Prepare for your insurance litigation case in earnest with professional insurance consulting services from our dedicated expert located in Baton Rouge, LA. Louis G. Fey Jr., CPCU, CIC, AIC, at Fey Consulting LLC can help you identify defenses and strategies, clarify coverage issues, assist with other insurance professionals or insurance companies, and evaluate allegations of bad faith or agent’s E&O. Based on over 40 years of hands-on multi-line insurance industry experience, Lou is an expert on claim handling standards, claim practices, claim procedures, bad faith, underwriting standards and practice, coverage, policy drafting, and agency errors and omissions. https://www.roundtablegroup.com/expert-discussions/at-the-round-table-with-insurance-expert-louis-fey/
Lou can provide consultation as litigation support, or act as an expert witness. Lou has extensive multi-line claim, underwriting, and insurance agency management experience.
While Lou tries to keep his work 50% defense and 50% plaintiff, he has served as an expert for companies such as (including but not limited to) Zurich, Travelers, AIG, Empire/Sterling Indemnity, Colony Insurance, National Security, Hub International, USAA, Empire Fire & Marine, RSUI Indemnity, Argonaut/Great Central, Nationwide Insurance, First Acceptance Insurance Co., Swiss Re, Westport Insurance, Prudential, PURE, National Fire & Marine, CNA, State Farm, Markel, ProCentury, Americas, Federal National, Allstate, Scottsdale, and Alliance/Firemans Fund.
From insurance consulting and expert witness testimony to litigation or technical support, Fey Consulting LLC is your insurance expert for a wide range of options that will help you win your insurance-related case. Contact our insurance expert witness today at 888-764-1317 for aid with all insurance concepts backed by his more than 40 years of experience.
Numerous state and Federal judges have ruled that Lou’s opinions are “sufficiently reliable and that his training and experience are sufficient, to meet the requirements of the Federal Rules of Evidence and the standard of Daubert.” Here is what some of those judges had to say about Lou’s expertise:
“In reviewing Mr. Fey’s expert report, the Court is satisfied that Mr. Fey is qualified as an expert on insurance claim adjustments. Specifically, the Court notes that Mr. Fey has over 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry, is licensed in Texas, and has experience evaluating and supervising automobile insurance claims in Georgia. In short, Mr. Fey has sufficient knowledge and experience in the insurance claim field to qualify as an expert.
Further the court believes that Mr. Fey’s opinions are sufficiently reliable. Along with his experience, Mr. Fey outlines his access to industry resources and other research tools, which he used in formulating his opinion, to show his opinion is reliable. Mr. Fey’s opinion is also relevant because it is material to Plaintiff’s case and concerns matters that are beyond the understanding of the average lay person. Mr. Fey’s testimony concerning insurance claim adjustments is outside the common knowledge of any average juror. In summary, Mr. Fey’s expert testimony would assist the jury in deciding factual issues in this action and is therefore relevant.”
“Fey trained new adjusters and conducted instructional seminars for adjuster training. He holds a variety of certifications, including that of chartered property casualty underwriter; he is a licensed adjuster; and he is presently a flood claims adjuster certified by FEMA. In my view, Fey’s training and experience are sufficient to meet the requirements of the Federal Rules of Evidence and the standard of Daubert.”
“Here Mr. Fey has certainly got experience in the insurance industry. I think he was very clear, he was talking in terms of general industry standards, he does have general expertise on industry standards.”
“Fey will be permitted to testify about (1) generally accepted practices regarding protective safeguards endorsements in the insurance industry and (2) whether, in Fey’s opinion, the facts on which Plaintiff relies to demonstrate compliance satisfy the Endorsement’s requirements under generally accepted practices in the insurance industry. Further, the Court concludes that expert testimony regarding insurance industry standards for claims adjustment will be helpful to the jury. See 200 South Broad Street, Inc. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2009 WL 2028349, at *2 (E.D. La. July 9, 2009) (Berrigan, J.); Huey, 2009 WL 604914, at *2., Fey may testify about insurance industry standards.”
“In applying the foregoing law to the proposed expert testimony of Louis Fey, the Court finds that Daubert is satisfied and Mr. Fey may testify at trial. Mr. Fey’s testimony is based on his experience in the insurance industry in addition to national norms and standards for the industry. Mr. Fey may testify regarding standard practices and procedures within the insurance industry.”
We can help you determine if an insurance claim was properly or improperly denied or handled and help evaluate the impact of any reservation of rights letter. We can assist in determining if a claim was handled properly and in accordance with industry standards.
We can help with multi-line issues for all Property Casualty lines, including but not limited to General Liability, Property, Builder’s Risk, Property Floaters, Pollution, Marine, P&I, Flood, Installation Floaters, Business Income, Auto, Workers Compensation, D&O, EPLI, Crime, Umbrella, and Excess.
Our expertise includes all lines of coverage for both Commercial and Personal Lines insurance coverage. ALL LINES OF PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE.
On complex construction-related litigation, we have assisted clients with contract and insurance analysis to identify contractual risk transfer opportunities (CRT), such as contractual indemnity obligations and additional insured coverage.
We can assist with tenders of defense and indemnity, identify errors in the analysis provided in the responses to these tenders, and help address the various exclusions that are invariably asserted in construction defect claims. We can also help you create a sound strategy for your client’s case as well as a road map to resolution.
We can provide assistance with resolution of claims through mediation and negotiation techniques, by dealing with claim adjusters using their own language, and by understanding insurance adjuster and insurance company constraints. Our insurance expert can assist with conflict resolution that meets and exceeds your client’s expectations.
Whether it’s allegations of bad faith, improper claim handling, a complex claim on which you need assistance, or a coverage dispute, we can help resolve any issue.
Call our insurance consulting professional at 888-764-1317 for more knowledge on claims, customs, and practices in Baton Rouge, LA, and Atlanta, GA.
