Claims Expert Witnesses

Claims expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on claims. The claims expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Business Damages, Construction, Construction Defects, Insurance, Legal, and Risk Management.

Ty R Sagalow, JD, LLM

Innovation Insurance Group, LLC

Alabama
Insurance - Professional Liability Insurance, D&O Liability Insurance, Management Liability Insurance, E&O Insurance, Cyber Insurance, Property Insurance, Casualty Insurance, P&C Insurance Financial Lines Insurance, bad faith, underwriting, claims, policyholder, Insurance, EPLI Insurance, Directors, Officers
Mr. Sagalow is a well known expert in insurance disputes representing both the policyholder and insurance carrier. He has been retained by most of the largest law firms on "both sides of the aisle." As of April 2024 he has been retained over 150 times (across over 50 different firms) , testified over 60 times including at trial, arbitration and court hearings. While Mr. Sagalow has been retained for a wide variety of insurance matters, his expertise is especially sought after in Financial Lines cases including directors and officers (D&O) insurance and professional liability (E&O) insurance . Mr. Sagalow has been successful in obtaining his policyholder clients over a billion dollars in recoveries as well as successfully saving for his insurance carrier clients hundreds of millions of dollars via successful declaratory judgment actions or trial verdicts. Mr. Sagalow is a 40 year insurance veteran having held the most senior positions in many insurance companies including at ...

Pauline Thomas, CRM, CIC, ARM, CISR

Effective Risk Management

Costa Mesa, California
Insurance, Risk Management - Insurance, Risk Management, Agent/Broker Standard of Care, MGA, Wholesale Intermediary, Excess & Surplus Lines, Underwriting, Insurance Industry Customs & Practices, Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, E&O, EPLI, Occurrence v. Claims Made, PEOs, Contracts, Certificates, Additional Insureds, Claims
52+ years experience. Insurance & risk management professional. Faculty Member, Big "I" Virtual University Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Practice includes expert witness & transactional consulting. Personal & commercial insurance including property, inland marine, wet marine, builders risk, course of construction, general liability, automobile liability, workers compensation, homeowners, medical malpractice, employment practices liability, professional liability. Traditional insurance & alternative risk programs, captives, self-insurance, large deductibles, retrospective rating. Experience includes underwriting, retail & wholesale production agencies, general agent, excess & surplus lines & franchisor. Producer, agent and broker custom & practice and standard of care. Good faith, bad faith. Experience with design & marketing of insurance programs & design & interpretation of insurance clauses in lease agreements, construction and other business contracts, cer...

Rick Bingham

Glynloen Insurance Consulting

Alexandria, Kentucky
Insurance, Risk Management - bad faith, claims, claim handling, reserves, bad-faith, unfair claims settlement practices, third party administrator, reinsurance, notice, asbestos, extra contractual, receivership, claims management, liquidation, environmental, property and casualty, reserve adequacy, market conduct examination
Throughout his career, Mr. Bingham served as a senior claims manager for 3 major property casualty carriers: CNA, the Hartford, and USF&G. As a seasoned senior level Insurance, Reinsurance, Regulatory and Run-Off Practitioner with 4 decades of industry, consulting, and receivership experience, Mr. Bingham possesses a demonstrated ability to analyze complex insurance-related matters in fast paced and evolving environments. Mr. Bingham’s credentials as subject matter expert have been accepted in both state and federal courts across the country. Mr. Bingham has demonstrated an understanding and command of claims handling practices, reinsurance policies, and regulatory and run-off issues of the highest complexity. His wealth of experience in the handling of claims, claims management, regulatory compliance, drafting expert reports, and testifying in complex litigation have made him an asset to businesses and attorneys throughout the United States. As a past recipient of the Cert...

Lane A Feick, PE

Construction Issues Expert Witness

Owner Rep Consulting

Annapolis, Maryland
Construction, Construction Defects - Estimating, Project Management, Cost Control, Claims, Change Orders, Differing Site Conditions, Breaches of Contract, Leaks, Grading, Site Work, Scheduling, Critical Path
Oversight of daily field operations inclusive of coordinating subcontractors, suppliers and field employees, quality control, monitoring the project schedule and maintaining a safe workplace. Thirty (30+) years of construction management, general contracting, and bank inspection experience. Licensed Professional Engineer in Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.

Key Coleman, CPA, CFA, CPCU

Litigation Economic & Forensic Consulting Group LLC

New Jersey
Insurance, Business Damages - Economic Damages Expert Witness, General Business Damages, Accounting, Agent/Broker, Employment, Insurance Damages Expert Witness, Lost Profits, Reinsurance Damages, Underwriting, Claims, Force Placed, Managing General Agency MGA/TPA Exams, PEOs, Agent Errors & Omissions E&O, Commercial Disputes
Key Coleman is a damages expert, who works in a variety of industries. For more than 27 years, Key has focused his efforts on forensics, disputes, economic damages and expert testimony. Key's background is unusual in that he has a deep understanding of many of the functional areas that lead to disputes, including: sales, operations, accounting and finance. One of Key's specialties is the analysis of damages in insurance or reinsurance disputes. He is one of the few experts nationwide who hold both the CPA and the CPCU designations. Key serves clients nationwide from Greater Philadelphia, but spent the bulk of his career in Chicago where he held high level positions at Grant Thornton LLP and LECG/Smart in their disputes practice. Prior to that, he was a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where for more than 11 years he performed forensic dispute analysis, damages analysis and investigative work. Prior to his consulting career, Key worked more than eight years for an insur...

Ty R Sagalow, JD, LLM

Innovation Insurance Group, LLC

Syosset, New York
Insurance - Professional Liability Insurance, D&O Liability Insurance, Management Liability Insurance, E&O Insurance, Cyber Insurance, Property Insurance, Casualty Insurance, P&C Insurance Financial Lines Insurance, bad faith, underwriting, claims, policyholder, Insurance, EPLI Insurance, Directors, Officers
Mr. Sagalow is a well known expert in insurance disputes representing both the policyholder and insurance carrier. He has been retained by most of the largest law firms on "both sides of the aisle." As of April 2024 he has been retained over 150 times (across over 50 different firms) , testified over 60 times including at trial, arbitration and court hearings. While Mr. Sagalow has been retained for a wide variety of insurance matters, his expertise is especially sought after in Financial Lines cases including directors and officers (D&O) insurance and professional liability (E&O) insurance . Mr. Sagalow has been successful in obtaining his policyholder clients over a billion dollars in recoveries as well as successfully saving for his insurance carrier clients hundreds of millions of dollars via successful declaratory judgment actions or trial verdicts. Mr. Sagalow is a 40 year insurance veteran having held the most senior positions in many insurance companies including at ...

Britta M Moss, CPCU, SCLA, AIC-M

P&C Claim Handling Standards-Bad Faith Litigation

Britta M. Moss

Delaware, Ohio
Insurance, Legal - Property & Casualty Claims, Casualty Insurance, P&C Claims, Insurance Claims, Insurance Bad Faith, First, Third, Industry Standards, Common Practices, Insurance Coverage, Investigation, Insurer Defense, Personal Injury, commercial, personal, auto, homeowner, bodily injury, property damage, uninsured
Independent professional in Property & Casualty insurance industry standards and common practices for claim handling. Located in Ohio, but available nationwide. Qualified to testify at trial in both state and federal court. Consultation services provided to law firms representing plaintiffs and insurer defendants involved in disputes or litigation regarding coverage analysis, investigation, liability determination, damage evaluation, negotiation, and settlement. Experienced expert witness in industry claim handling standards and common practices. Thirty (30) years-experience as a property and casualty insurance industry professional with a wide variety of personal and commercial lines claims. Roles include front-line Claim Representative, Litigation Examiner, Supervisor, Trainer, Manager, and Consultant for claims involving auto damage, personal & commercial property damage (PD), bodily injury (BI), personal injury, property damage liability, premises liability, commercial ...

Key Coleman, CPA, CFA, CPCU

Litigation Economic & Forensic Consulting Group LLC

Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Insurance, Business Damages - Economic Damages Expert Witness, General Business Damages, Accounting, Agent/Broker, Employment, Insurance Damages Expert Witness, Lost Profits, Reinsurance Damages, Underwriting, Claims, Force Placed, Managing General Agency MGA/TPA Exams, PEOs, Agent Errors & Omissions E&O, Commercial Disputes
Key Coleman is a damages expert, who works in a variety of industries. For more than 27 years, Key has focused his efforts on forensics, disputes, economic damages and expert testimony. Key's background is unusual in that he has a deep understanding of many of the functional areas that lead to disputes, including: sales, operations, accounting and finance. One of Key's specialties is the analysis of damages in insurance or reinsurance disputes. He is one of the few experts nationwide who hold both the CPA and the CPCU designations. Key serves clients nationwide from Greater Philadelphia, but spent the bulk of his career in Chicago where he held high level positions at Grant Thornton LLP and LECG/Smart in their disputes practice. Prior to that, he was a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where for more than 11 years he performed forensic dispute analysis, damages analysis and investigative work. Prior to his consulting career, Key worked more than eight years for an insur...

Gregory S. Arnold, JD, LL.M (Insurance Law)

Surety & Fidelity Claims Bad Faith Lexpert

Surety Lexpert Witness Services

Cedar Park, Texas
Insurance - Surety, Claims, Fidelity, Bad Faith Claims, Standard of Care in the Insurance and Surety Industries, Extra-Contractual Damages, Punitive Damages, Financial Institution Bond
Licensed Property & Casualty Adjuster, Texas Never had testimony or expert reports stricken. Retained as a bad faith claims expert by attorneys for insurance companies, fidelity (including Crime Policies, Banker's Blanket Bonds, Financial Institution Bonds) and surety companies, owners or general contractors (obligees), contractors or subcontractors (principals); and indemnitors (those who guarantee the reimbursement of losses, costs, and expenses of surety companies, or to hold the surety harmless).