Agent & Broker Conduct
What Does an Insurance Agent Standard-of-Care Expert Evaluate?
The analysis usually extends well beyond the issued policy to the complete insurance transaction: the request, application, proposal, underwriting submission, communications, delivery, and renewal record.
Negligent Procurement
The Insurance Documents That Matter
Applications and policies matter, but so do coverage comparisons, emails, call notes, exposure schedules, inspections, declinations, and evidence of what the market would write.
Expert Methodology
Insurance Opinions Versus Legal Conclusions
A useful insurance expert explains policy mechanics, terminology, custom, and practice while respecting the court’s role in deciding the law and ultimate legal issues.
Property Insurance
Evaluating Replacement-Cost Estimates
A reconstruction requires attention to inputs, construction class, occupancy, features, local cost data, debris removal, ordinance requirements, and the intended use of the estimate.
Editorial roadmap: These summaries establish the initial resource center. Full articles can be added as they are completed, with links to Michael’s published Insurance Journal and Academy work.