Allan Windt specializes in the areas of Insurance Coverage, Duty to Settle and Bad Faith. In over 30 years in the insurance business, he has handled more than 10,000 claims for more than 70 insurance companies and hundreds of insureds in all 50 states. Mr. Windt has served as an expert witness in dozens of states.

He is the author of Insurance Claims & Disputes, Representation of Insurers and Insureds, West, 1982 first edition, 1988 second edition, 1996 third edition, 2001 fourth edition, and 2007 fifth edition. Mr. Windt's books have been cited as authoritative by more than 300 courts throughout the country.

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.

Michael Newman has a 30 year career as an Insurance Broker, starting at Lloyds of London and for the past 12 years as the owner of an insurance brokerage firm, International Energy Insurance Brokers, with offices in U.S. West and East coasts.

Mr. Newman provides Insurance and Risk Management Counsel to his clients operating in every aspect of the global energy industry, representing oil company clients to their insurers and reinsurers in the U.S. and London insurance markets. He works closely with Board Directors and senior management in planning risk management for a broad range of corporate goals, including:

Compliance / Due Diligence

Legal Risk

Financial Risk

Credit Risk

Sovereign Risk

Reputational Risk

Operational Risk

Mr. Newman is an active participant in interest and lobbying groups in the energy and environmental industries and has presented at International Energy Credit Association, RIMS and California Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response Recovery conferences. He has worked to balance the demands of a wide range of stakeholders - regulators at the Federal level (Mineral Management Services), State (the Texas Railroad Commission and California Department of Fish & Game) and local levels, environmental interests, industry and the global insurance market that underwrites the risks.

Mr. Newman holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Law from Cambridge University and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California (U.S.C. Marshall School of Business). He has U.K. and U.S. citizenship.

Jim Leatzow has 36 years of "hands-on" practical, property / casualty insurance agency experience. Leatzow has literally worn "every hat there is to wear in the P/C insurance business.

He provides expert & arbitration services nationally & internationally with no charge for travel time. He is articulate, efficient & equally comfortable within the U.S. & in foreign venues.

His experience includes:

36 years of insurance industry experience

30 years as a national, property/casualty insurance agency owner

26 years as a national, property/casualty Managing-Underwriting General Agent MGA

21 years as a national, Third Party Administrator (TPA) insurance/construction claim handler

16 years as an active Reinsurance Company officer

Certified insurance & reinsurance arbitrator (U.S. / U.K. / Bermuda)

Certified commercial arbitrator globally (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators U.K.)

Licensed nation-wide for 25 years until 2005 (agency sold)

Recognized for the quality of his Rule 26 Reports on complex cases

History of representing both plaintiff & defense

No charge for travel time "coast to coast"

Leatzow's specialties include:

Agent-Broker-Agency-MGA standard of care / Bad Faith / Broker E&O Claims / Coverage / Insurance placement / Agent - Broker custom & practice / Surety / Professional Liability / Adjudicating construction industry E&O claims / E&O / D&O / Claims-made coverage / Fronting / Claims-made trigger / Surplus Lines coverage / "Program" business / Underwriting / Licensing / Claims handling standard of care / Property / General Liability / Premises Liability / Products Liability / Off-shore placements / Arbitration

Mr. Miller, a Board Certified Forensics Examiner, is a nationally recognized insurance consultant, published author, lecturer and guest speaker. He has extensive experience as a qualified trial expert in state and federal courts in both civil and criminal cases, nationwide. His particular areas of expertise include "bad faith" allegations, coverage disputes, coverage interpretation, insurance industry standards, customs, practices, and underwriting.

Mr. Miller has testified in approximately 400 cases nationwide, including more than 90 trials. He is certified as an insurance arbitrator by the Insurance Arbitration Forum, Inc.. He is the author of the national best seller book HOW INSURANCE COMPANIES SETTLE CASES now in its 13th edition, and has designed the software program HOW TO ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF A BODILY INJURY CLAIM.

Since he began working in the insurance industry in 1963, Mr. Miller has adjusted approximately 34,000 claims for over 150 insurance companies, trained adjusters & written claims manuals. He has owned & operated his own independent insurance adjusting firm, and has worked as a claims manager for a national insurance company. He holds federal & state insurance adjusting licenses & is also a licensed private investigator. In addition to providing consulting services to insurance companies & policy holders, Mr. Miller acts as a consultant to the Department of Insurance, State of California.

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.

Michael Sapourn, JD, CIC, CRM, ACA has been qualified as an Expert in State and Federal Court in the areas of Property and Casualty Insurance Coverage and in Agency Management and Operations. Mr. Sapourn specializes in the following:

Agents E&O Cases

Insurance Expert Witness for Attorneys

Insurance Agents Errors and Omissions

Claims Adjusting and Coverage Disputes

Errors and Omissions: Mr. Sapourn assists both plaintiff and defense counsel with analysis of case issues involving:

Agency Management and Operations

Client and Company Communications

Binding Authority & Procurement of Coverage

Client Consultations and Coverage Review

Claims Handling Consultant

Premium Billing and Segregation of Funds

Documentation

Services: Michael Sapourn assists attorneys with his expertise in Insurance Contract Construction, Claims Administration and Standard of Care:

Claims Adjusting / Coverage Disputes

Litigation Expert Advice and Testimony

Agent’s Errors and Omissions Audits and Consultations

Due Diligence Consulting

Policy Construction and Interpretation

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Nancy Wurzman, JD, MBA, CPCU, ARM is a practicing attorney and a seasoned insurance professional with more than 35 years in the Insurance Industry. She has a multi-faceted background in Insurance and Risk Management, having worked as a risk manager, broker, independent agent, risk management consultant, and working owner of a TPA handling claims and safety services.

Ms. Wurzman has an MBA from the Wharton School with a major concentration in Insurance / Risk Management and a minor concentration in Finance. She has handled a multitude of transaction and litigation work in the insurance industry as a private practice attorney including providing coverage opinions, managing coverage litigation, and acting as counsel to retail agencies and managing general agencies.

Areas of Expertise:

Assists Insurance Agents in Merger, Acquisition, and Sale Analysis

Developed, Licensed, and Managed a Premium Finance Company for a Financial Institution Financing over $100MM

Litigates both Plaintiff and Defense Actions including Obtaining Recoveries from Companies in Bankruptcy

Retained as an Expert Witness in Cases Covering Various Insurance Issues

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