Insurance Expert Witnesses

This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in the field of risk management, specializing in retail risk assessment, enterprise risk management, retail safety and security management, claims management, liability, and property claim negotiation. He earned his BS from Eastern Kentucky University and has completed professional development courses in risk management services, casualty claims adjusting, and criminal interrogation and behavioral analysis. He is active in his field as a member of the Risk and Insurance Management Society. He has formerly served as the manager of risk control and claims for Chiquita Brands International, the director of risk services for the Pillsbury Company, the vice president of risk management for Advance Auto Parts Company, and the director of risk management for Central Parking System. Most recently, this expert served as the director of liability claims for Publix Super Markets.

This expert has over 30 years of experience working in the toxicology and health risk assessment field. He specializes in evaluating potential human health effects of chemical and microbial agent exposures. In particular, he has experience with evaluation of exposures to asbestos, benzene, carbon monoxide, silica, metals, pesticides, solvents, oil and gas fracking chemicals, other petroleum products, and toxic gases. Additionally, he is a Board-Certified Toxicologist as a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology and a Licensed Professional Engineer. Currently, this expert is a toxicologist at a privately owned toxicology and human health risk assessment firm.

30 years of employment in a community hospital advancing to the executive level as the organizations Chief Nursing Officer. Lead the organization to successful state and JCAHO surveys, knowledge of patient care and medical staff standards. Authored organizational policies and procedures in accordance with best practices. Oversight of 500 FTEs to include nursing and allied support staff for clinical care departments. Provided oversight administration for a long term nursing facility associated with the organization. Participated in CMS surveys. Actively worked with risk management and quality Improvement processes. Knowledge of HR policies and practices to include implementation and enforcement. Developed and implemented the entire operational process for a start up free medical community.

This board certified expert has a BS from State University of New York at Buffalo and an MD from New York Medical College. He is a member of American Academy of Pediatrics and Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is well published in his field and has received the A. H. Robins and Wyeth Pediatric Miracle Maker and Physician of the Year awards. Previously, he was Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School and currently he is Director, Neonatal Nursery and Pediatric ER at a major healthcare center.

This highly-qualified expert has 45 years of experience in the field of security and risk management. His areas of expertise include premises liability, nightclub security, security guards, apartment properties, retail loss prevention, negligent hiring/retention and cargo losses due to inadequate security. He earned his BA in sociology with an emphasis in criminology from Louisiana State University. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Society for Industrial Security, as an author of several published security articles, and a speaker at various security conferences. He began his career with Southern Research Company, serving as a security guard supervisor and as part of the investigations division working on theft and narcotics investigation. He then went on to serve as a patrol officer with the Dallas Police Department and the single unit and area loss prevention manager for Sears. For 12 years, he worked with Eckerd Corporation, serving first as a regional loss prevention manager before becoming the director of loss prevention operations. For nearly 20 years, this expert has served as the president of his risk analysis and security management consulting firm in Texas.

This security management expert has been in the field for more than 30 years. A Certified Protection Professional, he is extensively published and holds membership in both the American Society for Industrial Security and the International Association of Professional Security Consultants. He has lectured on security and criminology at the university level for multiple schools, including the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and he has served as corporate Security Director, Senior Security Director, and Chief Security Officer for three multi-national organizations. Currently, this expert is the Principal of his own consulting firm, specializing in identifying, avoiding, and mitigating and managing security related risk.

This expert has been a practicing nurse for nearly 20 years. A licensed registered nurse, she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Kansas and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri. This expert has extensive experience in quality control and ensuring proper standards and protocols are being followed and met. A Risk Management Consultant for Health Cap/HCRMS, she conduced training workshops and consultation for long-term care facility staff in quality insurance and improvement, risk management, safety management, risk mitigation, and best practices. As a Quality Educator with Primaris, she worked with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as part of the Quality Improvement Organization for the state of Missouri, educating, consulting, and providing resource materials to skilled nursing staff to promote improvement in resident care. Currently a Clinical Educator and Consultant for a major university, she continues to work with Quality Improvement of Missouri and provides educational presentations throughout the state for long term care facilities, the Missouri League of Nursing, and various hospitals, targeting specific audiences and quality of care issues. This expert is also an independent Nurse Consultant and is experienced in reviewing legal cases as an expert witness, analyzing medical malpractice files, and analyzing standard of care, causation, and damage issues.

This expert has almost 15 years of experience in the financial services industry with a focus on direct investment and operational due diligence of alternative investments. She received her B.S. in Finance and Accounting. Her focus involves an in-depth inspection of hedge funds and their operations including hedge fund administrators. At PNC Asset Management, she served on the national due diligence unit and was responsible for the selection and monitoring of hedge, fund of hedge fund, and liquid alternative investments in the U.S. and Asia. She currently serves as Managing Director of an alternative investment consulting firm that, among other tasks, focuses on thorough investment and operational due diligence and risk assessment.

This well seasoned professor of higher education has over 30 years of experience in physical education and recreational sports. Throughout his career he has been a member of several professional societies including the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA), the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO). He served as Director of NIRSA in two different states (New York and Pennsylvania). He is a certified recreational sports specialist and graduated from the NIRSA School of Recreational Sport Management. He has been invited to give professional presentations throughout the country on various topics such as, “Ethics in campus recreation programs,” and “Status of campus recreation programs in North America." He has published extensively in professional publications including Recreational Sports Journal, the Journal of International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance and Risk Management for Campus Recreation. Most notably, he published articles on Selected risk management policies for intramural activities and club sport legal liability practices. He received the NIRSA Horace Moody Award which recognizes professional members who have made contributions to student development by their encouragement, support, and performance. He is currently an instructor in the department of human movement, sport, and leisure studies of an Ohio based university.

This expert has over 10 years of professional experience in OSHA & MSHA advisory services, specifically as it relates to hazardous materials management, oil & gas rig safety, environmental engineering, and fire safety. He earned a Master of Occupational Safety & Health/Environmental Management from Columbia Southern University and a PhD in Safety Sciences from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Safety Professional through Board of Certified Safety Professionals and teaches field safety protocols for the NCCER Core curriculum. This expert is currently a professor of safety management & environmental/fire protection engineering at a Texas based university and a principal consultant providing OSHA & MSHA advisory services.

This highly qualified risk management and insurance expert earned her BA in Insurance at Howard University and PhD in Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Georgia. She is a member of several professional organizations including the American Risk and Insurance Association, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Southern Risk and Insurance Association, Western Risk and Insurance Association, and Windstorm Insurance Network. She has received the RMIR Best Perspectives Article Award from the prestigious American Risk and Insurance Association. This expert sits of the editorial board for several peer reviewed journals and is the co-editor of the Journal of Insurance Regulation. She has published 30+ articles on the insurance industry and risk management and is a frequently invited guest speaker at major conferences. Formerly she was a senior claims representative at State Farm Insurance Company. Currently she is a professor in the department of risk management and insurance at a major university.

One of the largest program underwriters of logistics insurance nationally and a pioneer of state-of the art coverages. Main logistics specialization is truck brokers.

This expert has been involved in actuarial consulting for over 10 years. He holds a Master's of Science in Statistics as well as a Doctorate in Mathematics. An Editor of the ASTIN Bulletin - The Journal of the International Actuarial Association, he also serves as a peer-reviewer for 20 other scientific journals in the areas of finance, mathematics, and insurance. He is a former Assistant Consultant with the Institute for Finance and Actuarial Science and has been an invited presenter at more than 10 national and international conferences and professional meetings. This expert is currently an Associate Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at a major university.

This expert has been practicing advanced business analytics for over 20 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Business and has extensive industry experience in quantitative risk assessment and marketing analytics. He has been published in refereed journals such as the "Journal of Database Marketing", "Risk Management Journal" and "Marketing Intelligence and Planning", while he has presented on predictive analytics at conferences hosted by the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Global Risk Forum and International Business Research Conference among others. Included in this expert's core competencies are insurance claim analysis, shareholder litigation (SCA) modeling and analysis, exploratory data and text mining, "big data" manipulation and analysis, and multisource analytics and data amalgamation. Currently the Founder and Principal of his own predictive analytics and data mining consulting firm, he is also an Associate Professor of the Practice of Administrative Sciences at a major university, where he serves as the Director of the MS Program in Risk Management. This expert has authored three books on database analytics and risk assessment, as well as many white papers for various industries.

This expert has over 30 years of experiences with securities, investments, and insurance at the financial advisor, supervisory, and managing principal level. He has his producer's license in life, accident, and health insurance, is a certified financial planner, a chartered financial consultant, and a chartered life underwriter. He is also a member of numerous prestigious organizations in the insurance and financial services fields. This expert is is a former agency manager at John Hancock Financial Services, former managing principal at Waddell and Reed and a former Adjunct Professor in the department of finance at the University of Connecticut. He is currently an adjunct professor in financial management at a top university and the founder/consultant at a securities, insurance, and financial services expert witness and litigation consulting firm.

This highly qualified economist received his B.A. from Harvard University, M.A. from the University of Oxford, and his Ph.D in Economics from George Washington University. He brings extensive experience in financial regulation through his 5 years experience working as an economist at the federal-level at the Federal Reserve Board, Small Business Administration, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. He also served as Chief Economist and Senior Policy Adviser in the Office of the New York City Comptroller for 13 years. He has taught MBA level courses on Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance and Economics at NYU's Stern School of Business, Baruch College, and Pace University. This expert is a member of several professional organization including the New York Association for Business Economics, Economists for Peace and Security. His testimony has been heard by such agencies as the NYS Public Service Commission three times, the NYS Assembly Housing Committee, the NYC Council, NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission, .and the U.S. House Banking Committee.

This expert is currently the lead Actuarial Consultant for a major actuarial firm. He has 38 years of experience in the insurance industry. He has worked extensively in most areas of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, mergers and acquisitions, self-insurance and captive insurance companies. He has advised extensively with many of the major insurance and reinsurance companies as well as large self-insured entities throughout North America in the areas of loss reserving, pricing and risk management. He had been a partner running actuarial practices at both Ernst & Young, where he ran the national P&C actuarial group and Coopers & Lybrand, where he ran the Northeast P&C Actuarial practice and the National Risk Management practice. He also has varied experience in actuarial functions at two major property & casualty insurance companies, running both personal lines (auto and homeowners) and commercial lines ratemaking and reserving units. He has published papers on mergers & acquisitions, product, pollution, asbestos, data mining, workers comp premium auditing, and and disaster recovery. He has also been a frequent speaker at actuarial conventions and programs. He worked on a variety of warranty actuary projects for large insurers and non-insurance companies with self insurance and risk management issues.

This expert has been practicing law for over 35 years. A nationally recognized insurance coverage counselor, he is well known for his bi-weekly newsletter summarizing important insurance coverage decisions in New York State courts. Listed in Best Lawyers in America the past 6 years in a row, he has also been named as Lawyer of the Year for Insurance Law by the same publication. This expert has been teaching Insurance Law as an Adjunct Professor at a major university's law school for nearly 30 years, and he is a Senior Member specializing in insurance coverage at a large law firm.

This expert has over 39 years of insurance, reinsurance and risk management experience. He has worked as an underwriter, a retail agent, a wholesale broker, a reinsurer, an intermediary, a consultant and as an expert witness. His areas of expertise include all forms of property & casualty insurance, the usual and customary practices of the industry, the standards of care and reasonable expectations of parties within the industry, alternative risk transfer techniques and methods including, self-insurance and captive insurance companies; reinsurance, marketing distribution systems within the industry and the roles, responsibilities and functionality of agents, brokers, underwriters, managing general agents, underwriting managers, reinsurers, and the interplay and relationship between all of them.

This title insurance expert spent nearly a decade as a title searcher, title examiner, and title officer before pursuing a 20 year career as an underwriting counsel. He has a keen understanding of how title insurers evaluate risk and interpret their policies. He has represented numerous clients in title insurance claims. A former vice chair of the Title Insurance and Surveys Committee of the American Bar Association, he earned his JD at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law and maintains a consulting practice focused on title insurance and real estate.