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JBK CONSULTANTS
P.O. Box 1232
Southampton, Pennsylvania 18966
215-396-8700 fax: 215-396-8704
Joel B. Kipphut
cell: 267-269-9257
e-mail: jbkipphut@verizon.net
web: www.kipphutassoc.com
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Providing expert witness service to the legal profession, both plaintiff and defense, in matters
relating to insurance coverage issues, good faith/bad faith claims handling, industry practices, damage
valuations and subrogation. I have over 35 years experience as a salvor, independent insurance adjuster,
public adjuster and educator in adjusting. Throughout this time period, I have personally handled over
10,000 claims ranging from small homeowners losses to multi-million dollar commercial losses, including
manufacturing losses and a specialty steel mill. I have acted as an appraiser as well as having been
appointed as an umpire over 85 times in the last twelve years to settle disputes between insureds and
insurers. I have also been engaged by Counsel in litigation matters more than 65 times in the last 10 years.
I am recognized as an honest, objective and impartial individual in the claims industry. |
EDUCATION:
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina (1965-1969) BA - Political Science
Courses and Seminars Attended
Annual Seminars
Cozen O'Connor
White and Williams
Insurance Bad Faith Claims
Insurance Society of Philadelphia
AIC 30
AIC 35
Analysis of Financial Statements 1986
Ethics at Work 2001, 2003
Property Loss Research Bureau
1983 1996
1987 1997
1991 1997 (Extension Program)
1995
Loss Executives Association
1991 Mid-Winter Meeting 2001 Mid-Winter Meeting
1993 Mid-Winter Meeting 2003 Summer Meeting (Ethics in Claims) Presenter
1995 Mid-Winter Meeting 2003 Winter Meeting (Ethics in Claims) Presenter
1997 Mid-Winter Meeting 2004 Mid Winter Meeting
1997 Summer Meeting 2005 Summer Meeting
1999 Mid-Winter Meeting
Penn State University
1981 Arson/Fraud Seminar
Insurance Placement Facility of PA/Philadelphia FMD/Bensalem FMD
1997 Joint Arson Seminar
National Forum for Property Loss Professionals
1985 1994 (Group Leader)
1989 1996 (Group Leader)
1990 1997 (Group Leader)
1991 1999 (Group Leader)
1992 (Group Leader) 2002 (Group Leader)
1993 2004 (Group Leader)
2005 (Group Leader)
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Teaching
1997 - Property Claims Adjusting
1999 - Property Claims Adjusting
2001 - Property Claims Adjusting
2000 - Actual Cash Value/Broad Evidence in the Adjustment of Losses
2002 - Do's and Don'ts of Adjusting
2004 - Adjuster Training Program-Pennsylvania Lumbermens Insurance Company
License/Designations
State of Delaware #117755 1974 to Present
Pennsylvania Public Adjusting License #499019 2007 to Present
New Jersey Public Adjusting License #1140240 2007 to Present
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EXPERIENCE:
2008-Present Litigation support-in addition to handling claims, I have been engaged over
65 times as a consultant or expert witness by either plaintiff or defense
Counsel.
Public Adjuster with Stephen R. Figlin, Inc. cordinating and handling claims
and assisting in various consulting assignments.
2006 Engaged by Claims International to provide office management and
organizational services as well as claims handling.
2005 Appointed as impartial umpire by The Court of Common-Schuylkill County.
1997 Received designation of Registered Professional Adjuster.
Named to National Advisory Council - Eastern Region - NAIIA.
Formed JBK Consultants, Litigation Support.
Proposed and taught "Property Claims Adjusting" for the Insurance Society
of Philadelphia (ISOP). Also taught other seminars for the ISOP.
Named as adjuster of record for Delaware Valley Insurance Trust.
Engaged by Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. to assist in
training of staff adjusters in first party property claims.
1990 Founded my own firm of J.B. Kipphut & Associates, Inc. to engage in the
investigation, evaluation and adjustment of first party property
insurance claims on behalf of insurance companies.
1973-1990 Partner and adjuster in the firm of William J. Miller Jr., Associates, Inc.
Started as an adjuster in 1973, made a partner in the firm in 1981.
Activities included adjusting homeowners and commercial losses as well
as cargo and inland marine losses.
Acted as both appraiser and umpire in numerous disputes between
various insurance companies and insureds.
Heavily involved in administrative functions and responsibilities.
In charge of firm move from Philadelphia to Plymouth Meeting, PA (1988).
1972-1973 Employed by the Underwriters Salvage Company of New York as a
Superintendent of salvage. Responsible for inventories, movement of
salvage for sale and/or protection as well as determination of loss
and damage figures on stock losses.
1971-1972 Counterintelligence Staff Officer, assigned to the 219th Military Intelligence
Detachment III Corps HQ, United States Army, Republic of Vietnam.
1970-1971 Executive Officer and then Commanding Officer of the Tampa Field Office
(Florida) 111th Military Intelligence Group, United States Army.
1969-1970 Attended Armor Officers Basic School at Fort Knox, Kentucky and the
Counterintelligence Officers Course at Fort Holabird, Maryland. |
MEMBERSHIPS:
Insurance Society of Philadelphia (ISOP)
Insurance Expert Network, LLC (IEN)
Loss Executives Association (LEA)
National Association pf Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA)
Independent Insurance Adjusters (NAIIA) 1973-2007
Society of Registered Professional Adjusters (RPA) 1997-2008
AFFILIATIONS:
Philadelphia Loss Conference - Past President
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Blue Goose International
Vestry - Emmanuel Episcopal Church – Past Member/Committee Chairman
YMCA, Northeast Branch - Management Committee – Past Member
The Citadel Alumni Association (Past President DVCC)
Joseph H. Brown Lodge #751 F and AM - Past Master |
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