This course is designed to instruct the audience in the current trends surrounding the origin and cause investigation of fire incidents in the United States. An Update to claims handlers in current trends and issues affecting fire claims. types of anticipated losses, subrogation and liability matters, and fire investigations.
12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Speaker:
Henry Stormer IAAI-CFI(V), CFPS is the President/National Manager for VERTEX FIRE INVESTIGATIONS LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The VERTEX COMPANIESLLC. His responsibilities include management of a forensic fire investigation team conducting origin and cause investigations nationwide for the insurance industry. He is a Certified Fire Investigator through the IAAI and a Certified Public Fire and Life Safety Instructor, with both certifications recognized by the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications. He is also a Certified Fire Protection Specialist through the NFPA.Mr. Stormer has over 37 years of experience investigating in excess of 2,300 fires and explosions both in the public (25 years) and private sectors (12 years). His fields of expertise include: fire and explosion, origin and cause involving household appliances, Photovoltaic Arrays and Battery Storage Systems, large and complex fire scenes, subrogation, failure analysis, evidence collection and preservation, fire code analysis and research, crime scene investigations, and arson investigations.Mr. Stormer has served as an expert witness and is actively engaged in several legal cases related to property damage, product liability, personal injury, and criminal activity. Mr. Stormer's legal support activities have included depositions, interrogatories, mediation, arbitration, and trial testimony.Mr. Stormer is currently licensed as a Private Investigator, Manager in: AL, CT, DE, FL, IN, KY, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, SC, TX, VT, WV with reciprocal licensing in: AL, CA, GA, LA, NC, TN and VA.
Credit:
Approved for 1.0 hour of CE credit in Florida, Texas and Washington. Approved for 1.0 hour of CLE Credit in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Washington.
Sponsored By:
Vertex.
