Mr Paul Middleton
Arizona Appraisal Process Umpire

Present occupation:
Umpire/Appraiser/General Adjuster

Experience in insurance appraisals:

Estimated Number of Appraisals Performed:	1500	Percentage of Appraisals acting as the Umpire:	98 %
Percentage of Appraisals representing the Policyholder as an Appraiser:		Percentage of Appraisals representing the Insurance Company:	1 %
Percentage of Appraisals acting as an Appraiser:

Other relevant information:
Mr. Middleton has been active in the insurance claims field for over 23 years.
Before founding Elite Claim Services, Inc. in 1999, he was employed for 14
years in the insurance industry. Over the last six years, he participated in 1,500
of appraisals consisted of residential, commercial, condominium and business
income losses with disputes involving the amount of loss reaching twenty million
dollars.
Mr. Middleton’s public speaking includes the Indoor Air Quality Association’s
seminar at Florida Atlantic University in March 2006 and March 2007 and
Windstorm Insurance Conference, “Umpire: What makes us tick” in Tampa,
2007.
Through elections, he was elected as Treasurer of the South Florida Claims
Association in 2009, and elected Vice President of the Insurance Appraisal &
Umpire Association in 2008.

Years experience in insurance industry:

Insurance Company:	14	Law Firm (Plaintiff):
Public Adjuster:		Law Firm (Defense):
Independent Adjuster:	9	Other:

Educational degrees / certifications:
B.B.A, Texas A&M University, 1982
National Association of Fire Investigators, C.F.E.I. Designations, 1999
Advanced Property School-Business Income, 1996
AIC 35, 1995