Scope & Range of Services
Curriculum Vitae
Robert Sharp & Associates provides insurance industry
related services including:
Expert witness testimony, Appraisal, Umpire and Mediation
services, and Consultation, for both Defense and Plaintiff.
Background & Qualifications
Mr. Sharp has over 32 years’ experience in insurance
management and multi-line property and casualty claim handling.
Most recently he served as President and CEO of Workmen’s
Insurance Group, from 1997 - 2004. During that time, Workmen’s
had an operating budget of $40,000,000. Mr. Sharp had oversight
responsibility for over 260 insurance industry employees,
20,000 claim files and 3000 litigated files in 25 different
states. He has served as Assistant Vice President/Regional
Claim Manager for J.C. Penney Casualty Insurance Company
and Vice President of claims for Columbia Mutual Insurance
Group. He also served as regional property claim manager
for Shelter Insurance.
He has a BA Degree in Business from the University of Northern
Iowa with an emphasis on business and finance.
As an instructor, he taught courses in:
Shelter Insurance Internal Claim School, classes in policy
interpretation, claim investigation and documentation and
property estimatics.
Local claim adjuster association’s seminars in file
documentation and investigation in numerous Midwest cities
as well as Los Angeles claims association.
Instructor and chairman for Property Loss Research Bureau
national seminars.
Instructor and panelist for International and National Arson
Investigators Association.
Chairman of NAMIC’s (National Association of Mutual
Insurance Company’s) claim educational committee. Served
as instructor and a panelist. Also developed seminars that
were presented throughout the United States for this organization.
Conducted numerous seminars for Midwest mutual insurance
companies while working for Columbia Mutual Insurance, which
was acting as a reinsurer.
Served on NAII (National Association of Independent Insurers)
law review committee and national legislative committee.
In 32 years of experience, he has held a myriad of both
management and claim-handling positions in the insurance
industry which makes him eminently qualified to render expert
opinions in regard to all aspects of claim handling including:
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Methods and procedures of claim handling
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Internal controls
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Clearly defined protocols
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Complex claim handling issues and practices
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Claim adjusting and coverage issues; including policy cancellations
and denials
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Claim community standards
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Breach of contract
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Bad faith issues
LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
In addition to having direct hands-on experience with litigation
during his 32-year career in the insurance industry, Mr.
Sharp has testified numerous times in insurance related cases
in the capacity as an adjuster, as well as in upper level
management, in over 25 states and in Federal court. In addition
to claim issues he has testified as the most knowledgeable
person in regards to insurance company methods and procedures,
billing and IT issues.
FEE SCHEDULE – Original retention fee of $2,500 (refundable
if engaged).
I. Expert Witness: $190 per hour.
II. Research: $150 per hour.
III Litigation Consultant: $175 per hour.
IV Mediation & Appraisal: $150 per hour.
V Expert Witness Testimony: $300 per hour.
VI Reserve Review and Claim File Audits: $ 150.00 per hour.
