Mr. Sagalow is the Founder & CEO of Innovation Insurance Group, LLC. Founded in 2012, IIG is a premier insurance consulting firm providing expert witness services, specializing in the management and professional liability lines. Mr. Sagalow is a 35 year insurance veteran with prior senior roles at AIG (25 yrs) as Chief Underwriting Officer, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Chief Innovation Officer of various divisions. Following AIG, Mr. Sagalow was Chief Innovation Officer at Zurich NA and the Tower Group.
In the expert witness field, Mr. Sagalow has been retained over 79 times including testifying on 28 occasions (as of August 2019) in various insurance disputes, on behalf of both the policyholder and the insurance carrier.
Mr. Sagalow is a cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and holds a L.L.M degree from New York University Law School.
According to the U.S. District Court, “Mr. Sagalow’s diverse professional experience demonstrates a breadth of experience drafting and interpreting policies, making underwriting decisions, and claims handling… The Court that Sagalow's experience, training and education provided a sufficient foundation of reliability for his testimony. His specialized knowledge in the insurance field may be helpful to the trier of fact in understanding the evidence or determining facts in issue...Mr. Sagalow is qualified under Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.Ideal Client Engagement:
- Law firms needing expert witness for D&O or E&O coverage disputes (either party)
- Insurance Claims departments needing expert witness for D&O or E&O
- Investment firm seeking expert opinion on most areas of P&C insurance
More information about Mr. Sagalow, including a list of law firms who has retained me, and over a dozen testimonials can be found at http://innovationinsurancegroup.com/our-services/expert-witness-services/
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