Insurance Expert Witnesses in North Carolina

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...

Charlotte, North Carolina

Insurance, Risk Management - Property & Casualty Insurance, Business Insurance, Underwriting, Insurance Coverage, Alternative Risk, Loss Sensitive Rating Programs, Self-Insurance, Umbrella Insurance, Excess Insurance, Reinsurance, Managing General Agents

Gary spent his entire career with insurance carriers, and all job roles included underwriting as part or total responsibility. He served in various Home Office and Field management roles of increasing responsibility, including Regional Underwriting Manager, Regional Executive, Home Office Casualty Executive, Executive Vice President and President/COO. He led the establishment and served as the Executive of a highly successful Property/Casualty Risk Management Division, responsible for large regional and national domestic U.S. and multinational clients. His broad range of expertise was gained through continuous involvement over the course of his career in increasingly complex coverage and program designs for domestic and multinational business. Development and effective management of these business segments required effective multifunctional teamwork including underwriting, actuarial, financial, legal, reinsurance, claims management, risk engineering, and client services. Gary'...

Charlotte, North Carolina

Insurance, Actuarial - Annuities, IUL, Life Insurance, Variable Annuities, Indexed Annuities

Fellow of the Society of Actuaries with 40 years of experience in life insurance and annuities. Former CFO (2010–2013) and President & CFO (2013–2017) of Forethought Life Insurance Company, and President of Commonwealth Life and Annuity Company (2003–2009), overseeing companies with $5B+ in assets. Expert in life insurance and annuity product design, executive governance, and regulatory compliance, having designed or supervised 25+ products, including Indexed Universal Life, Variable Life, Fixed Annuities, Indexed Annuities, and Variable Annuities. Extensive experience with all 50 state regulatory filings, federal litigation, and board-level oversight. Testified as a company witness in federal litigation (U.S. District Court, Chicago 2004). Current privately owned annuity company board director, Audit Committee member, and Investment Committee chair.

North Carolina

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...

Yanceyville, North Carolina

HMO, Insurance - prior authorization, PA, Medicare Advantage, MA, Outpatient authorization, Inpatient authorization, Post Acute authorization, Appeals, documentation standards, managed care, helicopter transportation

As a physician leader, I have designed and implemented systems to ensure medical recordkeeping meet legal, reimbursement, and quality benchmarks. I spearheaded the development of a multi-state governance framework for both primary and specialty care groups, ensuring peer review, credentialing, quality assurance, and utilization management processes are rigorously structured and defensible. I also led the creation of an enterprise-wide Utilization Management Committee to meet CMS mandates. The committee is empowered to critically evaluate national clinical policies before adoption—aligning frontline utilization decisions with evidence-based standards. With decades of expanding leadership across diverse healthcare sectors, I bring a fair, balanced, and meticulously documented expert perspective to every case I consider. Tradewinds Healthcare Consulting, LLC 04/2025 - Present - Consulting Expert - Testifying Expert - Clinical case review Humana, Inc. 08/2023 - 04/2024...