Expertise Description
I am a retired insurance company executive with over 35 years experience specializing in health, disability, life, and managed care insurance issues, including: bad faith, fair dealing, underwriting, claims review / coverage, sales, compliance, licensing, home office protocols, field standards, processing, reinsurers, and direct writers. My experience includes litigation and arbitration for insurers and insured. I have more than 15 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.Areas of Expertise
Expert Witness
My expert witness experience includes Bad Faith cases.
Relevant Experiences
As VP of an insurer’s claims department, I have handled numerous cases involving termination and bad faith.
I worked for more than 30 years as a life underwriter. I was vice president of the underwriting department, and have been involved in hundreds of cases that called for a determination as to the correctness of an insurer refusing to pay a claim that occurred during the contestable period.
Education
| Degree | Subject | Institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. | Law | Santa Barbara College of Law | ||
| B.A. | City University of New York | |||
Licenses Certifications
Awards & Affiliation
| Recipient of California Bar Association Award for Pro Bono services Legal Aid Society |
Primary Affiliation
International Claims Association
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