July 2007
Topic of the Month
The Forensic Accountant's Role in a Large Loss
By Dayne Grey, CPA
No matter how well a risk management team has planned for it, actually dealing with a catastrophe can be a distracting and stressful financial challenge.
Office Profile
Detroit Office
The Detroit office of Matson, Driscoll & Damico is primarily engaged in business interruption, property damage and individual disability claims.
Guest Expert
Builder's Risk: Calculating the Period of Indemnity
By Lisa Enloe, Managing Member - Held, Enloe & Associates, LLC
Builder's risk claims are among the most complicated losses to measure. Physical damage arising from a covered peril can often cause a delay in the completion of a project, thereby causing the project to realize additional expenses (soft costs) and loss of income (business interruption or rental value loss).
Ask the Expert
Q: Many property policies use the wording "the proper proportion of overhead" relating to valuation of work in process stock losses. How should overheads be applied in stock losses?
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News & Events
Shannon T. Rusnak, CPA, CFE and Richard J. Yochem CPA, Earn NACVA's CFFA Designation
Shannon T. Rusnak, CPA, CFE and a partner in Matson, Driscoll & Damico's Houston, Texas office and Richard J. Yochem, CPA and a senior manager in the firm's Orlando, Florida office, have both successfully completed the certification process with the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) to earn their designation of Certified Forensic Financial Analyst (CFFA).
Matson, Driscoll & Damico Becomes Sponsor for ABA TIPS Section
The forensic and investigative accounting firm of Matson, Driscoll & Damico will become sponsors for the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice (TIPS) Section, effective August 2007.
Shannon T. Rusnak, CPA, CFE and a partner in Matson, Driscoll & Damico's Houston, Texas office and Richard J. Yochem, CPA and a senior manager in the firm's Orlando, Florida office, have both successfully completed the certification process with the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) to earn their designation of Certified Forensic Financial Analyst (CFFA).
Matson, Driscoll & Damico Becomes Sponsor for ABA TIPS Section
The forensic and investigative accounting firm of Matson, Driscoll & Damico will become sponsors for the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice (TIPS) Section, effective August 2007.