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Expert Witness and Consultant Services
Your legal practice in insurance coverage and related matters may entail a periodic need for experts to assess claims-handling, insurance coverage, good/bad faith and the like. If you or your firm needs a consultant or an expert witness on these issues, contact Kevin Quinley. Kevin’s areas of expertise include . . .
• Insurance industry and TPA custom and practice in claims-handling
• Generally accepted standards of good/bad faith claims-handling
• Standard of care in claim reporting, investigation, etc.
• Proper evidence-handling by adjusters in subrogation cases
• Good/bad practice in outside defense- and/or coverage counsel selection
• Insurance coverage disputes
• . . . and more!

Kevin has served as an expert witness, helping policyholders, insurers, brokers and self-insureds on cases as geographically diverse as Las Vegas, Louisiana, Philadelphia, New Jersey and California. Firms have engaged Kevin’s help on cases involving:
• A major Las Vegas hotel/casino – issue of late loss reporting to an excess carrier following a massive jury hit;
• Two different car manufacturers – faced six-figure subrogation claims by personal lines insurers on fire losses – issues of proper adjusting procedure;
• Excess and surplus lines carrier faced bad faith allegations over a claim denial and adjuster’s refusal to meet with the insured and broker;
• A nursing home seeking coverage from its insurer following a flood loss – exclusionary endorsement issued after the event;
• Intellectual property dispute between competitors who developed rival versions of claims management software.
• Insurance agency allegedly gave primary insurer incomplete information regarding the existence of personal umbrella coverage. Underlying claim ended up being above primary limits and litigation ensued.
• Large commercial insurer sued for bad faith by its insured under a product liability policy. An additional insured faced a claim and exhausted the policy limits to get a settlement. Plaintiff then sued the named insured, which had no further insurance. In turn, the named insured sued the insurer, alleging bad faith and neglect of its interests.
• Medical malpractice insurer sued by plaintiff for violating state’s unfair claim practice regulations.

With Kevin’s strong writing background and presentation experience, he blends rock-solid credentials with the ability to effectively communicate insurance concepts in a clear, understandable way to juries and judges.

For a FREE initial consultation, call him at (703) 239-1694 or email him at kquinley@cox.net