Life Insurance Expert Witnesses in West Virginia

This expert earned his Ph.D. in Statistics from Harvard University and is a member of the American Statistical Association, the American Economic Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has extensive publication and speaking experience on the topic of statistical analysis in the fields of insurance, product liability, public policy, damages, and probability, among others. Statistical expertise includes: regression analysis, sampling and research design, reliability and validity, statistical significance, modeling and estimation, risk analysis, data mining and analysis, quality control, and forecasting and time series.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in insurance claims and risk management. He earned his B.A. from Wake Forest University and his M.A. from the College of William & Mary. The expert holds the Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter designation, as well as specialty designations from the American Insurance Institute in Risk Management. He was most recently the Vice President of Risk Management Resources for Berkley Life Sciences and now runs his own good/bad faith consulting firm.

This licensed Professional Engineer currently works as a Chemical/Mechanical Forensic Engineer for a multi-disciplined engineering and investigation company. Provides forensic and technical services to attorneys, insurance companies, independent adjusters, restoration companies, contractors, municipalities, and individuals towards the resolution of claims or litigation. Areas of Expertise: Chemical process design, mechanical equipment applications and safety controls, manufacturing, and production, including: chemical, petrochemical, polymer plastic production, refrigeration, coal, coke, steel making, material handling and pneumatic conveying; gas, dust and chemical explosions; hazardous chemical exposures; over-pressurization explosions; nuclear waste processing; water treatment; power and fuel engineering; heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and humidification, including boilers and related safety. Provided expert opinions in over 1,000 forensic cases and provided court testimony, when required. He has considerable background investigating the proximate cause of fires and/or explosions involving electrical and mechanical appliances such as stoves, dishwashers, conditioners, toasters, and others. The expert previously worked for Robson Lapina Inc.; Vice President at KMS Forensic Engineering Consultants, and as the Chief Engineer and Project Manager for A.R.C. Technologies Corporation.

This insurance expert works as an independent claims consultant and expert witness, primarily in the areas of bad faith claims litigation for both plaintiffs and insurance defense. She has over 20 years of experience in the property & casualty industry, handling all levels of claims, including large loss and complex claims, as well as bad faith litigation. The expert holds the CPCU, AIC-M, and SCLA designations and spent much of her career with State Auto Insurance, steadily moving up the ranks to Corporate Claim Manager and a member of the Core Management Team.

This insurance expert has run a private practice in public insurance adjustment for 40+ years. He is a member and Past President of the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters and was recognized by the group as a Senior Professional Public Adjuster. He is a licensed Public Adjuster in many states and a frequent speaker at industry events. The expert specializes in complex losses involving property.

This expert has been practicing in the risk management and insurance industry for over 30 years. Ranked first in her graduating Risk Management class and chosen nationally as a Risk and Insurance Management Society scholar, she has defended both insurers and brokers in many cases involving coverage disputes, lack of coverage and property loss. She is currently the President of her own risk management consulting firm, she regularly manages large Property and Casualty insurance programs for her multinational clients and has received awards such as Outstanding Educator from the Insurance Society of Philadelphia and various national sales awards from her work as a Senior Account Representative with the Hobbs Group.

This expert earned his BS in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is certified as a Public Accountant, Fraud Examiner, Valuation Analyst, and as an Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance. He is also active in his field as a member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. In addition, he has held a number of positions as an Accountant and Chief Financial Officer at several companies. Currently, he is the owner of an advanced accounting services firm focused on serving the smaller businesses.

This expert has a thirty year association in the Life and Disability Income Insurance Industry. For twenty-eight years he was associated with The Union Central Life Insurance Company. During that time he was involved in numerous claim/policy service matters and supervised claim litigation. He also conducted California Fraud Training for over twenty years with claim examiners with a concentration in the Bad Faith area. In addition, was a former Life Insurance Sales Agent with Western Southern Life Insurance Company.

This highly-qualified business executive has almost 30 years of leadership experience in credit card product development and management, as well as marketing and finance. He earned his BS in finance and accounting from Boston University and his MBA with a focus on marketing and management from Iona College. Formerly, he held positions as a senior vice president of partnership marketing and product development at Bank of America Card Services, the vice president of cobranding business and product development at Alliance Data Retail Services, and the senior vice president and director of retail and commercial card services at Huntington Bank. He is currently the managing partner at a strategy and advisory firm located in New York City.

This highly-qualified expert has over 35 years of experience in the field of risk and insurance management. He earned his BS in industrial supervision from Western Michigan University and his MBA in management from Eastern Michigan University. He is also designated as a an associate in risk management by the Insurance Institute of America. This expert is active in his field as a member of the Risk & Insurance Management Society and as a member of the board of directors for Disaster Recovery Institute International. This expert has formerly served as a risk manager for the City of Dearborn and a risk management manager at ThyssenKrupp USA, Inc. He has also formerly served as an agent at Combined Insurance Company of America and as a director of risk management at the University of Kentucky. This expert is currently a resource manager for a national risk management and insurance association.