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Article

Common Errors that Kill a Soft Cost Claim, Construction Executive magazine, June 2010.

Press Release

John Hutson Named President of the Washington State Chapter of NACVA

Quoted in the Media

As Oil Rushes Out, Damage Claims Pour In      MSNBC.com      May 11, 2010
Florida: BP’s next big mess      CNNMoney.com      July 16, 2010

Short Radio Bio

John Hutson (with a T, not a D) is not your typical bean counter.  He’s a forensic accountant with more alphabet soup after his name than in his name.  He runs a practice that operates worldwide, and focuses like a laser beam on two areas that business owners, corporate officers, and risk managers need help with: 1) getting insurance companies to pay up after a business interruption loss and 2) deterring and detecting fraud.  When it comes to fraud in the workplace, John says, “It’s not a matter of if it’s happening, it’s a matter of how much.”

Suggested Interview Questions

Fraud

Suggested questions for an interview about fraud:

  1. Stories about fraud are often in the news. How much of this trend is related to the current economy?
  2. Why should employees care about fraud in the workplace?
  3. If you know about fraud at your workplace, but you aren’t committing it yourself, can you be held accountable?
  4. We all know about Enron and Madoff, but how pervasive is this problem in the real world?

Business Interruption Claim Preparation

Suggested interview questions for an interview about business interruption claim preparation:

  1. What is the single most important thing that a risk manager, corporate officer, or business owner should do to ensure the best possible settlement?
  2. What is the biggest potential pitfall that a risk manager, corporate officer, or business owner should avoid after a large business interruption?
  3. How do the challenges of the current economy affect the settlement of a business interruption insurance claim?
  4. Should a risk manager, corporate officer, or business owner use his regular accountant to calculate a business interruption insurance claim?
  5. What is the most outrageous thing you’ve seen an insurance company do?

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John Hutson, Director of Forensic Accounting

John Hutson, Director of Forensic Accounting, Hutson Resource Group