The course, “Defending Large Casualty Claims” is designed to help adjusters and legal practitioners identify key issues at the outset of a severity case, create strategies to mitigate risk exposure, and review strengths and weaknesses in defending these cases in mediation or at trial. The module is presented by Ramona Hunter, a civil litigator at Cozen O’Connor.
Ramona Hunter begins by listing the key issues at the outset of litigation — who, what, where, when, and why. She then distinguishes the tone and approach to cases involving clear liability versus those that are potentially defensible. She outlines the numerous areas of exposure reduction in clear liability cases, including litigation tone, benevolent gestures of sympathy, independent expert review, life care plans, surveillance, early valuation, and early mediation without discovery. She also addresses the important aspects of liability investigation, including early identification of key mitigating factors, dealing with physical evidence, limiting exposure post-lawsuit, and identifying fraud. Finally, she evaluates the advantages of mediation, trial, and arbitration as well as a comparison of jury trials versus bench trials.
After completing the course, the attendee should be able to…
identify the key issues at the outset of litigation; identify whether a case involves clear liability or is potentially defensible; outline the various means of exposure reduction in a case of clear liability; know the importance of independent expert review; understand the intricacies of life care plans; explain the use of surveillance, early valuation, and early mediation when mitigating risk exposure; define the focus areas in liability investigation of securing the evidence, retaining experts, identifying eye witnesses, and identifying other potentially responsible parties; better identify fraud; know the limitations of physical evidence in terms of spoliation, retention, and testing protocols; and describe how to limit exposure post- lawsuit.
The course is designed for practitioners and insurance professionals working in the area of casualty insurance coverage and litigation.
What CE Credit is available?
Note: To qualify for credit, you must submit completion (including a passed final exam if required) within five days of completing the last quiz. No partial credits will be awarded.
State:
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Adjuster General CE Hours:
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Adjuster Ethics CE Hours:
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Attorney General CLE Hours:
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State's Course ID:
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NH | 2.0 | 475692 | ||
TX (classroom equivalent) | 1.0 | 97634 | ||
NC | 2.0 | C55033 | ||
FL * ( Provider Number: 364169 ) | 1165248 | |||
IL | 2.0 | 542566 | ||
WY | 2.0 | 27124 | ||
OK | 2.0 | 1026792 |
* This course has been approved by the Florida Department of Financial Services for insurance continuing education credit.
Course Content
Submit within 5 days to get CE Credit or Certificate of Completion.