Catastrophe Expert Witnesses

Sarasota, Florida

Insurance, Legal - Customs Standards Practices, breach & bad faith, coverage & contracts, exclusions, Agency, extracontractual, automotive, Error and Omissions, UI & UIM, class actions, homeowner, secondary evidence, commercial, catastrophe, excess surplus, Claims Sales Underwriting, Special Investigations, fraud & arson, flood, insurance archaeology

Chief Claims Officer, State Operations Officer, Regional Vice President, Chief Operations Officer - Nationwide Insurance [retired] I began my insurance career as an adjuster-trainee, and over the next 40 years, I worked through many Claims and General Management assignments to ultimately become Nationwide's first Chief Claims Officer. I was also cross- trained in Underwriting and Sales / Agency Operations and assigned to large business territories as both a Regional Manager and a State Officer, with full P/L responsibility for the Sales Agents, Underwriters and Claims associates. Initially, I led the Philadelphia market area and was subsequently promoted to manage the State of Michigan. As a hands-on leader with strong experience in both P/C general management and all aspects of Claims, I offer expertise across the entire Property & Casualty spectrum. Retiring from my role as Chief Claims Officer in 2019, I was responsible for all claims operations countrywide, across all lines o...

Brownsburg, Indiana

Insurance, Risk Management - Insurance Bad Faith, Property & Casualty, Claims Handling, Loss Recovery, Professional Liability, Workers Compensation, Run Off, Reinsurance Assumed & Ceded, Placement Issues, Insurer-MGA Disputes, Contract Analysis, Broker Error/Omission, Roof, Fronted Programs, Catastrophe, Insurer Defense

Thirty two (32) years of experience in insurance, reinsurance, alternative risk as industry expert and professor. Located in Indiana and Utah. Consulting services available to defense and plaintiff counsel nationwide. Technical and executive experience in claims, underwriting, marketing, compliance and carrier operations. Claims Bad Faith| Broken Insurance Transactions | Insurer Defense | Broker Standards | Property Casualty Commercial Lines |Carrier – Managing General Agent Programs |Complex Accounts |Treaty Reinsurance Utah State Court Rostered Mediator resolving attorney represented insurance disputes involving claims bad faith, and coverage-valuation. Reinsurance arbitration fact witness. Former full time faculty member and Professional-in-Residence in Risk Management and Insurance teaching: Property Risk Management and Insurance, Liability Risk Management and Insurance, The Legal Environment of Insurance, and Enterprise Risk Management courses at Utah Valley U...

Utah

Insurance, Risk Management - Insurance Bad Faith, Property & Casualty, Claims Handling, Loss Recovery, Professional Liability, Workers Compensation, Run Off, Reinsurance Assumed & Ceded, Placement Issues, Insurer-MGA Disputes, Contract Analysis, Broker Error/Omission, Roof, Fronted Programs, Catastrophe, Insurer Defense

Thirty two (32) years of experience in insurance, reinsurance, alternative risk as industry expert and professor. Located in Indiana and Utah. Consulting services available to defense and plaintiff counsel nationwide. Technical and executive experience in claims, underwriting, marketing, compliance and carrier operations. Claims Bad Faith| Broken Insurance Transactions | Insurer Defense | Broker Standards | Property Casualty Commercial Lines |Carrier – Managing General Agent Programs |Complex Accounts |Treaty Reinsurance Utah State Court Rostered Mediator resolving attorney represented insurance disputes involving claims bad faith, and coverage-valuation. Reinsurance arbitration fact witness. Former full time faculty member and Professional-in-Residence in Risk Management and Insurance teaching: Property Risk Management and Insurance, Liability Risk Management and Insurance, The Legal Environment of Insurance, and Enterprise Risk Management courses at Utah Valley U...