Insurance Expert Witnesses in Arkansas

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 providing consulting services to law firms representing plaintiffs and insurer defendants involved in disputes or litigation related to property and casualty insurance claims. Over thirty (30) years of experience as a property and casualty insurance claim professional. Experience as Claim Representative, Litigation Examiner, Supervisor, Trainer, Manager, and Consultant. Expertise include coverage analysis, investigation, liability determination, damage evaluation, negotiation, and settlement of personal and commercial lines claims. Experienced in claims involving bodily injuries, property damages, and related damages under personal and commercial auto policies, homeowner/condominium/rental policies, commercial property damage policies, commercial general liability policies, and businessowner policies. Claim types include auto accident, premises liability, auto damage, personal & commercial property damage, bodily injury, personal injury, property da...

Insurance, Risk Management - Insurance Broker Standard of Care, Insurance Federal Cases, Rule 26, Insurance Pollution, Umbrella Insurance, Excess Insurance, Insurer Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage, Construction Defect Insurance, Insurance Manuscript Policies, Insurance Custom and Practice, Property Casualty Insurance

Trusted by 32 of the Top 100 Insurance Law Firms Bob began his career as a casualty underwriter for Pacific Indemnity Company (Chubb) and later for Industrial Indemnity Company. Bob also served as president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of well-known Anderson & Anderson Insurance Brokers. Over nearly 30 years, he built Anderson & Anderson from a four-person company to the fifth-largest brokerage firm in California until the time of its sale to AON Corporation. At Aon, Bob was the president of the Aon Advantage Group which advised 20 industry practice leaders such as the Hospitality Group which insured Hotels, Resorts, and Casinos. Bob attended the Harvard Business School’s OPM program which is similar to its MBA program. He earned his CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) designation in 1970 from the American Institute for Property and Liability Underwriters, Inc. Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to; • ADR (Arbitration/Mediation) Cove...

Insurance, Transportation - Insurance Claims Mgmnt, Insurance Bad Faith, Aviation, Insurance Automotive, Insurance Policy Form, Compliance, Accident Investigation, Trial Strategy, Insurance Claims Handlling, Regulatory, Errors and Ommissions, Jury Selection Strategy, Insurance Contracts, Trucking, Risk Management, Voir Dire

John Ballinger brings a unique perspective as an expert-witness. He is one of the few in the insurance industry who is a licensed insurance agent, broker, surplus lines broker, public adjuster, and Supreme Court Rule 31 mediator. As an insurance insider and risk mitigation expert, he sees alignment between insurance policies (contracts), operational policies and procedures, and agreements with clients and vendors as one of the most overlooked areas of liability risk, creating large gaps in consistency and implementation. This understanding of insurance and risk has allowed Mr. Ballinger to help organizations save over $100 million in potential loss through risk analysis and mitigation. For over 20 years, Mr. Ballinger has worked with clients in a variety of industries navigating the complicated matrix of ACA, EPA, DOL, IRS, OSHA, and DOT regulations. This deep understanding of federal regulations and his efforts to obtain multiple licenses and certifications gives him the ability t...

Little Rock, Arkansas

Meteorology - Meteorology, Forensic, thunderstorm, Damage, wind, hail, tornado, Storm Reports, weather, data, flooding, ice, snow, temperature, accident, insurance, renewable, energy, analysis , consulting

Jeff Baskin is an AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) with a B.S. in Meteorology from Cornell University and nearly 30 years of experience in operational weather forecasting. His expertise spans a wide range of sectors, including broadcast, energy, and utilities, with specialized knowledge in weather-related risk assessment and forensic meteorology. He has authored forensic reports used in legal and insurance contexts and is skilled in interpreting and validating historical, real-time, and forecast weather data using advanced tools and models. Jeff is proficient with radar and satellite analysis, numerical weather prediction models (e.g., GFS, ECMWF, HRRR), and integrating observational data to reconstruct weather events with a high degree of accuracy. He also has experience communicating complex meteorological information to technical and non-technical audiences and is available for consulting engagements involving weather data verification, storm analysis, and expert eval...