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.