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- HomeInsurance expert witness and consulting firm: bad faith, claims-handling standard of care, Bates-cited case-mapping. Insurer and policyholder counsel, nationwide.
- PrivacyHow the Glynloen Insurance Consulting website handles visitor information: what Google Analytics measures, what the site does not collect, and your choices.
- Case-MappingA Bates-numbered claim file turned into a linked fact chronology: every fact tied to its source page, every estimate revision tracked, ready for the expert report.
- NewsNews and announcements from Glynloen Insurance Consulting: engagements, speaking, publications, and firm updates.
About
- About the FirmFounded in 2008 by Rick Bingham, Glynloen Insurance Consulting (GIC) brings over 44 years in the insurance industry to expert witness, claims, and regulatory work.
- Our TeamMeet the Glynloen Insurance Consulting team: Rick Bingham, Dan Weber, Jin Kong, Kathryn Marsan, Doug Weber, Lauren Campbell, Karen Stobart, and Janelle Cahall.
- Experience & QualificationsRick Bingham: over 44 years across claims, underwriting, reinsurance, regulatory, and run-off practice, recognized as a qualified expert in state and federal courts.
- Conflict & AvailabilityStart an engagement with Glynloen Insurance Consulting: send the matter name, jurisdiction, parties, and timeline for a conflict and availability check.
Testifying Expert
- Testifying Expert OverviewExpert reports and testimony on insurance bad faith, claims-handling standard of care, coverage, and customs & practices, for insurer and policyholder counsel.
- Bad-Faith AnalysisBad-faith expert witness: the insurer's conduct measured against fair claims statutes and the standard of care, for insurer-side and policyholder-side counsel.
- Coverage and policy interpretationInsurance coverage expert witness: notice, deductibles, waived conditions, the duty to defend, agent representations, and policy interpretation.
- Fair claims practices and standards of careExpert analysis of an insurer's claim handling under fair claim practices statutes and the industry standard of care.
- Property & CatastropheProperty insurance expert witness in bad-faith and breach-of-contract disputes over first-party property and catastrophe losses: hail, wind, fire, wildfire.
- Expert TestimonyExpert reports, depositions, and trial testimony in state and federal courts, for insurer-side and policyholder-side counsel alike.
- Testimony for Receivers and RegulatorsExpert reports and testimony for state insurance receivers, liquidators, and rehabilitators, and for Departments of Insurance.
- Claims Handling ReviewClaims handling expert witness: whether adjusters, carrier claims departments, third-party administrators, agencies, and defense counsel met the standard of care.
- Carrier claims-practice reviews & auditsExpert reviews of a whole claims operation: staffing, procedures, reserving, controls, and settlement practices, for carriers, counsel, regulators, and receivers.
- Defense of TPAs, Agencies, and CounselExpert witness defense of third-party administrators (TPAs), insurance agencies and defense counsel when their own claims handling is the allegation.
- Reinsurance DisputesReinsurance expert witness in disputes between ceding insurers and their reinsurers: late notice, reserving, inspection & participation rights, and collection.
- Asbestos, Environmental, and Mass TortInsurance expert witness on asbestos, environmental, and mass tort claims: long-tail coverage, allocation, reserving, claim cessions to reinsurers, and claim-handling standards.
Consulting Expert
- Consulting Expert OverviewInsurance consulting beyond the courtroom: claims and reserve auditing, business interruption, regulatory consulting, and receivership & insolvency work.
- Claims & Reserve AuditingClaims audits and claim-file audits, reserve adequacy studies, and estate claim adjudication for carriers, receivers, and risk retention groups.
- Claim audits and file scoringRandom-sample claim audits that score how a claims operation is performing against its own standards and the industry's, for carriers, receivers, and counsel.
- Reserve adequacy studiesReserve adequacy studies for carriers, risk retention groups in liquidation, and specialty books, tested against what the claim files support.
- Business Interruption AnalysisBusiness interruption claims expert: preparing, presenting, and reviewing business income and property damage claims after fires, storms, and civil unrest.
- Regulatory ConsultingInsurance regulatory consulting: market conduct examination defense, mock examinations, Form A & Form D filings, and investigation & subpoena response.
- Transactions and filings (Form A / Form D)Due diligence, Form A & Form D filings, and hearings for acquisitions, changes of control, and affiliate transactions involving insurers.
- Investigations and subpoenasResponse to Department of Justice and other government subpoenas and investigations: data, records, and interrogatory responses.
- Market conduct examinations and defenseMarket conduct examination defense and mock examinations under the NAIC Market Regulation Handbook, with corrective action plans and settlement agreements.
- Receivership & Insolvency IssuesInsurance receivership work for receivers, liquidators, rehabilitators, and those who deal with them: estate claims, reserve studies, reinsurance, and run-off.
- Estate claim adjudication and auditsEvaluation, adjudication, and audit of claims against an insolvent insurer or risk retention group in liquidation, for receivers and Directors of Insurance.
- Life and annuity liquidations and rehabilitationWork arising when a life, annuity, or financial benefits carrier enters liquidation or rehabilitation, for receivers, policy beneficiaries, and producers.
- Receiver’s expert in suits against officers and professionalsExpert reports and testimony supporting a receiver's claims against a failed insurer's former directors, officers, auditors, accountants, and actuaries.
- Reinsurance collections and run-off operationsBilling and collecting reinsurance owed to an insurer's estate, and planning the claims operation of an insurer in run-off.
- Reserve studies for carriersReserve adequacy studies for insurers in supervision, rehabilitation, or liquidation, with reports and testimony in contested receivership proceedings.