Insurance Bad Faith Expert Testimony
Serving both carriers and policyholders across Florida and nationwide.
With over 44 years of litigation experience and more than 100 jury trials, Douglas M. McIntosh provides authoritative, court-qualified expert testimony in insurance bad faith, coverage disputes, and professional liability matters.
Comprehensive Coverage for Both Sides of Bad Faith Litigation
Insurance Bad Faith Testimony
Court-qualified expert testimony on insurer bad faith claims in both first-party and third-party contexts. Doug has testified live in state and federal courts throughout Florida and beyond, providing opinions grounded in decades of hands-on litigation and claims analysis.
Coverage Analysis & Opinions
Expert analysis and written opinions on insurance coverage disputes across all lines — auto, CGL, D&O, professional liability, excess, umbrella, and reinsurance. Clear, defensible coverage opinions that counsel and carriers can rely on.
Timed Demand Evaluations
Specialized expertise evaluating insurer obligations and response timelines under Florida and other state laws when faced with Cunningham demands, policy limits demands, and other time-sensitive settlement opportunities.
Professional Liability Defense
Expert services in professional liability disputes including analysis of standards of care, damages, and causation. Drawing on four decades representing insurers and insureds in high-stakes professional liability matters across Florida.
Attorney Fee Disputes
Qualified to render opinions in attorney fee disputes arising from insurance litigation, including fee entitlement, reasonableness, and billing practices in state and federal courts throughout Florida.
Mediation & Case Assessment
Having successfully mediated over 1,000 cases, Doug brings unmatched perspective to complex insurance disputes. Prompt and meaningful case assessments, particularly in catastrophic loss scenarios with multi-layered coverage towers.
Retained by Both Sides
of Bad Faith Disputes
What sets Douglas McIntosh apart is his ability to provide credible, balanced analysis whether retained by the insurance carrier or the policyholder. In 2024 he founded Douglas M. McIntosh LLC specifically to focus exclusively on expert witness work — bringing the full weight of his trial career to bear for litigants on both sides.
He is an elected Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel and recipient of the Thomas Segalla Service Award. He has served as Past President of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and as a former elected National Director with DRI, the national association of lawyers defending business.
- First- and third-party bad faith claims under Florida law and other state frameworks
- Good faith claim handling obligations and industry standards
- Auto, CGL, D&O, and professional liability policies
- Excess and umbrella coverage and tower-of-insurance analyses
- Reinsurance — facultative and treaty audits and disputes
- Argued in all five Florida District Courts of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court
- Argued in the Fifth and Eleventh U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal
- 2024 NSU Alumni of the Year — Nova Southeastern University
- Adjunct Professor of Law, NSU Shepard Broad College of Law