Dan Torpey | Mr. Torpey is a CPA, former auditor and partner in Ernst & Young's Investigative Dispute Services (IDS) practice (the forensic accounting practice of E&Y). Dan is the National Practice Leader of the Insurance Claims Practice which helps clients prepare, present and settle large complex property and business interruption claims. Dan's team has handled some of the largest Industrial disasters and accidents in the last 10 years working on behalf of the corporate client in assisting with their insurance claim recoveries. Mr. Torpey is also a designated expert in several World Trade Center Insurance claims and is the author of numerous articles on risk and insurance issues including "The Business Interruption Book: Coverage Claims & Recovery", by Daniel Torpey, Daniel Lentz and Dave Barrett, Published by The National Underwriter Company, July 2005.

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