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A Nationwide Association Of Insurance And Risk Consultants, Educators And Experts

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AAIMCo Members Are The Most Sought-after Fee Based Professionals On Matters Related To Insurance And Risk

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Areas Of Expertise Include Agent/Agency, Company/Wholesaler, Corporations/Enterprise, Government And Law

AAIMCo Members Are Widely Published. From Books And Resource Documents To White Papers And General Articles

AAIMCo is a non-profit trade association comprised of insurance and risk professionals who provide fee-based consulting and educational services to their clients.

The Professional Members of AAIMCo are among the most knowledgeable and highly sought after, fee-based consultants, experts and educators in the insurance and risk management fields. Their clients include insurance agencies and associations, multi-national insurance companies, corporations and attorneys for services ranging from consulting and expert witness to education and training.

AAIMCo’s purpose is to provide an insurance and risk forum for professionals of the highest caliber to share ideas and exchange information for the betterment of our professions. AAIMCo also strives to set the highest professional standards for our members and our industries and will publish official position papers in support of that goal.

Nationally Recognized
Authoritative Publication of AAIMCo

"Standards & Guidelines For Appraising Insurance Agencies/Brokerages"

(Download a free copy)

Membership News

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

AAIMCo Annual Conference May 2-4, 2024

In Chandler, Arizona at the Crown Plaza Phoenix-Chandler Golf Resort

AAIMCo Phoenix Conference 2024

Featured Consultants

Lesley Perkins

Lesley began her professional career in 2003 when she joined Texas Insurance Consulting as a Legal Assistant under Tom Braniff.    In addition to general office management and accounting responsibilities, Lesley specializes in entity formation and insurance licensing with the various Departments of Insurance. In her role as Executive Director of AAIMCo, Lesley works closely with the Executive Committee and is responsible for the day to day operations of the association.  ...
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Britta M. Moss

Property & Casualty Insurance Industry claim consultant with over 25 years’ experience.  Consultation in industry standards, practices and norms for personal and commercial claim handling procedure, supervision, and management. Experienced expert witness for both insurer defense and plaintiff cases involving allegations of bad faith. Experience as a Claim Representative, Litigation Examiner, Supervisor, Trainer and Manager. Has handled, supervised, managed and provided training for claims involving auto damage, personal & commercial property ...
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Michael Johnston

Mr. Johnston is a civil litigator concentrating his practice in insurance, consumer, personal injury and commercial litigation. He is licensed to practice in Texas and Oklahoma. Mr. Johnston is Board Certified in Consumer & Commercial Law (which includes Insurance Law) by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. ...
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Jane Marie Downey

Jane Marie Downey, ARM, M. Ed Principal Risk Consultant, Clarity Concepts, Inc.   Jane Downey is an internationally known Risk Management consultant and Insurance industry expert. Jane has a background in both Insurance brokerage and Risk Management. Her specialty industries include manufacturing, financial institutions, and technology risks.  She has made many Risk Management reports to the C-Suite.  Her work is also focused on claims management and reducing Workers Compensation claims. ...
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Nancy Germond

Nancy Germond’s three decades of risk management experience give her unique insights and abilities as a consultant. An accomplished risk and claims manager, Nancy authored scores of risk-management related articles, White Papers and has presented for organizations like the Public Risk Manager Association (PRIMA) and the Society for Human Resources. She is the Executive Director, Risk Management and Education, for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. Nancy Germond ...
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Lee Hoffman

Lee Hoffman is a Consulting Expert on matters related to commercial and personal property and casualty insurance and risk. His expertise includes policy interpretation and claim denials, agency operations, errors & omissions, customs and practice, standard of care, duties and how to create seamless interoperation of insurance with risk. His expertise includes insurance agency automation systems. His knowledge of automation system terminology and operational process is invaluable in helping attorneys ...
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Featured Library Publications

COVID-19: E&O Backlash

During this unprecedented time of state-mandated business shutdowns and stay-at-home orders, you cannot afford to risk errors and omissions claims against your agency. An ounce of prevention now could be worth a pound of E&O cure in the future.

The ISO Pollution Exclusion-How Far Does It Go?

This article derives from involvement with several insurer-reinsurer-insured disputes where the intent of the pollution exclusion was at issue.  Included is testimony where several insurance executives admitted that it was overdrafted -that the actual language exceeded the intent of the limitations.

Shinning A Light On Insurer Misconduct

A uniform law proposed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is currently working its way through state legislatures. The Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Act[i] would require American insurers to disclose a wide range of information relating to their governance, performance evaluation systems, compensation and incentive plans, Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) plans and codes of ethics and conduct. – …

Bad Faith – Hard to Define – But You Know It If You See It

Dad Faith: Breaching the usual and customary practices of, and/or failing to maintain the standards of care required by, the insurance (and Risk Management) industry based on the concept of “Utmost Good-Faith”