Claims People: Gallagher Bassett, Goldberg Segalla, Prodigy Care Services

Gallagher Bassett Appoints Carrier Practice Director

Gallagher Bassett, an international claims management provider headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has promoted Joe Berrios to managing director, carrier practice.

The company said in a press release that Berrios has been one of the principal architects of its carrier practice over the past seven years. He was most recently senior vice president for Client Services.

Berrios has worked for Gallagher Bassett since 2006, starting out as a vice president of business development and relationship management, according to his Linkedin page. Previously, he worked for 19 years for GAB Robins, reaching a position as vice president and director account management.

Berrios is based in Duluth, Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management and completed Gallagher’s Executive Leadership Program with Harvard Business School, the company said. He holds the Senior Claim Law Associate designation from the American Educational Institute.

Goldberg Segalla Adds Partner to Insurance Practice

The Goldberg Segalla law firm has appointed attorney Thomas M. Wester as a partner with its Global Insurance Services group in Newark, New Jersey.

Wester focuses his practice on representing insurers in the investigation and litigation of complex insurance matters arising out of commercial disputes, construction accidents and defects, transportation accidents, marine casualty, environmental and long-tail claims, premises liability and property damage, the national law firm said in a press release.

Wester has experience representing clients in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania state and federal courts. He regularly counsels and provides written opinions to primary and excess level insurers concerning coverage issues involving multiple lines of insurance.

Wester earned his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and his juris doctor from the Seton Hall University School of Law.

Wester previously was with Connell Foley in Rosalind, New Jersey.

Prodigy Appoints COO and Sales Leader

Prodigy Care Services appointed Paul Norkett as chief operating officer and Kevin Lanphier as chief sales officer.

Norkett previously was chief operating officer for Adva-Net, which he helped guide through its acquisition by Paradigm Specialty Networks. He has more than 30 years of experience in managed care with workers’ compensation companies, including Sedgwick Cambridge Solutions/Concentra Managed Care and Cunningham Lindsey, the Austin, Texas-based company said in a press release.

Norkett has a master’s degree in business administration-strategic leadership from the University of Dallas, where he also served as an adjunct professor in its Graduate School of Business. He is also a board member of the American Association of Payors, Administrators and Networks.

Lanphier has held senior sales positions with national pharmacy benefit management and medical bill review payment integrity organizations during his 25-year career, Prodigy said. Most recently, he was senior vice president of sales for Equine, a payment integrity organization that is now part of Optum. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa and Sandler Sales Training.