Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Indiana State University/ Warfel Consulting
  • Phone: (812) 237-2122
  • Cell: (812) 241-3185
  • Fax: (812) 237-7631

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Insurance and Risk Management

Keywords/Search Terms:

Claims Handling, Insurance Agent/Broker Liability, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Contracts, Insurance Practices & Standards, Insurance-Bad Faith, Property & Casualty Insurance, Underwriting Practices

Education:

PhD, Indiana University; MBA, Univ. of Oklahoma; BBA, St. John's University

Years in Practice:

20+

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

10

Additional Information

Number of Expert Reports Drafted in the Last 4 Years: 22 Specialize in breach of contract, bad faith, and agent/broker liability, and underwriting issues. Have been retained in about 100 cases by attorneys who represent policyholders, insurance agents, insurers, and third parties. Experience includes actual courtroom and arbitration testimony, as well as deposition testimony in numerous cases. Have been retained in cases involving commercial general liability, garage operations- auto only liability, umbrella liability, trucker's liability, underinsured/ uninsured motorists liability, personal auto, homeowners, commercial auto, commercial property, business income, individual life, medical expense, and disability, professional liability, employee dishonesty, worker compensation, inland marine insurance policies, and trade credit insurance policies. Have also been retained in cases involving an indemnification agreement, and the additional insured endorsement. Finally, have been retained in cases involving financial institution, public official, and bid guaranty and contract bonds. Widely published in pedagogical and professional journals.