Expert testimony for Claim Handling; Good Faith/Bad Faith; Claim Procedure and Evaluation; Lost Policy/Policy Reconstruction; Coverage Interpretation.Over thirty-eight years of insurance claims experience including Primary, Umbrella, Excess and Reinsurance. Environmental, Asbestos, other long tail claims, Auto, Uninsured Motorist, General Liability, Products Liability, Workers Compensation and other types of Property Casualty claims including complex litigation. Unparalleled Claim Expertise in Property Casualty Insurance. Helping others understand insurance and how it works.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
Associate in Claims (AIC)
Senior Claim Law Associate (SCLA)
Associate in Reinsurance (ARe)
Associate in Risk Management (ARM)
Multi line adjuster license State of Connecticut
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Member Society of CPCU
Member Connecticut Chapter of Society of CPCU
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Over 20 years teaching Insurance related courses
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Seven
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Coverage interpretation of Excess insurance forms and Bermuda form
Claims handling and claims evaluation practices
Broker negligence and Bad Faith
Umbrella drop down
Aggregate limits exhaustion
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 66%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 33%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Between thirty five and forty as an employee of an insurance company.
Once as a consulting expert
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: November 2008
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 2.5 years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, Claim File Audits
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Fee Schedule available on request
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: Fee Schedule available on request
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Fee Schedule available on request
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Fee Schedule available on request
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Fee Schedule available on request
References
Carl ForsbergForsberg & Umlauf
901 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington
206-689-8552
cforsberg@forsberg-umlauf.com
Robert Walsh
White and Williams LLP
1800 Liberty Place
Philadelphia, PA 19103
walshr@whiteandwilliams.com
J. W. 'Jack Montgomery'III
Jones Day
500 Grant Street
Suite 3100
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
jwmontgomery@jonesday.com
