Insurance providers have been inundated with claims since the outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent nationwide shutdown. In true pandemic-style, countless disputes have followed on all matters of insurance policies. Whether you’re preparing litigation related to property damage, business interruption, or workers’ compensation, an insurance expert witness will be an important resource to support any insurance bad faith case.
An insurance expert witness can discuss:
Policy coverage terms
Viral exclusion clauses
Civil authority clauses
State legislation mandating certain insurance payouts
Insurance benchmarks from previous pandemic coverage
An insurer’s duty of good faith
An insurer’s fiduciary duty
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This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in underwriting in the insurance industry. He earned his BS in business from the University of Pittsburgh. Formerly, he has held positions as a consulting underwriter and product line specialist for Liberty Mutual Insurance Corporation, and the assistant vice president of Legion Insurance Company and Ace Insurance Corporation. He then went on to become a consulting underwriter at Pennsylvania Lumbermen Mutual. ...
This qualified expert has significant experience in mental health insurance and health insurance claims handling. She began her career working as an administrative assistant at Harbor Health Services before working as an authorization manager of medicare at Community Medical Alliance. She went on to serve as a customer service representative in the mental health department for ten years before working as in claims system analysis for eight years, both at Blue Cross Blue ...
This expert earned her BA from Morris Brown College. She holds various certificates including the LOMA 302, LOMA 291 and the ACS 101. She has previously served as an underwriting assistant at West Coast Life Insurance and as the new business specialist at the Pacific Life Insurance Company. In these roles, she worked on offer negotiations with the underwriters and producers at the company and analyzed the requirements surrounding each case policy. She has also served as ...
This expert in marketing theory and strategy earned a BA in mass communication form Southeast Missouri State University and her MBA from the University of Tampa, before completing a PhD in marketing at Saint Louis University. She was a postdoctoral research fellow for the University of Washington's Center for Sales and Marketing Strategy, and now serves as the Director of Partnerships and Membership Programs for the center. She is active in her field as a member of ...
This expert has over 25 years of experience as an underwriter, manager, and health insurance salesman in the healthcare industry. He earned his BBA in finance and marketing from the University of South Carolina, Columbia. He formerly served as an insurance underwriter for Aetna before becoming the senior group underwriter for Colonial Life Insurance Company. He was also the senior underwriter for Delta Dental Insurance Company and the Divisional Financial Underwriter for ...
This highly-qualified expert has decades of experience in life insurance and estate planning. He earned his BA in political science from Millsaps College followed by his JD from the University of Mississippi Law School. This expert is a chartered life underwriter, accredited estate planner, certified life annuity professional, and a licensed life insurance agent. He is active in his field as a member of the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils and the ...
This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in captive insurance and consulting. After earning his BA in business from Gustavus Adolphus College, he went on to begin his career as a senior marketing representative at Federated Insurance. He then moved to risk management and insurance as the vice president of alternative risk at RJF Agencies, Inc. This expert currently serves as the executive director of captive programs for a top university in ...
This qualified healthcare actuary has over 20 years of experience in his field. He earned his BS in mathematics and statistics as well as his MS in applied statistics at the University of California, Riverside. He is a member of the Society of Actuaries and the American Academy of Actuaries. Formerly, he served as an actuarial assistant at TPF&C, as an actuarial analyst at AMEX Life Assurance Co., and as a senior consultant at Coopers & Lybrand. He then moved on to ...
This expert has over 35 years of experience in the field of insurance, specializing in claims management, captives, captive management, attorney fees, and municipality management. He is a certified legal principle claim specialist and a member of several professional associations, such as the Council on Litigation Management and the American Institute of Insurance Studies. Throughout his career, he has held various leadership roles, such as the litigation manager at ...
This expert has over 35 years of experience working in insurance and claims. Before beginning his career in this field, he obtained his BS in business administration from the University of Memphis. Today, he is also a designated chartered property and casualty underwriter, an associate in claims, a senior claim law associate, an associate in reinsurance, and an associate in risk management. This expert is also an active member of several professional organizations, ...
This qualified actuary has over 20 years of experience in her field. She earned her BA in mathematics at California State University, Dominguez Hills and is a member of the Associate of Society of Actuaries, the International Actuarial Association, and the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council. Formerly, she served as an associate actuary at Foundation Health Systems, as a manager of actuarial & insurance consulting at Deloitte Consulting, and as a general manager of ...
Case: John P. Senese v. Liberty Mutual, No. 13-5139, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Aug. 19, 2014 Background: Plaintiff John P. Senese was injured in a car accident in 2009, when he accelerated while making a…
Case: Pyramid Technologies, Inc., et al. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., No. 11–56304, Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; May 19, 2014 Background: Pyramid Technologies, Inc., which purchased and resold electronic parts, had coverage for business interruption, building replacement and…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Meemic Ins. Co. v. Hewlett-Packard Co. Citation: 717 F. Supp. 2d 752 In this insurance dispute, an electrical engineering expert is tasked with…
In this class action, the basis of an actuary expert’s report was under review via a Daubert challenge. Daubert focuses on the validity of an expert’s methodology. The plaintiffs claim that a third party’s audit report constituted unsubstantiated “hearsay” and…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Kanellakopoulos v. Unimerica Life Ins. Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78054 Facts The plaintiff, a Vietnam war veteran, filed this suit…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Freehold Mgmt. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55052 Facts The plaintiff insurance company brought this case against…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Perez v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. et al Citation: 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155921 Facts This case involves a car…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Argonaut Ins. Co. v. Samsung Heavy Indus. Co. Citation: 929 F. Supp. 2d 159 Facts This case involves determining the cause of a fire…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Adams Craig Acquisitions LLC v. Atain Specialty Ins. Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129537 Facts This case involves an insurance claim dispute. The plaintiff construction…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Huntington Chase Condo. Ass’n v. Mid-Century Ins. Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54880 Facts The plaintiff, a condominium building management company, alleged…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of California Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Fid. Nat’l Fin., Inc. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47041 Facts This case involved the aftermath of a Ponzi…