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1 Biography and Curriculum Vitae Stuart J. Setcavage Phone: Fax: Setcavage Consulting, LLC Page 1

2 Stuart J. Setcavage Insurance, Coverage and Claims Expert Mediator United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Biography Stuart Setcavage began his career in the insurance industry after graduating college by working for his father s insurance agency. He has received formal training in all personal lines of insurance. Combined, his family has over 100 years of experience in the insurance industry. In 1988, he became a Claim Representative with State Farm Insurance Companies. After several advancements and promotions, he joined the State Farm Litigation Unit as a Claims Supervisor in There, he supervised all aspects of auto litigation including third party lawsuits, contractual and extra-contractual suits against the company. In 1997, he was promoted again to Claim Superintendent managing a claims service center and automobile claims across Southwestern Pennsylvania. In 2004, Stuart returned to litigation management as a Litigation Team Manager for State Farm, managing an average of approximately 1800 pending cases with both in-house and outside counsel across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On average, he has been directly involved in about 100 jury trials per year and over settlements per year. He has directly managed, personally handled, audited or surveyed approximately 25,000 claims during his claims career. He has handled cases involving policyholders from every state. Mr. Setcavage holds a Texas All Lines Adjusters License. Because Pennsylvania dos not license adjusters, Texas is his designated home state for licensing purposes. Accordingly, he enjoys reciprocity with most states the require licensing. Setcavage Consulting, LLC Page 2

3 During his claims career, he has been involved in the daily activities of investigating, evaluating, negotiating, analyzing coverage and claims. Both inside State Farm and within the insurance, legal and legislative community, he is viewed as an expert in all insurance related matters. While at State Farm, Mr. Setcavage was involved in policy training, policy language changes and writing, and has been a resource for many claim representatives and lawyers relative to complex auto law issues. Mr. Setcavage is a Past-President of the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI). At PDI, he also has served as the Chair of several committees and developed several continuing legal education programs throughout the state. He has served as the Chairman of the Coverage and Claims Practices Committee, the Amicus Curiae Committee, and the Judicial and Legislative Affairs Committees and was a member of the Auto Law Committee. Mr. Setcavage was called upon to testify on important matters involving the Pennsylvania Financial Responsibility Law before the Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee. Additionally, he is a frequent lecturer at Continuing Legal Education seminars and is a faculty member for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. He has also lectured for the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, the Florida Justice Association, and for State Farm Insurance Companies. Relative to automobile insurance coverage, case value, and claims handling, Mr. Setcavage is nationally recognized as a leading expert. He is also considered an industry expert relative to tripartite relationships, legal billing, alternative fee arrangements, and legal bill auditing. He has counseled both law firms and insurers on alternative legal fee agreements and has implemented several within State Farm. He has piloted and studied the merits of various types of fee agreements. Mr. Setcavage is a trained certified and approved mediator by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Further, he is a trained certified inter-company arbitrator and has acted as the sole arbitrator on hundreds of cases involving inter-company claim disputes. After 24 years in the industry, he founded Setcavage Consulting, LLC and its subsidiary, Grant Street Claims LLC. Mr. Setcavage now specializes in mediation and arbitration services in all types of disputes, expert insurance and claims consulting services, case valuation opinions, bad faith analysis and opinions, and expert insurance coverage analysis and opinions. Additionally, Grant Street Claims markets third party claims services to attorneys, insurers, and self- insured entities. Setcavage Consulting, LLC Page 3

4 Curriculum Vitae Stuart J. Setcavage Setcavage Consulting, LLC Phone: Fax: PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE: Setcavage Consulting, LLC / Grant Street Claims, LLC Insurance Consultant, Mediator 2012 Current State Farm Insurance Companies Litigation Claim Team Manager Bloomington, IL Canonsburg, PA Property and Casualty Automobile Claim Team Manager Bridgeville, PA Casualty Litigation Supervisor Bridgeville, PA Claim Supervisor Altoona, PA Senior Claim Representative Beaver, PA Agency Staff Representative 1988 Setcavage Consulting, LLC Page 4

5 EDUCATION: Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL Bachelor of Science Degree 1987 PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS: American Educational Institute Basking Ridge, NJ Casualty Claim Law Associate (CCLA) June 1996 Insurance Institute of America (IIIA) Malvern, PA Associate in Claims (AIC) December 1992 OTHER INSURANCE EDUCATION: American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters Malvern, PA CPCU 1- Ethics, Insurance Perspectives and Contract Analysis CPCU 6 The Legal Environment of Insurance CPCU 7 Management AWARDS: Exceptional Performance Citation (Defense Research Institute) Distinguished Insurance Claims Executive Award 2011 (Pennsylvania Defense Institute) Setcavage Consulting, LLC Page 5

6 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI) Camp Hill, PA Board Member/ Chairman Legislative Affairs Committee President President Elect Executive Vice President Director-Western District Chairman-Judicial Relations Committee Co-Chairman- Amicus Curiae Committee Chairman-Coverage and Claims Practice Committee Member-Motor Vehicle Law Committee Claims Litigation Management Alliance New York, NY Fellow 2010-present National Association of Litigation Management Chicago, IL Member Federation of Defense and Corporate Council Tampa, FL Member Society of Claim Law Associates Basking Ridge, NJ Member Defense Research Institute (DRI) Chicago, IL Member Setcavage Consulting, LLC Page 6

7 LICENSURE: Texas Department of Insurance All Lines Insurance Adjusters License License number: Commonwealth of PA Insurance Department Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser License number: Austin, TX Current Harrisburg, PA 1989-current CERTIFICATIONS: Arbitration Forums, Inc. Certified Arbitrator/ Inter -Company Arbitrator The Alternative Group & Behrend Mediation Training Certified Mediator Tampa, FL 2010-current 2012-current Completed requisite certification training and approved by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. OTHER SCHOOLS & TRAINING: Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PDI) Continuing Legal Education Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI) Continuing Legal Education Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education Setcavage Consulting, LLC Page 7

8 State Farm Insurance Companies Bloomington, IL Completed over 300 in-house training courses Completed Corporate Claims Schools Attended All Corporate Management Claims Schools Completed Regional Supervisory Development Curriculum Vale Technical Institute Chambersburg, PA Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraisal School 1989 State Farm Insurance- Pittsburgh Education and Training Center Multiple Line Insurance Training for Agency Staff 1988 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: Pennsylvania Association for Justice March 2014 Settling Your Cases: At Mediation, Arbitration, and Trial Florida Justice Association Preparing to Mediate Your Case; Best Practices 2013 Pennsylvania Association for Justice 2013 Enhancing the Value of Your Claim Pennsylvania Bar Institute 2012 UM/UIM Post Koken Claim Handling Bad Faith Law Update Setcavage Consulting, LLC Page 8

9 Pennsylvania Bar Institute 2012 Auto Law Basics Understanding Policy Provisions Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI) Young Lawyers CLE 2012 Understanding Liability Policies and the Claims Process Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee 2010 Testimony relative to proposed changes to the PA MVFRL Mt. Lebanon High School Driver s Education- Understanding Insurance Coverage & Policies Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI) Various Continuing Legal Education Topics Pennsylvania Bar Institute Faculty member: Insurance Claims Best Practices: Effective Negotiations Altoona Chamber of Commerce 1993 Understanding Auto Insurance for First Party Billers VOLUNTEER EFFORTS: Mt. Lebanon High School Driver s Education Understanding Auto Insurance Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI) - President Artists & Cities- President Moon Township Little League- Commissioner Setcavage Consulting, LLC Page 9

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Samuel J. Arena Jr. Chair, Fidelity & Surety RESULTS

Samuel J. Arena Jr. Chair, Fidelity & Surety RESULTS Chair, Fidelity & Surety Philadelphia, PA 215.564.8093 sarena@stradley.com FOCUS Insurance Coverage Advisory & Litigation Insurance Regulatory & Compliance Solutions Litigation BAR ADMISSIONS Pennsylvania