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Expert Witness and Litigation Support for Insurance Cases |
About 2nd Insight
2nd Insight provides expert opinions and expert witness testimony in complex high exposure insurance coverage disputes. We can help solve difficult and protracted insurance claims, disputes and litigation.
We assist policyholders, insurance carriers and their counsel to evaluate "bad faith" allegations of improper insurance claim handling practices, wrongful denials of coverage, and underpayment of insurance claims.
Principals
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William T. Cormack - Chief Consultant
As the former claim supervisor at Wausau, 1976 - 1985, and manager of the Wausau Environmental
Claim unit, from 1985 -1994, Mr. Cormack handled
and was one of the principal forces in settling
many of the major insurance related environmental
disputes in the past 20 years. An independent
review of Wausau's Environmental Claim Unit by
the consulting firm of Peat Marwick declared the
Wausau ECU to be the "best of breed." Mr. Cormack
has testified in both deposition and trial on
numerous occasions, and is now a highly sought
after and nationally recognized expert on complex
insurance claims.
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David H. Frangiamore - President
While at Wausau and Nationwide Insurance Companies, Mr. Frangiamore was responsible for the supervision, litigation and settlement of most of the major West Coast environmental claims and litigation. He also served as manager of the California construction defect unit, which handled most of the insurance claims involving some of the largest residential construction projects throughout the State of California. Mr. Frangiamore handled and supervised numerous other property and casualty claims and was responsible for training claim personnel on compliance with unfair claims practices regulations, through the Nationwide insurance enterprise. Mr. Frangiamore has also testified in deposition and trials numerous insurance coverage bad faith cases for over 20 years and is available to testify as an expert on complex insurance claims. Mr. Frangiamore has been retained by many of the most highly regarded insurance coverage lawyers and firms nationwide. Many judges, private mediators, special masters and attorneys recognize Mr. Frangiamore a one of the most effective negotiators of complex insurance claims in the country. David Frangiamore is also author of a nationally recognized book on insurance entitled “How Insurance Companies Settle Cases” from James Publishing. |
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Our Clients
"David Frangiamore's outstanding expert testimony was an essential element in securing not only a bad faith judgment against an insurer, but also a punitive damages award of $1.5 million. He gained the jury's trust through his very convincing testimony both on direct and cross examination. We highly recommend him as an expert you can rely on both prior to and during trial."Sam Chuck, Esq. and Ronald Rossi, Esq. Rossi, Hammerslogh, Reischl and Chuck
18181 Corte De Aceitunos
San Diego, CA 92128
P: (510) 769-8077
F: (510) 255-5010
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