Actuarial and Expert Witness Services

As property/casualty insurance and financial litigation continues to grow in complexity, it is essential to have independent, credible and expert actuaries who can explain actuarial matters clearly and effectively.

This is why companies choose Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. Known for its credibility, Pinnacle’s experienced actuarial litigation support team has extensive experience supporting insurer in-house legal staff, law firms and their clients for litigation, arbitration, administrative hearings and other contractual disputes.

Pinnacle successfully sifts through challenging issues to identify key arguments, create resolution scenarios and assess financial damage. Pinnacle also excels in loss reserve reviews, statistical analyses, ratemaking issues, line-of-credit disputes and rating and underwriting disputes for property/casualty insurance.

In addition to our experience testifying and preparing expert reports, Pinnacle can assist attorneys with witness preparation and support during deposition and cross-examination.

Regulatory Support

Pinnacle consultants have extensive experience with helping its clients meet regulatory requirements for new and existing companies such as pro-forma studies, captive reviews and rate filings.

The Pinnacle Team

Since Pinnacle’s consultants have career backgrounds ranging from large to small insurers, regulatory authorities and statistical organizations, Pinnacle delivers a complete perspective to each assignment. Pinnacle’s commitment to the actuarial profession is demonstrated by committee work for actuarial organizations, which keeps us on the cutting edge of professional developments.

Why Pinnacle?

Independence - Solely owned by its professional staff, Pinnacle is not affiliated with any insurance company or accounting firm. Pinnacle’s independence is demonstrated by the variety of clients that have engaged us for expert witness projects including regulators, insurance companies, financial institutions and governmental entities.

Credibility - Pinnacle has provided expert witness testimony and litigation support in a variety of cases and venues. Its actuaries are recognized leaders in their profession.

Expertise - Pinnacle offers hard-to-find skills and knowledge, such as damage estimates, collateral protection insurance, statistical analysis, title insurance and mortgage insurance.

Experience

Pinnacle’s litigation/arbitration experience and expertise includes:

• Identifying the sources of loss reserve developments of insolvent insurers and reinsurers
• Defending insurer and bank rating business practices in class action lawsuits
• Testifying in administrative rate hearings in numerous jurisdictions
• Presenting testimony before legislative bodies and special panels
• Assessing coverage issues, including extensive modeling of products liability damages under claims-made policies
• Examining the adherence to rating rules and practices for commercial and personal lines policies
• Analyzing the impact of proposed legislation
• Reviewing multi-year finite reinsurance agreements, including renewal conditions and additional premium features
• Evaluating agency compensation disputes
• Providing continuing education to actuaries and attorneys in property/casualty insurance practices
• Preparing expert reports for submission in federal, state and county courts.

For more information about Pinnacle’s litigation support services,
contact Shawna Ackerman.

Download our Litigation Support Services Brochure (PDF, 182 kb)

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