Speaker Bios
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| Christopher Carucci | Gallagher Bassett |
| Stephanie Haas | Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company |
| Vic Marmo | Suite 200 Solutions |
| Matt Morrison | American Family Insurance |
| Dale Porfilio | Insurance Information Institute |
| Hedy Linette Ranieri | Berkley Technology Underwriters |
Members
| Rebecca Appelbaum | Gartner + Bloom PC |
| Dan Berman | Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP |
| Amy Jenkins | McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC (MGC) |
| JD Keister | McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC (MGC) |
| Cathleen Rebar | Rebar Kelly |
Chancellors
Fellows
| Larry Beemer | Suite 200 Solutions |
| Kerry Ebersole | USLI |
| Taylor Smith | Suite 200 Solutions |
| Daniel Winkler | Westfield Insurance |
Members
| Daniel Costello | Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C. |
Larry Beemer
Suite 200 Solutions
Suite 200 Solutions
Mr. Beemer has 45 years in the insurance industry and is retired and doing consulting and expert witness work through Suite 200 Solutions. Previously he was the VP of Claims at Tokio Marine HCC Insurance Group. Prior to TMHCC, Mr. Beemer worked at IAT, QBE, Aetna, CNA, Home Insurance, Risk Enterprise Management and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. At QBE Mr. Beemer lead the liability claims department and the Litigation Management department for QBE. He had direct oversight of Litigation Management, Transportation, GL, CD, TPA Services and Environmental claims. Prior to QBE Mr. Beemer was the National Claim Director for Construction Defect, Latent Injury and Entertainment Claims at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. In his career he has been a chief technical officer, consultant to re-insurers, training coordinator, national accounts coordinator, litigation manager, legal auditor, claims and due diligence auditor, PMK, expert witness and has been a panel speaker at CLM and other industry events. He serves on the Advisory Board for the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, has served as Dean of Litigation Management at Claims College and is a Chancellor and Professor at Litigation Management Institute. Mr. Beemer has authored numerous articles for Claims Management Magazine and Litigation Management Magazine. Mr. Beemer received the CLM Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023 at the Annual Conference in Tampa Florida.
Daniel Costello
Managing Partner
Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.
Dan Costello, Founder and Managing Partner of Costello Ginex & Wideikis, is currently recognized as a national expert in litigation management, complex case litigation, and trial practice. In 2014 he was one of four finalists for the Claim and Litigation Management (CLM) Outside Counsel of the Year, selected from nearly 40,000 members. He is a Advisory Board member for CLM, Co-Chair of the Anti-Nuclear Verdict Task Force, Co-Chair of the Litigation Management Symposium (LMS), and a Chancellor of Litigation Management Institute (LMI) held at Loyola Law school in Chicago.
Over the last three years, Dan's litigation practice has continued to grow, as has the firms growing portfolio of litigation based solutions. Dan has been retained as lead counsel in complex cases including lead trial counsel in two cases of first impression in Illinois including the loss of opportunity to have a biological child for 66 plaintiffs in a Cryogenic tank malfunction, and a class action lawsuit in litigation of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) dealing with statutory/punitive damages. He has also been retained in complex litigation including the collapse of a tent resulting in multiple fatalities and 19 plaintiffs' claims and recently resolved construction litigation brought on behalf of a national retailer that spanned seven states, and involved insurance disputes with twenty-two separate insurers.
He also acts as a litigation consultant, billing fees expert, and expert in litigation of complex and construction defect disputes. He has recently been retained as an expert witness in multiple party litigation in California, Texas, Florida, Arizona, among other states. Dan also maintains an active practice in consulting with carriers on litigation management strategy, implementation, and improvement.
Specialties: Construction Litigation, Litigation Management, Expert Fees, Complex litigation, Insurance Coverage, products liability, and construction/design defect
Kerry Ebersole
Litigation Management Team Leader
USLI
Taylor Smith
President
Suite 200 Solutions
Taylor has more than 30 years of experience in using new technologies to improve processes for insurance, claims, and legal executives. Before founding his own company, Taylor held executive positions with ePolicy Solutions, CT TyMetrix, CaseKnowledge, and CaseRev. As a claims professional, Taylor served in various litigation management roles at MMI Companies, previously the nation’s second-largest healthcare facility underwriter, Norcal Mutual Insurance, and CNA Insurance Companies.
Taylor’s articles have appeared in Claims Magazine, Claims Advisor Magazine, Property Casualty 360, AM Best Review, National Underwriter, The DRI’s For the Defense magazine, Litigation Management Magazine, Insurance Thought Leadership, and Carrier Management Magazine, and others. Taylor received a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in New York City, and attended Boston College Law School.
Daniel Winkler
Director - Claims Legal Support
Westfield Insurance
Mr. Winkler is responsible for overseeing Westfield Insurance’s litigation management and legal research support functions . He has been a featured speaker and author on the topic of litigation management and the use of technology in enhancing the litigation management process, drawing upon both his experience as a practicing attorney and on his 20 plus years of experience in the claims and litigation management arena. The Westfield Claims Legal Department, which he leads, was recently honored as one of the ten most innovative legal departments in America by Inside Counsel magazine.
Mr. Winkler is an active member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Association of Corporate Counsel, numerous professional organizations including the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, the Defense Research Institute and the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and currently serves as a member and advisor on a number of industry related committees.
