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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 promote the exchange of information, ideas, education, counsel, and services between members serving as consultants and expert witnesses on insurance and risk management related dealings and disputes in order to:

  • Promote professional knowledge, experience, ethics, and conduct for those serving in such capacity,
  • Give official recognition to those who have demonstrated these qualities, and
  • Advance professional services and performance in the insurance and risk management industry.

Nationally Recognized
Authoritative Publication of AAIMCo

"Standards & Guidelines For Appraising Insurance Agencies/Brokerages"

(Download a free copy)

Membership News

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AAIMCo Annual Conference April 30 - May 2, 2026

In Reno, Nevada
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Members at the 2025 AAIMCo Conference in Nashville

Members at the 2025 AAIMCo Conference in Nashville

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Featured Consultants

Jack Schwartz

After 16 years spanning stints at two of the largest insurance consulting firms in the Northeast, sandwiched in between by work for two insurance brokerages, and followed by experience at a midsized NYC law firm, I founded my own boutique insurance consulting firm. Taking the best from each stop along my career path, and identifying some of the less than admirable practices to avoid, I provide my clients with an array ...
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David Mandt

Dave has been retained in over 150 cases as a consulting or testifying expert on insurance claim handling standards and practices in both state and federal courts in a variety of jurisdictions, both at deposition and trial. He has been qualified to testify in Washington and Oregon state courts and the United States District Courts for the Western District of Washington and the Eastern District of Louisiana at trial as ...
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Rick Hammond

I serve as the Principal of Insurance Claims and Litigation Consultants, LLC, a firm that provides expert witness services and testimony on claims and lawsuits involving insurance coverage, bad faith, underwriting, agent-broker liability, regulatory issues and good faith claims handling practices. I also provide consultation and oversight of pre-suit and litigated coverage matters that potentially implicate allegations of statutory, common law or institutional insurer bad faith. I have served as ...
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Corwin (Cory) Zass

Highlights Summary Entrepreneurial spirit seen in construction of visionary business model. “Beyond the Box” thinker supported with broad experiences in risk management. Developed successful consulting practice. Strong analytical, technical, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills. Effective communication skills for conveying technical concepts to non-technical people. Extensive financial reporting oversight skills, including audit experience, of insurance sector’s technical provisions/reserves on the balance sheet. Able to provide insightful corporate strategies via “big picture” ...
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Jane Marie Downey

Jane Marie Downey, ARM, M. Ed Principal Risk Consultant, Clarity Concepts, Inc.   In Memoriam Jane passed away on December 9th. All of us who knew her can give testimony to her commitment, energy and drive. She had come through a lot and was building a successful consulting and expert witness practice. She is gone too soon. A short obituary can be found at https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/34011436/jane-marie-downey    
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Featured Library Publications

Can You Afford To Retire?

What should the agent do if the value of his agency will not sustain him in retirement

Determining Bad Faith in Claims Handling Litigation

A court that concludes that an insurer acted in bad faith may have overlooked important factors.  The article examines how attorneys and claims professionals can take an holistic approach, as to a fragmentary approach, to potential bad faith on the part of an insurer to provide a supportable conclusion.

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”

Michigan Bureau of Workers’ Disability Compensation – Worldwide Jurisdiction?

It appears that the recent change in The State of Michigan workers compensation act extends Michigan’s jurisdiction to all Michigan Residents no matter where in the US (or the World) the resident is hired, works or is injured.

Technical Aspects Of Professional Liability Claims

“To the uninformed, “a claim is a claim is a claim.” To some extent this is true. Any type of liability claim requires proof that the insured owed a duty to another person or entity, that the insured breached this duty, and that the breach was the proximate cause of quantitatively measurable damages suffered by the person or entity to – …

Agency Valuation-How And Why

Agency valuations are rarely obtained simply to satisfy an owner’s curiosity about the value of his business. Every valuation has a purpose.