Property & Casualty Insurance Expert Witnesses

Property & casualty insurance expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on property & casualty insurance. The property & casualty insurance expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Actuarial, Insurance, and Risk Management.

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Neal Bordenave, JD, CPCU, RPLU, ARM, AIC

Broker/Agent Standard of Care + Claims Practices

RiskPro Insurance Services, Inc.

Arizona
Insurance, Insurance - Broker/Agent Standard of Care, Bad Faith, Insurance Industry Customs and Practices, Property & Casualty, Life, Annuities, Excess & Surplus, Managing General Agent, Health, Surety, Professional Liability, Underwriting, Claims Practices
More than 35 years experience in the insurance industry. President/CEO of RiskPro Insurance Services, Inc., Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at California State University Chico (Retired 2022) Established Expert Witness Practice in 2009. As of January 2025, more than 500 retentions and testifying in Deposition, Trial and Arbitration more than 100 times. Education includes Juris Doctor (JD), BS Business Administration/Finance. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) Associate in Risk Management (ARM) Associate in Claims (ARM) Licensed Insurance Broker/Agent since 1988 Licensed Oregon Claims Adjuster Primary States for expert work include, California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado and Texas
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Neal Bordenave, JD, CPCU, RPLU, ARM, AIC

Broker/Agent Standard of Care + Claims Practices

RiskPro Insurance Services, Inc.

California
Insurance, Insurance - Broker/Agent Standard of Care, Bad Faith, Insurance Industry Customs and Practices, Property & Casualty, Life, Annuities, Excess & Surplus, Managing General Agent, Health, Surety, Professional Liability, Underwriting, Claims Practices
More than 35 years experience in the insurance industry. President/CEO of RiskPro Insurance Services, Inc., Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at California State University Chico (Retired 2022) Established Expert Witness Practice in 2009. As of January 2025, more than 500 retentions and testifying in Deposition, Trial and Arbitration more than 100 times. Education includes Juris Doctor (JD), BS Business Administration/Finance. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) Associate in Risk Management (ARM) Associate in Claims (ARM) Licensed Insurance Broker/Agent since 1988 Licensed Oregon Claims Adjuster Primary States for expert work include, California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado and Texas
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Shelby K Hayes, CIC, CPRM, AAI

Insurance Coverage Compliance Expert & Consultant

The Coverage Consultants

Canton, Georgia
Insurance, Risk Management - Insurance Compliance Expert, Insurance Standards of Care, Property & Casualty Insurance, Agent or Broker E&O analysis, Insurance Policy Interpretation, Coverage Dispute analysis, HOA Insurance Compliance, Townhome vs Condominium Classification, HO3 Vs HO6 policy analysis, Certificates of Insurance Analaysis
Independent Insurance Consultant & Expert Witness | Property & Casualty Insurance With more than 20 years of hands-on experience in property and casualty insurance, I help attorneys, associations, and insurance professionals make sense of complex coverage issues, whether in the courtroom or the boardroom. I am retained by counsel to provide expert opinions, written reports, and testimony in matters involving coverage disputes, agent and broker errors and omissions, HOA and condominium insurance programs, and insurance documentation integrity. My analysis is grounded in statutory requirements, regulatory guidance, ACORD usage standards, and generally accepted industry practices, giving attorneys the substantive, well-supported foundation they need at deposition and trial. A significant portion of my work involves evaluating how policies were structured, represented, and documented by examining endorsements, underwriting intent, and customary industry practices to determine whether...
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Gary R. Garcia

Casualty Insurance Underwriting Expert Witness

Charlotte, North Carolina
Insurance, Risk Management - Property & Casualty Insurance, Business Insurance, Underwriting, Insurance Coverage, Alternative Risk, Loss Sensitive Rating Programs, Self-Insurance, Umbrella Insurance, Excess Insurance, Reinsurance, Managing General Agents
Gary spent his entire career with insurance carriers, and all job roles included underwriting as part or total responsibility. He served in various Home Office and Field management roles of increasing responsibility, including Regional Underwriting Manager, Regional Executive, Home Office Casualty Executive, Executive Vice President and President/COO. He led the establishment and served as the Executive of a highly successful Property/Casualty Risk Management Division, responsible for large regional and national domestic U.S. and multinational clients. His broad range of expertise was gained through continuous involvement over the course of his career in increasingly complex coverage and program designs for domestic and multinational business. Development and effective management of these business segments required effective multifunctional teamwork including underwriting, actuarial, financial, legal, reinsurance, claims management, risk engineering, and client services. Gary'...
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Neal Bordenave, JD, CPCU, RPLU, ARM, AIC

Broker/Agent Standard of Care + Claims Practices

RiskPro Insurance Services, Inc.

Bend, Oregon
Insurance, Insurance - Broker/Agent Standard of Care, Bad Faith, Insurance Industry Customs and Practices, Property & Casualty, Life, Annuities, Excess & Surplus, Managing General Agent, Health, Surety, Professional Liability, Underwriting, Claims Practices
More than 35 years experience in the insurance industry. President/CEO of RiskPro Insurance Services, Inc., Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at California State University Chico (Retired 2022) Established Expert Witness Practice in 2009. As of January 2025, more than 500 retentions and testifying in Deposition, Trial and Arbitration more than 100 times. Education includes Juris Doctor (JD), BS Business Administration/Finance. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) Associate in Risk Management (ARM) Associate in Claims (ARM) Licensed Insurance Broker/Agent since 1988 Licensed Oregon Claims Adjuster Primary States for expert work include, California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado and Texas
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John Oakley

Robert Hughes Associates, Inc.

Houston, Texas
Insurance, Actuarial - P&C, L&H, reinsurance, insurance agency standards, insurance underwriting, insurance archaeology, bad faith, actuarial, property & casualty insurance, life & health insurance, risk management, insurance broker standards
Robert Hughes Associates, established 1979, is a group of insurance experts with a wide range of experience and backgrounds -- former insurance company executives, agents, brokers, underwriters, Workers Compensation specialists, D&O and E&O expertise, risk managers, claims managers, adjusters, actuaries and captive management specialists. Degrees include Masters and PhDs. Certifications include CPCU, RPLU, RF, ACE, ACAS, MAAA, CLU, CEBS, FCAS, SCLA, ChFC, RHU, LLIF, CRPS, FLMI, and CSSC. Robert Hughes Associates is an internationally recognized insurance, risk management and actuarial consulting company.