Mr. Swierkiewicz has extensive experience in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance underwriting, management, company startup, marketing, product research and development.
His firm IRCOS, LLC offers, company startup and runoff, due diligence, expert witness and litigation support, feasibility study, product research and development, policy review and underwriting audit services.
His expert witness and litigation support experience includes the following areas of expertise:
Agent or broker errors and omissions
Applications
Automobile
Bad faith
Binders
Casualty
Certificates of insurance
Claims
Coverage issues
Customs, standards and practices
Excess and surplus lines
Facultative reinsurance
Homeowners
Inland marine
Liability
Misrepresentation
Property
Rescission
Treaty reinsurance
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: '70 BA Economics
'76 CPCU
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: CPCU Philadelphia Chapter
CPCU Consulting, Litigation & Expert Witness
Section
Conference of Special Risk Underwriters -New York
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Speaker -Risk and Insurance Management Society's
Annual Meetings
Speaker -Risk Management Forum (Monte Carlo)
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 40
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: By policy type:
-automobile
-property
-general liability
-workers' compensation
-medical malpractice
-professional errors and omissions
By subject matter:
-Rescission
-Industry standards and procedures
-Misrepresentations
-Coverage issues
-Duties of agent or broker
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 75%. (No preference between plaintiffs and defendants.)
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 25%. (No preference between plaintiffs or
defendants.)
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Eight
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: October, 2007
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: None
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: None
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Five
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, outsourcing, due diligence, litigation support.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 250
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 250
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Instead of hourly, $1,500 per diem.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Instead of hourly, $1,500 per diem.
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Portal to portal travel: $125 per hour. All other expenses at actual cost.
