Catastrophic Loss attorney David Bridges will speak on “Critical Emerging Fire Claim Management Issues” at the 2016 Claims Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) Annual Southwest Property Conference on November 3, 2016, in Houston, Texas.

Claims professionals and SIU investigators have responsibilities to their policy holders to maintain awareness and compliance with industry standards, recommended practices, and case law impacting the fire claim investigation and management process. This 60-minute panel will shift the paradigm from insurers defending “bad faith” claims to show how they acted in “good faith” using proactive modern day fire claims methods. The panel will explore ramifications for non-compliance with the scientific method, industry standards and recommended practices, including NFPA 1033 and 921, expert certification, accreditation, and vetting, and the court’s analysis for each to highlight the need to be proactive.

To learn more or register for this conference, please visit the CLM 2016 Annual Southwest Property Conference webpage.

David focuses on complex civil litigation, including fires, explosions, structural failures, fire protection system failures, product failures and other catastrophic losses and construction-related incidents across the United States. His assignments include forensic investigations of first-property and other catastrophic losses, including fires/explosions involving industrial, commercial and residential facilities. He has conducted examinations of over 1,000 fires as an investigator and has been an instructor for more than 36 live training fires. In addition, he has served as an investigator in eight  bombing/explosion incidents.