Our Authority

Three Principals. A Combined Century and a Half of Industry Authority.

“Southern Insurance Consulting was founded on a straightforward principle: the most effective expert testimony comes from individuals who have not merely studied the insurance industry, but who have led it.”

Our Principals

Collectively offering over 150 years of direct experience and the industry’s most distinguished credentials.

Van Hedges

CPCU, CRM, CIC, ChFC, CLU, AAI

Jack Williams

CPCU, Associate in Claims

Unparalleled Institutional Knowledge

Southern Insurance Consulting (SIC) is the nation’s premier resource for expert testimony and litigation support in insurance-related legal matters. Our three principals collectively represent nearly 150 years of firsthand, executive-level experience spanning virtually every major segment of the insurance industry.

When you engage Southern Insurance Consulting, you gain access to principals who have served as company presidents, senior vice presidents, state managers, and managing general agency leaders. Their testimony carries the weight of real-world authority that no textbook or academic background can replicate.

Strategic Support

SIC works as a true extension of your legal team — from initial case review and coverage analysis through strategic preparation and courtroom testimony.

Credentialed Experts

Each principal holds the CPCU designation — the industry’s gold standard — and brings decades of executive leadership experience to every engagement.

Areas of Expertise

Based on almost 150 years of collective, firsthand experience at all levels of the insurance industry.

Underwriting Practices

In-depth analysis of risk assessment, policy issuance, and standard underwriting guidelines across personal and commercial lines.

Agency Operations

Expert insight into the operational standards and obligations of insurance carriers and managing general agencies.

Claims Handling

Comprehensive analysis of claims handling, investigation standards, and settlement obligations under the policy and applicable law.

Bad Faith & E&O

Authoritative testimony on professional liability, the duty of good faith and fair dealing, and the standards by which bad faith conduct is defined and assessed.