favor of the injured person; two, in favor of the insurer whose right has been subrogated to that of the injured person; and three, in favor of joint tortfeasors. You will like this article, because it discusses the act section by section and subject by subject. INSURANCE LAW JOURNAL, published monthly by Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago 46, Illinois. Subscription rate: 1 year, $15.00; 3 years, $38.00; single copies $1.35. Second-class postage paid at Chicago, Illinois. Number 492, January, 1964.