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Following an unconventional path, Robert set his eyes on Law school at the age of 35 and became a first-generation lawyer in his family. Robert proudly worked full time for an insurance carrier while attending the evening program at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law to pursue his dream of becoming a lawyer.
With more than 20 years of experience managing complex litigation and working as a claims adjuster for insurance carriers, Robert brings a wealth of insurance knowledge, contract drafting and analysis, and personal injury litigation to the table. Most importantly, Robert is a proud father of two teen daughters and is a devout cross-fit athlete.
During his insurance career, Robert was trained in various areas of insurance claims and insurance law including obtaining his Associate in Claims (“A.I.C.”) and Senior Claims Law Associate (“SCLA”) designations and has also completed various other specialized insurance estimating and property damage evaluation schools.
Meet Robert M. Taggart, Esq.
Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith
Subrogation & Subrogation Defense
Environmental Pollution
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Personal Injury
Workers Compensation
Setting your case up for success
With over 20 years of Managing litigation in-house for insurance carriers, Robert has overseen complex insurance defense cases, ranging from minor soft tissue cases to catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.
Robert has overseen high-level environmental pollution cases involving both state and federal agencies, along with boots-on-the-ground experience in not only the legalities of navigating those complex cases but also in managing contractors and vendors who are involved in the necessary remediation of such cases.
Robert is keenly aware of the impact that complex and large losses can have on insurers and the importance of quickly analyzing exposure of cases to get proper reserving recommendations to a carrier; and then analyzing risk as well as risk appetite of a carrier to apply to a litigation strategy.
With his experience in-house for carriers and years as an adjuster, he knows how to practically approach cases to save costs and obtain the most favorable outcome for his clients.
Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage
& Bad Faith
Being a former senior manager inside an insurance carrier for over 20 years Robert brings a valuable insight into the world of Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith litigation. With an expert level of Bad Faith knowledge, there is no one better to defend an insurer against bad faith litigation. While in house for carriers, Robert designed bad faith best practices for an insurer and created a bad faith risk management plan.
Robert has always had a love for contract analysis and truly enjoys coverage work and untangling complex coverage issues. Beginning his career in Commercial Insurance, he also learned early on how to tackle complex commercial policies and indemnification disputes.
Subrogation & Subrogation Defense
Here again, with Robert’s extensive experience in house for insurers, he is able to know the inner workings of how insurers operate. Subrogation and Subrogation defense is a vital part of how insurers can become or remain profitable. Robert can custom tailor a program for how insurers can handle these often complex disputes. Additionally, sometimes Subrogation and Subrogation defense can be broken down and simplified to keep costs low and recoveries high.
Environmental Pollution
While in house for insurers, Robert managed a wide range of Pollution cases on both the State and Federal Level, including handling large CERCLA superfund cases. These long tail cases can have huge bottom-line impacts to insurers that may go on for years or even decades. These cases require a specialized skill to handle which Robert brings to the table. Being able to properly manage these cases and predict their reserves on a regular basis is key to the insurer’s internal functions.
Premises Liability
Beginning his adjusting career in Commercial Claims, Robert had dedicated accounts involving large national box stores. This gave Robert years of experience in how to protect these types of clients in a multitude of premises liability exposures.