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AM Best to Host Webinar on How Insurers Are Controlling Expert Costs in Construction Defect Claims

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best and Best's Insurance Professional Resources will host a complimentary webinar, titled, “How Insurers Are Controlling Expert Costs in Construction Defect Claims.” The webinar will air on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. (EST) and is sponsored by S-E-A. Claims professionals will examine best practices for engaging expert testimony, with a special focus on how that process works in handling and litigating construction defect claims. Click here to register.

Panelists include:

  • Paul McCullough, PE expert service provider, senior civil/structural engineer and discipline lead, S-E-A;
  • Janine McCartney, expert service provider, HHC Services;
  • Elizabeth Ferguson, shareholder, Marshall Dennehey; and
  • Chris Kende, partner, Hill Betts & Nash.

Attendees can submit questions during registration or by emailing webinars@ambest.com. The event will be streamed in video and audio formats, and playback will be available to registered viewers shortly after the event.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

Copyright © 2023 by A.M. Best Company, Inc. and/or its affiliates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Contacts

John Czuba
Managing Editor, Best's Insurance Professional Resources
+1 908 882 1722
john.czuba@ambest.com

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John Czuba
Managing Editor, Best's Insurance Professional Resources
+1 908 882 1722
john.czuba@ambest.com

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