Zurich Staff Legal. Experienced. Collaborative. Focused on Results.

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1 Zurich Staff Legal Experienced. Collaborative. Focused on Results.

2 Staff Legal How We Deliver We are located where you need us, with more than 250 attorneys in our national network of 48 offices that cover the centers of litigation Atlanta Baltimore Baton Rouge Boston Buffalo Chicago Chicago Dearborn Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Fresno Ft. Lauderdale Hartford Houston Kansas City Lafayette, LA Las Vegas Lehigh Valley, PA Long Island Los Angeles Manhattan Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans NoCal CD/DEV N. New Jersey Orange Co., CA Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Reno Sacramento San Diego San Francisco Seattle SoCal CD/DEV S. New Jersey St. Louis Tampa Tarrytown Toronto West Palm Beach 2

3 Zurich Staff Legal - How We Deliver Battle tested attorneys with over 150 litigated matters tried to conclusion annually. We have 59 attorneys with over 30 jury trials, and 35 of those attorneys have over 50 jury trials. An additional 70 attorneys have tried between jury trials Concentrating our attorneys practice in one area of law and in industry segments served by Zurich, so we provide your clients with legal expertise from a specialist Rigorously applying Staff Legal best practices to our customers needs to provide consistent and unparalleled results and service 3

4 Zurich Staff Legal - How We Deliver We are litigation specialists with attorneys experienced in multiple areas of litigation Workers Compensation Premises Liability Construction Defect Commercial Auto Products Liability Construction Site Bodily Injury Employment Litigation Professional Liability 4

5 Zurich Staff Legal - How We Deliver We know your business We have experience in representing clients in diverse industries: Gaming General & Sub-Contractors Hospitality Manufacturing Real Estate Management Retail Apparel Retail Building Materials and Hardware Restaurants and Clubs Security Guards Trucking Wholesale 5

6 Zurich Staff Legal - How We Deliver We reduce your average total loss cost on litigated matters By achieving the same or better indemnity results in litigated matters as outside counsel By saving legal expenses and controlling your litigation expenses By reducing your total loss cost on litigated files 6

7 2013 Liability Comparison: Staff Legal v. Outside Counsel $160,000 $140,000 $120,000 $100,000 $80,000 $60,000 $40,000 $20,000 $0 Avg Legal Expense Avg Total Cost Staff Counsel Outside Counsel Takeaway: Staff Legal s average legal expense for handling a liability claim is 53% less ($17,548) per claim than if handled by outside counsel, and the average total loss cost for that claim is 44% lower ($66,652) if handled by Staff Legal. 7

8 2013 WC Comparison: Staff Legal v. Outside Counsel $100,000 $80,000 $60,000 $40,000 Staff Counsel Outside Counsel $20,000 $0 Avg Legal Expense Avg Total Cost Takeaway: Staff Legal s average legal expense for handling a WC claim is 31% less ($2,093) than if handled by outside counsel, and the average total loss cost for that claim is 5% lower ($4,133) if handled by Staff Legal. 8

9 2013 CD Comparison: Staff Legal v. Outside Counsel $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 Staff Counsel Outside Counsel $0 Avg Legal Expense Avg Total Cost Takeaway: Staff Legal s average legal expense for handling a CD claim is 81% less ($47,052) than if handled by outside counsel, and the average total loss cost for that claim is 85% lower ($164,966) if handled by Staff Legal. 9

10 2013 Comparison - Staff Counsel Less Expensive than Outside Counsel Staff Outside Counsel Amount % LIA Avg Legal Exp LIA Avg Total Loss Cost WC Avg Legal Exp WC Avg Total Loss Cost CD Avg legal Exp CD Avg Total Loss Cost $15,404 $32,952 $17,548 53% $83,482 $150,134 $66,652 44% $4,564 $6,657 $2,093 31% $80,746 $84,879 $4,133 5% $10,692 $57,744 $47,052 81% $29,312 $194,278 $164,966 85% Source: Claim Finance Counsel Performance Reports December 2013, for closed claims in states where Staff Legal is located. 10

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12 Staff Legal Offices Atlanta (404) Houston (214) North New Jersey (973) South New Jersey (215) Baltimore (410) Kansas City (913) Oklahoma City (405) St. Louis (314) Baton Rouge (225) Lafayette (337) Orange County (949) Tampa (561) Boston (617) Las Vegas (702) Orlando (407) Tarrytown (212) Buffalo (212) Lehigh Valley (610) Philadelphia (215) Toronto (416) Chicago (312) Long Island (631) Phoenix (602) West Palm Beach (561) Chicago Dearborn(312) Cleveland (216) Dallas (214) Denver (720) Los Angeles (626) Manhattan (212) Memphis (901) Miami (954) Pittsburgh (412) Portland (503) Reno (702) Sacramento (916) National contact information: Penny Madden Director of Staff Legal, Sr. VP (215) Geraldine Roberts Central Regional Managing Attorney (225) Detroit (248) Fresno (559) Ft. Lauderdale (954) Hartford (860) Milwaukee (262) Minneapolis (952) New Orleans (504) NoCal CD/DEV(925) San Diego (949) San Francisco (415) Seattle (206) SoCal CD/DEV(858) Robert McDade N. Atlantic Regional Managing Attorney (610) Peter McNamara Southeast Regional Managing Attorney (410) Michael Pollard Western Regional Managing Attorney (626) Richard Werstein Director of Major Cases (972)

13 This is intended as a general description of certain types of insurance and services available to qualified customers. Coverages are underwritten by individual members companies of Zurich in North America, including Zurich American Insurance Company. Certain coverages are not available in all states. Some coverages may be written on a nonadmitted basis through licensed surplus lines brokers. Your policy is the contract that specifically and fully describes your coverage. The description of the policy provisions gives a broad overview of coverages and does not revise or amend the policy Zurich Insurance Group, Ltd. 13