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Los Angeles (March 9, 2017) — A Michigan state judge has granted summary judgment to a policyholder against an AIG Unit holding that the AIG unit cannot recover $19 million in defense and settlement it paid on behalf of its insured, AlixPartner LLP, finding that the insured properly reported the claim to the insurer.
Defendant presents the expert report of Ty Sagalow who stated that plaintiff [insurance carrier] chose not to include any “related claims” or “related wrongful acts” provisions in the relevant policies…Since the “related claims” or “related wrongful act” language is absent from the policy, Plaintiff is unable to avoid liability…the Court grants Defendant’s [Policyholder] motion for summary disposition in its entirety…” (Decision at page 6 and 10)(March 3, 2017)
Law Firm representing Insured: Anderson,Kill
Issue: Meaning of phrase “claims made”
Expert retained by Insured: Ty R.Sagalow

AIG Unit Must Cover AlixPartners' $19M Costs, Court holds. (Ty Sagalow retained policyholder expert)

Darwin’s expert, Ty R. Sagalow, is qualified under Rule 702 by way of his experience and education. Mr. Sagalow has over 30 years’ experience as an insurance executive, and has served as both chief underwriting officer and general counsel at one of the world’s largest insurance companies. His diverse professional experience at a variety of companies in the insurance industry demonstrates a breadth of experience drafting and interpreting policies, making underwriting decisions, and claims handling….The Court concludes that Sagalow’s experience, training and education provided a sufficient foundation of reliability for his testimony. His specialized knowledge in the insurance field may be helpful to the trier of fact in understanding the evidence or determining facts in issue.
Millennium Laboratories, Inc. vs Darwin Insurance Select Insurance Company.

United States District Court Justice MARILYN L. HUFF

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Note: Ty Sagalow is a Founding Member and Chief Insurance Officer of Lemonade, Inc., and Chief Executive Officer of Lemonade Insurance Company. (current as of 4/20/17)

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Ty is a true innovator. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge from across the (re)insurance sector to design, build and deliver cutting edge new products. His strengths include an immense ability to influence people with different interests to move in the same direction. He demonstrates incredible initiative and strong dedication in all aspects of his work. It was a combination of these skills that enabled him to drive the creation of the Brand Reputation protection policy at Zurich – an industry first.

Oliver SchofieldFormer Chief Strategy OfficerAon Benfield

Good Morning Ty,

I hope this email finds you doing well and not working too hard. I wanted to share with you some feedback we received from the client about the above job:
The case has settled “thanks to the excellent work of Mr. Sagalow”.

I wanted to thank you for being a pleasure to work with on this short project; I enjoyed our brief conversations and your wit and humor. I hope you work with IMS on projects in the future so that we can work together again. Have a great weekend!

Kindest Regards,

Jolean Blair | Engagement Manager
Direct Line: 850-473-6967

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