SERVICES

Kevin has served as both a consulting and testifying expert.  He has helped policyholders, insurers, brokers, and self-insureds on cases in Kentucky, Louisiana, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New Jersey, Arizona, Illinois, New Mexico, Ohio, and California. Firms, companies, and policyholders have engaged Kevin’s help on cases involving:

• A major Las Vegas hotel/casino – issue of late loss reporting to an excess carrier following a massive jury hit;

• Two different car manufacturers – faced six-figure subrogation claims by personal lines insurers on fire loss issues of proper adjusting procedure;

• Excess and surplus lines carrier faced bad faith allegations over a claim denial and adjuster’s refusal to meet with the insured and broker;

• A nursing home seeking coverage from its insurer following a flood loss – exclusionary endorsement issued after the claim was filed;

• Intellectual property dispute between competitors who developed rival versions of claims management software.

• The insurance producer allegedly gave the primary insurer incomplete information regarding the existence of personal umbrella coverage. The underlying claim ended up being above primary limits and litigation ensued.

• A large commercial insurer sued for bad faith by its insured under a product liability policy. An additional insured faced a claim and exhausted the policy limits to get a settlement. Plaintiff then sued the named insured, which had no further insurance. In turn, the named insured sued the insurer, alleging bad faith and neglect of its interests.

• A medical malpractice insurer was sued by the plaintiff for violating the state’s unfair claim practice regulations.

Kevin is a Contributing Author to a number of the textbooks published and used by the Insurance Institute of America for its Associate in Claims (AIC) and Enterprise Risk Management designation program.  With Kevin’s strong writing background and presentation skills, he blends rock-solid credentials with the ability to effectively communicate insurance concepts in a clear, understandable way to juries and judges.

PORTFOLIO

Case Examples of Expert Witness Experience:

• Bad faith claim-handling

• Adjuster standard of care

• Extracontractual liability

• Wrongful denial of coverage

• Unreasonable claim handling delay

• Automobile liability claims

• Automobile first-party claims

• UM/UIM claims

• Commercial general liability claim handling disputes

• “Failure to Settle” claims

• Wrongful handling or denial/payment of Worker’s Compensation benefits

• Disability claims

• Mishandling medical malpractice claims

• Mishandling of non-medical professional liability claims

• Third-party homeowners claims

• Excess versus primary carrier disputes, etc.