Gerry Katz is an Expert Witness and Disability Insurance Claim Consultant with more than 40 years experience in the disability insurance arena. He helped a major insurance carrier design their entire portfolio of disability insurance products. Mr. Katz is the 1997 recipient of the Harold R. Gordon Memorial Award for the "Health Insurance Industry Person of the Year," granted by the National Association of Health Underwriters.

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Gregory G. Wimmer is a veteran of the Life, Health and Annuity Business. Mr. Wimmer has been retained over 100 times in both federal and state courts in 33 states. He has the requisite background to render opinions in:

Life Insurance Underwriting

Agent and Broker Standard of Care

Life Insurance

Health Insurance

Annuities, Disability Income and related areas.

Other areas of expertise include:

Health insurance

Equity Indexed Annuities

Variable Annuities

Disability Income Insurance

Long Term Care Insurance

Life Insurance Claims

Health Insurance Claims

Health Insurance Underwriting

Structured Settlements

Agents Duties and Standards of Care

Company Practices and Training

Agent and Agency Practices

ERISA plans

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Healthcare Litigation Support is a team of experts - physicians, healthcare administrators, reimbursement specialists, health organization experts, health insurance experts, and other healthcare personnel - with broad, extensive experience and expertise in medical and administrative malpractice issues, physician practice operations, hospital management, health insurance and TPA issues, Medicare and Medicaid, medical billing and collections, fraud and abuse, managed care and other areas.

Healthcare Litigation Support is a team of experienced healthcare experts who consult on litigation issues and testify as needed. In addition to the four Principals, there is a larger group of Associates, individuals with specific expertise and areas of knowledge, we include in order to fully serve the needs of the legal community.

Areas of Expertise:

Audit Medical Standards of Care Dental Standards of Care Geriatrics and Nursing Home Care Standards Long Term Care Standards Health Insurance Health Insurer-Provider Relations Managed Healthcare (HMO, PPO)

TPA (Third Party Administrator National Accreditation Guidelines Medicare / Medicaid Federal Employees Health Benefits Program CDH (Consumer Driven Health Plans) ERISA, COBRA, EMTALA, HIPAA Physician / Hospital Joint Ventures Qui Tam and False Claims Act

Representing Both Plaintiff and Defense, Our Services Include:

Review Case for Merit

Analyze Medical and Administrative Events

Identify Causation

Address Standards of Care

Research Relevant Literature

Interpret Contracts in Light of Industry Standards

Evaluate Case Strengths and Weaknesses

Develop Deposition Strategy

Prepare a Defensible Report

Articulate Complex Issues to Triers of Fact

During 30+ years of serving the Healthcare Industry, Mr. Blount has served more than 300 clients in 30 states in the areas of False Claims, Regulatory Compliance, Reimbursement, Damage Quantification, and Financial Management.

Mr. Blount is a Fellow and Certified Financial Professional in the Healthcare Financial Management Association, member of the American Institute & Georgia Society of CPAs, and National Association of Health Underwriters, and has been an Arbitrator for American Health Lawyers Association. He has been admitted as an expert in multiple US District and State Courts and Administrative Hearings, and has testified for plaintiffs and defendants, providers, payors and government clients.

A nationally recognized author, Mr. Blount has co-authored AMA’s best selling "Mastering the Reimbursement Process" book.

Expertise Includes:

Accounting APCs Business Damages Contractual Disputes Cost Reports DRGs ERISA

False Claims - Fraud HIPAA ICD & CPT Coding Insurance Rate Setting Self Disclosure Valuations

CV and Legal references provided upon request.

Insurance Expert Network, LLC (IEN) is a network which includes over 200 highly qualified, reliable Insurance Experts with Litigation Management, Insurance Industry, and Expert Witness experience. Staffed by Insurance Industry Professionals, they easily discern requisite skills necessary to properly and fully support the Client. IEN is the only referral service providing insurance experts exclusively.

IEN provides experts for both plaintiffs and defendants

The experts in IEN are dedicated to their critical role in litigation, whether it be educating counsel on nuances of insurance, assisting attorneys in determining the merit of a case, testing potential evidence or testifying in a deposition or trial.

IEN provides in-depth knowledge of the Insurance Industry and maintains a listing of over 120 Specialized Insurance Areas. The following is a sample of these areas:

Actuary Automobile Insurance Bad Faith Binders Business Interruption Captives Construction Defects Credit Insurance Directors & Officers Excess & Surplus Lines Fidelity Fraud General Liability

Insurance Accounting Insurance Business Processes Life & Health Insurance Marine Insurance Misrepresentation Producer Errors & Omissions Producer Standards & Practices Production Development Professional Liability Property Insurance Regulatory Compliance Reinsurance Surety Workers Compensation

View the Complete List of Specialized Insurance Areas

The IEN Advantage:

1. There is no charge for referrals.
2. Generally, a nationwide search and subsequent referral can be completed within 48 hours.
3. To assist the attorney with the selection process, IEN provides a case-specific statement of qualification from each potential expert.
4. IEN personnel are highly experienced and knowledgeable about insurance.

Milliman’s Tampa Office provides Health Insurance, Health Care and Employee Benefit Consulting to law firms, insurance companies, hospitals, HMO’s, Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans, employers and government agencies. Our staff is experienced with medical, dental, long-term care, Medicare supplement & critical illness.

We assist clients nationwide with forensic actuarial work, rate filings, regulatory compliance, reserve projections, valuations, employee benefit analysis and design, mergers and acquisitions, demutualizations, claim cost analysis, and utilization management programs.

These health care services are used in litigation relating to:

Pricing & Underwriting

Senior Services

Contract Development and Negotiations

New Plan Design

Daryll W. Martin - Unique Professional Experience as a Lawyer, Insurance Broker and Insurance Brokerage Executive. Mr Martin has over 24 years of insurance experience, serving nearly half of that time as corporate counsel for two international brokers, and the other half of that time as a senior insurance brokerage executive.

Broad Coverage Experience: Property & Casualty; Employee Benefits / Life & Health (qualified and non-qualified); D&O / Employment Practices Liability / Fiduciary; Property / Business Interruption / Boiler & Machinery / Inland & Ocean Marine; Casualty: General Liability / Professional Liability / Workers Compensation / Umbrella / Excess.

Broad Brokerage Customer Industry Experience: Construction; Energy; Transportation; Manufacturing; Financial Institutions; Health Care; Public Entity / Not For Profit; and, Technology

Extensive Insurance Industry Operational Experience: Executive officer of nationally ranked insurance brokers; Managed and handled a variety of international, national, and middle market accounts; Self Insurance / Large Retentions / Alternative Risk Transfer Vehicles; Foreign Placements; Wholesale Brokerage; Insurance Underwriting; Reinsurance; Technical Services / Loss Control / Actuarial/Risk Management Consulting; Actuary Services / Actuary Liability; Insurer Solvency / Market Security; Finance and Accounting; Mergers & Acquisitions; Insurance Sales; Client Service Standards; Technology Infrastructure; Human Resource Management; and, Insurer / Broker Relationship Management.

Thomas H. Veitch, J.D., CLU, CPCU, CIC, has been engaged in the practice of law since 1973. His total experience in the Insurance Business exceeds 40 years and encompasses experience in Claims Adjusting, Underwriting, Sales and Field Management Positions, Insurance Defense Work, Agency Consultation in Mergers / Acquisitions and Valuations, Mediation, Expert Witness / Consulting, and similar Insurance Law matters.

Areas of Focus:

Agents or Brokers Errors and Omissions

Insurance Coverage Analysis

Bad Faith / Misrepresentation

Claims Handling Standards

Insurance Industry Customs and Practices

Insurance Law

Mediation

Arbitration

Consulting / Expert Witness

Prof. William J. Warfel, Ph.D., CPCU, CLU specializes in Insurance Breach of Contract, Bad Faith, and Agent / Broker Liability Issues. He has been retained in about 58 cases by attorneys who represent policyholders, insurance agents, insurers, and third parties. Prof. Warfel's experience includes actual courtroom testimony. He is also widely published in applied, professional journals.

Prof. Warfel has been retained in cases involving:

Commercial General Liability Personal Auto Homeowners Commercial Auto Commercial Property Business Income Individual Life Medical Expense Disability

Professional Liability Employee Dishonesty Worker Compensation Financial Institution Bond Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond Public Official Bond Inland Marine Indemnification Agreements Certificates of Insurance