With more than 37 years of experience working for several major insurance carriers as a Senior Vice President of Claims, Operations and as a licensed insurance agent and public insurance adjuster, I am uniquely qualified to assist either Plaintiff or Defense on insurance related issues.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Providence College AB
CPCU Charted Property Casuality Underwriter
Massachusetts, Property Casualty Insurance Agent
Licensed Public Adjuster
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Society of Charted Property Casuality Underwriters
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: I have personally trained hundreds of insurance staff in all areas of insurance. I have spoken at numerous seminars and insurance conferences.
I am an instructor at the Saval Insurance Library of Massachusetts teaching a varity of insurance cources.
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: More than 20 occasions for plaintiffs More than 20 occasions for insurance companies
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Insurance, Bad Faith, Good Faith, all facets of insurance company operations, claims handling, settlement, underwriting bad faith, agent policy handling, cancellation, coverage, damages.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: In recent years 60%.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 40% in the last 5 years
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: More than 20.
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: March 2008.
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: More than 20.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: More than 20.
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Seven
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Evaluation of case handling including investigation, consulting, reports, file evaluations, property damage evaluations, trial preperation, settlement timing.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 275.00 per hour.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 275.00 per hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 350.00 per hour with a 4-hour minimum
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 350.00 per hour
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Expenses at cost
References
Gene AndersonAnderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
1251 Avenue of the Americas
212 278 1000
New York, New York 10020
John Paul Faignent
Miller Faignent Behrens
36 Marchant Row
802 775 2521
Rutland, VT 05702-6688
Owen P. McGowan
McGowan & Associates
781-261-9977
80 Washington Street D-20
Norwell MA 02061
