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USAIG expands claims staff

By Janice Wood · March 4, 2010 ·

The United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) has expanded its claims staff with the addition of two attorneys in its New York home office and Atlanta locations.

In New York, Sherry Ortiz has been appointed claims attorney in the airlines/central claims office, while David Seiler has been appointed vice president, claims attorney to its Atlanta branch.

Ortiz holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Studies from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and holds a Juris Doctor degree from Boston College Law School. Prior to joining USAIG, she was a law clerk at Trope & DeCarolis and worked at the FAA’s Office of the Regional Counsel.

Seiler has 13 years of aviation insurance litigation experience and joins USAIG from Delta Air Lines where he worked as in house counsel. Previously, he was a senior associate at Shook, Hardy & Bacon and an associate at Burd, Downs & Magathan. He earned a Bachelor Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from Purdue University. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Florida State University College of Law.

The USAIG, which was founded in 1928, is a group of insurance companies organized to provide a complete spectrum of aviation insurance for owners, operators, manufacturers and maintainers of corporate, private and commercial aircraft.

For more information: USAU.com

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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