Roosevelt C. Mosley Jr.
Laura A. Maxwell
Aaron N. Hillebrandt
Robert J. Walling III
Joseph A. Herbers
Derek W. Freihaut
One of the most credible and understandable experts I have had on any subject.
Pinnacle has consultants who are experienced as expert witnesses in arbitrations and also ARIAS-certified arbitrators.
Pinnacle provides special interest seminars for attorneys that include loss reserving, ratemaking and valuation to explain key issues and best practices.
Pinnacle has experience working with large datasets and creating models to assess damages and develop scenario outcomes.
Pinnacle’s consultants are experienced in helping lawyers ask the right questions and understanding the answers in depositions of other actuarial expert witnesses.
Pinnacle consultants have experience in providing expert witness testimony in federal, state and county courts, in arbitrations and before state legislatures.
From routine business support to complex litigation, law firms need independent actuaries they can trust and understand. Armed with a solid reputation for credibility, Pinnacle successfully sifts through the toughest challenges you face to identify key arguments, create resolution scenarios and assess financial damage. We have extensive experience handling new license applications, complex litigation, class actions, arbitration, administrative hearings and other contractual disputes.
Our team of experienced consultants can offer insight into a reasonable range of likely outcomes while providing valuable intelligence that comes from working with similar situations. Our litigation/arbitration expertise includes:
Expected Adverse Deviation as a Measure of Risk Distribution EAD as a Measure of Risk Distribution - *Sign in required to view* Authored by Derek W. Freihaut and Robert J. Walling III.
Accounting and Actuarial Services: A Case for Peer Review Best's Review January 2016 - Issues and Answers Authored by Derek W. Freihaut.
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Asbestos Liabilities More »
In 2009, Pinnacle provided expert testimony about the evolution of insurance industry asbestos liabilities in an arbitration hearing among several insurance companies and a pool manager. This assignment drew on our knowledge of the history of insurance industry asbestos liabilities, e.g., the evolution of the legal aspects surrounding coverage determinations, the interplay of primary, excess and reinsurance contracts, the history of failed attempts to control the problem and the impact of bankruptcies among other factors. The assignment also drew on our mass tort / latent liability reserving expertise.
Baltimore Territory Issues More »
In 2006, Pinnacle was retained by a group of several automobile insurance companies representing a significant share of the Maryland automobile insurance market to conduct an independent actuarial analysis of the Abell Foundation report, Actuarial Discrimination: City Residents Pay Up To 198% More For Car Insurance Than County Residents (Abell report). This report discusses many factors which contribute to higher automobile insurance rates in urban areas than rural areas with particular emphasis on Baltimore and attempts to quantify the magnitude of this as noted by the title of his report.
Medical Malpractice Damage Caps More »
A state insurance regulator asked Pinnacle to determine the potential impact of several proposed tort reforms, including a change to non-economic damage caps for medical professional liability claims. Pinnacle worked with medical society to identify the most appropriate claims databases for assessing the potential legislative change. Our detailed analysis not only considered data from that state, but several others to stress test the results and provide a range of reasonable outcomes. In many cases, the specific reform’s effect, for example “I’m Sorry” legislation, was very difficult to isolate. Through this industry analysis, we identified differences well beyond a simple loss limitation to provide a more complete review of potential environmental changes that could be expected in the state.
This comprehensive analysis helped our client identify the effect of various legislative options, which empowered them to be a strong voice in the legislative debate and to influence policymaking in the state.
At Pinnacle, we partner with you to explore whatever path it takes to find the answers you need.
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January 20, 2022 January APEX Webinar - Statements of Actuarial Opinion at Year-End 2021 Register
February 17, 2022 February APEX Webinar - Defining Discrimination and Quantifying Disparate Impact in Insurance Register