This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Cheri MacArthur, Chair of the Rocky Mountain Region of Cozen O’Connor’s Subrogation & Recovery Department and Office Managing Partner of the Denver office, we recognize and appreciate that she is homegrown...
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. Lindsay Gohmann, Director of Recovery Services at Zurich North American, is not unlike the rest of us in that it is not clear whether Lindsay found subro or subro found her. But either way, it...
If you are handling or investigating any water losses due to the failure of certain Viking brand VK457 sprinkler heads, you may be able to benefit from a class action settlement. As you may be aware, a class action suit, entitled Jackson, et al. v. Viking Group, Inc., et al., No. 8:18-cv-02356-PJM (D. Md.), was brought...
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Michelle Feduccia, Senior Engineer with JS Held, LLC, we recognized that her success has aligned with her hard work and passion for science. She has been mistaken as the bagel delivery...
The western states in the U.S. have experienced devastating wildfires for decades. These states, Cal Fire, and other agencies have held week long Wildfire Prevention or Wildfire Awareness programs annually every April or May. With wildfires unfortunately becoming more common in other parts of the country, states across the country are declaring their own Wildfire...
You may recall instances when the defense in a subrogation action tried to mitigate its client’s liability for a loss arguing (usually unsuccessfully) that your insured failed to have a fire break between the properties, contributing to the loss. So then on a loss when the fire occurred on the other side of the road,...
Researchers in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine have analyzed decades of wildfire statistics from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The team’s findings (published last month in the open-access journal Scientific Reports) concluded that the annual burn season has lengthened and the yearly peak has...
One of the marks of a successful subrogation professional is knowing that line between a case being a closer versus having recovery potential. In this episode of Subro on the Go, David Brisco, Kris Cherevas, and Dana Meyers discuss challenging claims case examples and the important rules and guidelines that help subro specialists determine if...
As wildfires rage through the Western Region of the U.S., we dedicate this post to recognize, honor, and thank all the firefighters and volunteers working tirelessly and selflessly. Thank you to all the men and women in the fire departments across the nation for your heroism and service. About The Author
