Many businesses that are suffering losses secondary to COVID-19 are finding their insurance carriers won’t cover property insurance claims resulting from the pandemic—namely, business interruption claims. Because the coronavirus is so novel, proving claims of bad faith related to COVID-19 will require the support of a highly-qualified property insurance expert witness.Â
An expert in property insurance can discuss:
Policy coverage and exclusions
Limitations of business interruption coverage
The stakes of semantic contract omissions
How business interruption coverage relates to commercial property, business owners, and commercial package policies
Conditions for civil authority coverage and virus exclusions
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This highly-qualified expert has 45 years of experience in insurance and risk management, specializing in questionable claims practices, policy rescission, bad faith conduct, coverage disputes, producer professional liability, and insurer insolvency. He holds several professional designations, including Associate in Risk Management, Accredited Advisor in Insurance, and Registered Professional Liability Underwriter. He is also licensed as an insurance producer, a claims ...
This expert has over 25 years of experience in architecture. He received his BA and MS in architecture from Tulane University and is a licensed architect in eight states. He is also a Haag certified inspector in residential and commercial roofing as well as wind damage. He is active in his field as a member of the American Institute of Architects, a past president of AIA Idaho, and a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. Throughout his career, he has performed over ...
This highly qualified expert has nearly 40 years of experience in insurance. He earned his BBA in accounting from Hofstra University before beginning his career in insurance with the New York State Insurance Department and the New York State Department of Financial Services. During his 35 years working for the New York State Insurance Department, he held several prominent positions, including director of policy initiatives and assistant chief examiner of the property ...
This expert began his career in underwriting in the 1960's, managing a regional general agency with broad underwriting authority specializing in property real and personal coverage, running the gamut from simple auto and homeowners’ policies to complex property, inland marine, manufacturer’s output and ocean marine policies. When he sold his agency in 1988, he had 60 employees and annual revenues in excess of $10,000,000. His career also includes a wealth of claims ...
This expert has been practicing in the risk management and insurance industry for over 30 years. Ranked first in her graduating Risk Management class and chosen nationally as a Risk and Insurance Management Society scholar, she has defended both insurers and brokers in many cases involving coverage disputes, lack of coverage and property loss. She is currently the President of her own risk management consulting firm, she regularly manages large Property and Casualty ...
This expert has over 50 years of experience in the field of insurance claims. He has experience working in in claim handling custom and practice, claim adjusting, coverage interpretation, and SIU practices. He is certified as a Casualty Claims Law Associate, Legal Principals Coverage Specialist, and a Registered Professional Adjuster, among others. He is active as a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, previously serving as the President of the ...
This expert has over 60 years of experience in the field of insurance. He earned his BS at David Lipscomb University and is a Licensed Property and Casualty Insurance Agent, as well as a Life and Health Insurance Agent. He a certified Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter, as well as an Associate in Risk Management. He is active in his field as a member of the National Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Society, and has published on topics relating to the ...
This expert has extensive experience applying economic and financial models to matters regarding property and casualty insurance. He has applied his models to personal and commercial lines of coverage, including those involving catastrophe exposures. He earned his M.A. and his Ph.D. in Economics from Rutgers University. The expert is a Member of the American Risk & Insurance Association and also sits on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Insurance Regulation and ...
This expert has extensive experience in property insurance claims and construction disputes. He received his BA from Christendom College before starting a design-build construction company. After, he held positions as a senior claims adjuster at Cunningham Lindsey, the executive vice president of Clairvaux Institute, and the executive general adjuster at Solutia Adjusters. Currently, he is an executive consultant at an insurance claims consultancy in Colorado....
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Royale Green Condo Ass’n v. Aspen Specialty Ins. Co Citation: 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48334 The plaintiff complained about the expert’s inability to…
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: In re Ebin Citation: 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 9856 The public adjuster hired by the realtors had a higher repair estimate than the insurance carrier. As…
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Three Rivers Hydroponics, LLC v. Florists’ Mut. Ins. Co. Citation: 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12644 In this insurance dispute, the plaintiff’s insurance expert witness opines…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Mcallen Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Flores v. Allstate Tex. Lloyd’s Co. Citation: 229 F. Supp. 2d 697 The expert, however, fails to support his conclusions with testing or…
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 Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Federal-Mogul Corp. v. Ins. Co. of Pa. Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114573 Facts In 2011, plaintiff Federal-Mogul Corporation suffered substantial damage to…
This case stems from a previous case surrounding a deed restriction. An LLC purchased golf course property and submitted housing redevelopment plans to the city council. Prior to submission, the LLC purchased title insurance and the insurance company performed an…
This case involves a maritime insurance bad faith claim. An insured marina sued their insurer for damages allegedly caused by the mismanagement of their claim. The insurance company denied coverage for a claim regarding internal damages to one of the marina’s…
This case involves a large garden center that suffered extensive damage due to an electrical fire. After the fire, it was discovered that the business lacked the proper insurance coverage related to the damage to its property and interruption of…