AF recently facilitated its latest workshop webinar for Filing and Responding parties on April 19 and 20. The purpose of these 30-minute workshops is to drive decision quality by:

• Sharing information to improve filing and responding effectiveness.
• Answering questions attendees have regarding filing and responding to cases.

Key takeaways from the April workshop are listed below.

Filing Party

• Make clear and concise liability arguments; avoid repetitive arguments.
• Do not include any damage argument or rebuttal in the liability arguments.
• Always argue and support liability.

Responding Party

• Raise additional exposures properly.
  • All exposures should be entered with the policy limit amount in the Coverage Response Workflow step.
  • Include only damages/exposures that are not being sought within the hearing.
  • Attach evidence to support:
    • Known damages that have been paid
    • Known damages that have not been paid
    • Known damages of an unknown value
• Enter effective liability defenses.
  • Rule 4-1 does not apply if you have responded to the case.
  • Concede liability if you have no alternative theory of negligence.
  • Non-involvement defenses must be supported with evidence.
• Arguing damage disputes.
  • Make your dispute clear, provide an explanation, and note the amount of the reduction.
  • Do not copy and paste cryptic lines from alternative estimates or audits.

View upcoming webinar dates and/or enroll in upcoming 2023 Filer and Responder workshops.