Auto Insurance Expert Witnesses

Phoenix, Arizona

Insurance - Insurance Producer Standard of Care, Insurance Bad Faith, Agents E&O, Insurance Coverages and Claims, Insurance Claim handling standards, Workers Comp, Auto Insurance, UM & UIM Insurance, Home Insurance, Insurance Disputes, Life Insurance, Health Insurance, P&C, Umbrellas, etc

Daniel Fink, danielgfink@gmail.com, is an active insurance producer and instructor, as well as an Insurance expert witness, with over 40 years of insurance industry experience. He has earned the CIC, CRM, CPCU, CRIS, & AAI insurance certifications. As an insurance instructor, he teaches continuing education & certification classes for the CIC, CISR, and CRIS programs and speaks on many insurance topics to insurance and industry groups. Daniel is a national faculty member and education writer for The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research. Daniel is a good communicator (BA in Journalism and English) combined with an extensive background in insurance. He served as President of the IIABAZ (Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Arizona) as well as head of its education committee. Daniel teaches insurance associations (Big I and PIA) in many states. Daniel serves as a member of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) “Ask an Expert” Pane...

Surprise, Arizona

Insurance - insurance standard of care, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, workers compensation, human resources, property and casualty insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, long term care insurance, cyber insurance, auto insurance, home insurance, business insurance

David Mitchell (“David”) has held an Arizona Property and Casualty License since 1980 and Life and Health license since 1988. He has held the Certified Insurance Counselor (hereinafter “CIC”) for over thirty years. David has attended over five hundred hours of classroom instruction with CIC primarily involving insurance policies. In addition, David completed his Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (“CPCU”) in 2022. The CPCU designation consists of eight parts and in the opinion of many as the highest professional property/casualty designation in the insurance industry. He has recently obtained his Associates in Claims (AIC) professional designation. David holds a bachelor's in business management, a master's degree in business administration (MBA) and a master's degree in human resources. David has been an owner and insurance producer for over 40 years and teaches insurance producers in continuing education. David has consulted on over 65 cases as an insurance consultant an...

Delray Beach, Florida

Actuarial, Insurance - workers compensation, reserves, rate filing, self insurance, auto insurance, liability insurance, loss reserving, captive, insolvency , Rates, malpractice, pricing, rate filing

Hayden Burrus, FCAS, MAAA is an accomplished casualty actuary with decades of leadership experience in the insurance industry. Former President of Casualty Actuaries of the Southeast, Chief Actuary of publicly traded workers' compensation insurance company, actuarial experience at multiple insurance rating organizations (National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and Insurance Services Office (ISO)), Mr. Burrus is experienced with all sides of the insurance industry. HB Actuarial Services was incorporated in 2000 and we have taken on a wide variety of assignments, some of which are described below. Actuarial malpractice, Analysis of rate filings and form filings, Insurance company solvency, Regulatory support for insurance companies, Self-insurers, Rate filing submissions, Workers' compensation, Automobile liability, Prepaid legal services, and Homeowners' insurance. o Financial analysis of an insolvent insurer o Deposition regarding the rates and stacking practices of Uni...

Houston, Texas

Insurance, Real Estate - Auto Insurance, Bad Faith, Standard of Care, COI, Hurricane Insurance, Homeowners Association Insurance, nonsubscriber Insurance, Marine Insurance, Control of Well Insurance, O&G, Oil & Gas Insurance, Directors & Officers Insurance, Hotels, Pollution, E&O, Errors & Omissions, Surety, Property & Casualty, Environmental, Umbrella

Mr. Margraves started his second career as a full-time expert witness in 2020, backed with over thirty-three years commercial property & casualty insurance experience. Mr. Margraves has been designated as an expert witness in 22 case assignments: 19 State cases and 3 Federal cases. Case assignments are divided between 12 for Defense and 10 for Plaintiff, including Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas. He is an insurance industry expert that brings extensive experience in all aspects of property & casualty insurance interpretation, policy forms, applications, claims, safety programs, and contract integration. Expertise includes Bad Faith, Agency E&O, Standard of Care, Marine, Environmental, Surety & Bonds, CYBER, and Certificates of Insurance. He is the Principal Consultant and Founder of Gulf Coast Risk Management, LLC (GCRM). GCRM provides consulting services to attorneys, property owners, asset managers, and general contractors regarding insurance placemen...