Christopher “Kipper” Burke
Divisional Vice President and Senior Claims Counsel
Great American Insurance Company
301 E. 4th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 287-8154
Mr. Burke heads the Corporate Claims Counsel group of Great American Insurance Company. Corporate Claims Counsel at Great American provides advice and counsel to the various business units and wholly owned subsidiaries on the legal issues relating to the claims operations. The core focus is on providing advice and counsel on insurance coverage issues. Corporate Claims Counsel also provides advice and counsel to the management team on a wide variety of claims related issues.
Prior to joining Great American in 2008, Mr. Burke was an officer with a national insurance carrier and was responsible for the management of the claims of construction defect across the country. Prior to that, he was in private practice in San Antonio, Texas, where he focused his practice primarily on the representation of insurers in disputes with policyholders.
Mr. Burke is a frequent speaker on topics relating to insurance coverage issues. He has expertise in analyzing complex coverage issues in a wide variety of contexts, including auto, commercial general liability, ocean marine, commercial property, excess and umbrella, contractual liability insurance, directors and officers, workers compensation and employment practice liability, and numerous others. His articles have been cited by several courts relating to insurance coverage for construction defects.
He has a passion for the interplay between insurance coverage and indemnity issues. He has provided numerous presentations regarding the best methods for analyzing and “seeing” the issues that present themselves in claims for additional insured status and indemnity. His presentations in this arena receive very high marks for their clear presentation of these complex issues.
Mr. Burke received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rice University in 1989. He received his J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1995. He is admitted to practice in Texas.