Insurance Expert Witnesses in New York

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...

New York

Medical Billing, HIPAA - Medical billing expert, Patents trade secrets, electronic medical records, Medicare fraud, medical billing fraud, qui tam false claims act, Meaningful Use Electronic Health Records, HITECH Act, Affordable Care Act, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, insurance, EMTALA, HIPAA, rebut life care, Usual Customary Reasonable (UCR), damages

Summary of Qualifications National healthcare expert witness with extensive federal and state court experience. Published author, speaker, and peer-reviewed authority featured in Westlaw federal court rulings. Federal Precedent: Expert opinions considered by the U.S. Court of Appeals, resulting in a Vacated and Remanded ruling. DOJ Retentions: Retained twice by the Department of Justice, contributing to a $155 million settlement. Advanced Credentials: Specialized studies in HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Blockchain at MIT. Areas of Expertise Medical Billing, Coding & Reimbursement: Usual, Customary, and Reasonable (UCR) charges in personal injury and medical malpractice; Affordable Care Act (ACA) Life Care Plan rebuttals (future cost of care); trauma, workers' compensation, liens, balance billing, subrogation, and uninsured patient discounts (including California law/Knox-Keene Act). Healthcare IT & Forensics: Technical Expert in healthcare IT patents and intellectual property; Elec...

New York, New York

Actuarial, Insurance - life reinsurance, Yearly Renewable Term rate increases, Recapture disputes, life reinsurance coverage issues, reinsurance manager underwriting authority disputes, life reinsurance regulatory issues, life insurance securitization, financial reinsurance, surplus relief, administrative reinsurance

Over 45 years of experience in life (re)insurance practice. Created and ran a reinsurance acquisition division for Fortune 250 company. Managing Director working on life insurance securitizations for a major investment bank. Company roles have included senior officer in charge of reinsurance pricing and/or valuation. Actively lobbied insurance regulators on life reinsurance issues and was chief life reinsurance industry company lobbyist when chair of the American Council of Life Insurers’ Reinsurance Committee from 1999-2000. Chair of the Reinsurance Section of the Society of Actuaries and Chair of a reinsurance committee at the Academy of Actuaries. Chair of task forces that wrote an actuarial standard on life, annuity, and health reinsurance financial reporting and a second that wrote a practice note on credit for reinsurance. Author of the reinsurance chapter in the Society of Actuaries textbook “International Financial Reporting for Insurers.” Experience includes over a dozen ca...

New York

Construction, Premises Liability - Defects, personal injury, insurance, codes, commercial, residential, accidents, falls, asbestos, ADA, sewer, water, liability, damages, general contractor, fire, flood, contracts, subcontractors, engineer

Highly experienced construction and premises expert. Specializes in large commercial and multi-residential construction disputes and serious bodily injury claims. Has served on over 300 cases as an expert witness and dozens of cases as an arbitrator. 30+ years’ experience as a general contractor and owner/developer focusing on condominiums, roads, sewers, subdivisions, offices and other major construction. Summa Cum Laude/Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina. Consultant (2008-Present): Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Cases include commercial defects and delays, serious personal injuries, multifamily, sewers, roads and drainage, retail, insurance, professional liability, and construction business practices. Approximately equal representation of plaintiffs and defendants. General Contractor - President of Buckhead Classic (2006 – presen): Projects include defective construction repair, new construction, fire and flood...

Dix Hills, New York

Appraisal & Valuation, Insurance - Automotive , Auto Body Estimator, Vehicle Value Appraiser, Collision Repair Estimator, Loss of Use Expert, Total Loss Values, Auto Insurance Claims Expert, Forensic Vehicle Appraiser, Insurance Valuation Expert, Auto and Truck Appraiser, Auto Damage, Certified Appraiser

With over 18 years of experience in the automotive and insurance industries, I specialize in auto damage claims management, estimation, appraisal, and collision repair procedures. Throughout my career, I have held key roles, including Internal Auto Damage Manager, Field Supervisor, Senior Adjuster, Collision Repair Estimator, Independent Appraiser, and Valuation Expert. I have trained and managed adjusters, supervisors, vendors, and repair technicians at both individual and divisional levels. I hold a B.A. in Business Management and am a certified adjuster/appraiser through IAAA, I-CAR, ASE, and New York State, along with an inactive NYS Property & Casualty Agent’s License. I am also a licensed independent appraiser in New York and Connecticut and a certified catastrophe adjuster. Areas of Expertise: ✔ Auto Damage Adjuster Training & Oversight ✔ Insurance Claims Handling & Management ✔ Independent Adjusting & Appraisals ✔ Vehicle Valuation & Forensic Appraisals ✔ Total Loss & Dim...

Dublin, New York

Aviation & Aerospace, Insurance - Aviation Expert Witness, Aviation Safety Expert Witness, Aviation Accident Expert Witness, Flight Safety Expert Witness, Aviation Insurance Expert Witness, Aviation leasing expert witness, Airlines Expert Witness, Aircraft Operator Expert Witness, Aircraft Operations Expert Witness, Aviation Engineering

Matthew has 30+ years of experience working within a number of areas of the aviation industry. He is currently employed as the Head of Flight Operations for an aircraft operator in Ireland working within the aircraft leasing industry. Additionally Matthew is the owner of MG Aviation Consultancy Ltd, which provides bespoke expert witness, consulting and auditing services across the aviation and legal sectors. Matthew is an accredited IS-BAH and IS-BAO auditor with IBAC (International Business Aviation Council) and also a qualified Senior and Lead Auditor covering all areas of aviation. Matthew has been instructed and has worked on a number of high profile aviation cases as expert witness, producing a number of expert witness reports including testifying within a number of jurisdictions.

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 ...

New York

Business Valuation, Securities & Investments - Antitrust, Arbitration, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Business Valuation, Contract Disputes, Cryptocurrency, Due Diligence, Fiduciary Duty, Financial, Fraud, Hedge Funds, Insurance, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Lending, Leveraged Buyouts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity

Max Holmes has over 40 years of experience as a portfolio manager, research analyst, board member, lawyer, NYU Professor and expert witness. Max Holmes has been an Expert Witness in various Federal & State Cases including Jury Trials / AAA, FINRA, ICDR & JAMS Arbitrations / Mediations. Since 1993, Max Holmes has been an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Stern Graduate School of Business at New York University, teaching "Bankruptcy and Reorganization." Max Holmes has been the Chief Investment Officer / Lead Portfolio Manager for two large hedge funds ($2.7 billion and $5.4 billion of peak assets under management) as well as a small insurance company portfolio and a small mutual fund portfolio. The funds invested in credit, capital structure arbitrage, distressed debt, rescue finance, direct lending, specialty finance, event stocks and special situations securities, including long and short positions. The funds invested across the capital structure: bank debt, DIP loans, second...