Insurance Expert with over 40 years experience.
Frederick “Rick” Berry has testified as an expert witness in State and Federal Court concerning insurance matters for over four decades and is a licensed insurance producer in Arizona for life, health, disability, property, and liability insurance. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Insurance (1969) and a Juris Doctor degree (1973) from Arizona State University. Berry served as the Deputy Director of Insurance of the State of Arizona from July 1, 1976 through September 30, 1978 and attained his professional insurance designations of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) in 1981 and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) in 1983. He served as a member of the State Bar of Arizona Insurance Committee for 25 years, including six years as Chairman, and was a member of the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness from June 14, 2011 to October 31, 2014. As the grandson and son of insurance producers, Berry has been steeped in the insurance industry from a young age. He is a fourth generation Arizonan, based in Phoenix.
Areas of Expertise
Substandard Claim Handling
Substandard claim handling is often referred to as bad faith claim handling.
Insurance marketing malpractice
Insurance marketing malpractice is sometimes called insurance agent, broker or producer errors and omissions.
Other Areas
Berry has also testified about the regulation of the business of insurance, insurance ethics, risk management principals, insurance history, statutory accounting standards, unauthorized transaction of insurance, fraudulent insurance marketing practices, insurance agency operations, insurance company home office operations, unfair insurance practices and frauds, reinsurance transactions, insurance information and privacy protection and the competitive insurance market place.
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I look forward to speaking with you about your case.
My rates are $500 per hour for presenting deposition or trial testimony and $350 per hour for all other time spent on a matter.