... Daniel Scott Claire
Oregon Appraisal Process Umpires

Years experience in insurance industry:

Insurance Company:		Law Firm (Plaintiff):
Public Adjuster:		Law Firm (Defense):
Independent Adjuster:	11	Other:	Expert Witness: 4

Profession:
Expert Witness/Umpire

Experience in insurance appraisals:

Estimated Number of Appraisals Performed:		Percentage of Appraisals acting as the Umpire:	95 %
Percentage of Appraisals representing the Policyholder as an Appraiser:		Percentage of Appraisals representing the Insurance Company:	1 %
Percentage of Appraisals acting as an Appraiser:

Resume Highlights:
Umpire and court qualified Expert Witness in over 250 Federal and state
disputed claims in Florida, Louisiana and Texas. Property and liability adjuster
with commercial, residential, and condominium claims experience, including
but not limited to high-rise office buildings, condominium buildings, medical
facilities, supermarkets, strip malls, gas stations, restaurants, billboards and
dwellings; the largest being a $21 million commercial package policy flood
and wind claim.
Losses adjusted include daily and catastrophe claims (Flood, Wind, Fire,
Business Interruption and Liability claims) in Florida, Loisiana, Texas & North
Carolina. Storms include Tropical Storm Allison-Houston, Tx (2001), Tropical
Storm Gabrielle-Bradenton, FL (2001), No-Named Storm-Houston, Tx (2002),
Hurricane Isabel-North Carolina (2003), Hurricane Charley, Frances, Ivan &
Jeanne-Florida (2004), Hurricane Katrina & Rita-Lousiana (2005), Hurricane
Gustav-Louisiana (2008) and Hurricane Ike-Louisiana & Texas (2008).
Mediator and Appraiser of unsettled hurricane claims in Florida, Louisiana
and Texas.
Expert in Flood v. Wind determinations.
Estimator for general contractors and construction companies.

Educational degrees / certifications:
B.S., Business Administration, University of South Florida (1988),
Florida Certified Investigator (1992)
Florida Independent Adjuster (1998)
NFIP Certified Flood Adjuster, Large Commercial, Condos, Residential (2002)
Lousisana Comprehensive Adjuster (2007)
Florida Supreme Court Certified County Court Mediator (2008)
Louisiana Private Investigator (2008)