PO Box 1232, Southampton, PA 18966   |
Toll Free: 1-800-545-5134   |   Phone: (215)396-8700   |
Fax: (215)396-8704

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JOEL B. KIPPHUT, R.P.A.
PO Box 1232ive
Southampton, PA 18966
Licensed in the State of Delaware

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 30 years experience as a salvor, independent insurance adjuster and educator in adjusting. I am recognized as an honest, objective and impartial individual and have been appointed as an umpire over 70 times in the last six years to settle disputes between insureds and insurers. I have also been engaged by Counsel more than 20 times in the last two years.

"When you need an honest opinion"

EDUCATION:

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina 1965-1969
                   BA - Political Science

Courses and Seminars Attended
   

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

1996

1991

1997 (Extension Program)

1995

1997
   

Loss Executives Association

1991

Mid-Winter Meeting

2001

Mid-Winter Meeting

1993

Mid-Winter Meeting

2003

Mid-Winter Meeting

1995

Mid-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

1996

(Group Leader)

1989

1997

(Group Leader)

1990

1999

(Group Leader)

1991

2002

(Group Leader)

1992

(Group Leader)

2004

(Group Leader)

1993

2005

(Group Leader)

1994

 (Group Leader)

   

Annual Seminars

Cozen O'Connor

White and Williams

Teaching
   

Property Claims Adjusting

1997

1999

2001
   

Actual Cash Value/Broad Evidence in the Adjustment of Losses

2000
   

Do's and Don't's of Adjusting

2002
   

Adjuster Training Program - Pennsylvania Lumbermens Insurance Company

2004

License/Designations
   

Property Claims Adjusting

State of Delaware #117755

1974 to Present

Society of Registered Professional Adjusters #174

1997 to Present

EXPERIENCE:

1997 - Present

Received designation of Registered Professional Adjuster in 1997.
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. In addition to actively handling claims has been engaged over 40 times as a consultant or expert witness by either plaintiff or defense Counsel. Engaged by Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. to assist in training of staff adjusters in first party property claims.

1990

Founded the firm of J.B. Kipphut & Associates, Inc. to engage in the investigation, evaluation and adjustment of first party property insurance claims on behalf of the companies. Over twenty-nine years, I personally handled over 9,500 claims ranging from small homeowners losses to multi-million dollar commercial losses, including manufacturing losses and a specialty steel mill. I have also acted as an appraiser as well as an umpire in a number of large disputes between insurance companies and insureds.

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. Actively took charge of moving the firm from Philadelphia to Plymouth Meeting, PA in 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 the 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 (Tampa, 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:

  • National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters (NAIIA)
  • Loss Executives Association (LEA)
  • Insurance Society of Philadelphia (ISOP)
  • Society of Registered Professional Adjusters (RPA)

AFFILIATIONS:

  • Philadelphia Loss Conference - Past President
  • Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
  • Blue Goose International
  • Vestry - Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Holmesburg - Past Member/Chairman Property Committee
  • YMCA, Northeast Branch - Management Committee - Past Member
  • The Citadel Alumni Association (Past President DVCC)
  • Joseph H. Brown Lodge #751 F and AM - Past Master