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I am an unique risk management and insurance professional, having worked in all three main sectors of the industry, insurer, broker, and risk management. More particularly, I have been a risk manager for a Fortune 50 company, an insurance broker, twice albeit in different roles in addition to being a wholesale insurance broker, and a…
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…
Akos Swierkiewicz has over 50 years of experience in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance underwriting, management, company startup, marketing and product research and development. He founded IRCOS, LLC in 2000 to provide property and casualty insurance and reinsurance consulting and outsourcing services, including company startup and runoff, arbitration, mediation and expert witness services, feasibility…
Ms. Leonhardi is a highly accomplished claim professional with proven success in both insurance and reinsurance claim management. Presently, she owns and operates two claim management services: Puget Sound Claim Consulting (PSCC) and Puget Sound Risk & Insurance Consulting (PSRIC), both based in Seattle, Washington. Ms. Leonhardi provides expert witness testimony on claim handling industry…
Highly experienced insurance industry litigation consultant and expert witness. Broker/Agent Standard of Care, Claims Handling/Insurance Carrier Bad Faith, Insurance Industry Custom and Practice. 400+ retention’s, @100 testimony in Deposition, Trial and Arbitration.
I have been a license Insurance Agent in the State of Texas since 1983 holding General Lines Property & Casualty, General Lines Life, Accident & Health and Risk Manager licenses. I am currently Vice-President of King-Phillips Insurance Agency, a firm providing a full range of insurance products to the insuring public. I also serve as…
Peter Marchel is President and Founder of Marchel & Associates Risk Consulting. Types of the services offered: Risk review and consulting, broker review and selection, insurance policy review, analysis, and placement, program development, insurance management issues, policy enforcement, claims advocacy and expert witness testimony. Peter has more than 24 years experience in Legal…
Dale is a 35+ year veteran of the insurance industry, from an underwriter trainee to president of an insurance company. Along the way, he was also an officer at 2 reinsurance companies for 14 years. The reinsurance experience provided an exceptionally broad view of the industry, dealing with numerous insurance company clients in standard lines,…
Over the years, Al has been thoroughly immersed in all facets of insurance agency operations including serving on committees, instructing, consulting and as an author. Building a solid track record of performance assisting agencies and company operations including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, perpetuation and strategic planning, organizational development, compensation and salary administration programs, administrative and financial…
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