Sean Halligan, AIC, CCLA, NYCPS

Sean Halligan, principal of Halligan Claims Investigations, has spent his entire life in upstate

New York.   He was raised in Ulster County, went to college and worked in the Albany area,

and currently lives in Saratoga County with his wife Kristin and their two sons Brian and Michael.

When not working, Sean enjoys outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, running, biking,

snow shoeing, and will even ruin a perfectly good walk by playing a round of golf once in a

while.  He has been an avid cross country ski racer since high school and has been competing

in the sport of Biathlon (cross country skiing and target shooting) for over 20 years. 

Sean currently runs the Saratoga Youth Nordic Ski Club for children 13 and younger and is President of the Saratoga Springs High School Nordic Ski Team Booster Club.  He is also active with the Wilton Youth Baseball and NYSSRA-Nordic Junior Biathlon programs. 

Sean occasionally does some freelance writing for publications such as Adirondack Sports and Fitness and Adirondack Explorer.  Whenever time allows, he continues his slow but steady pursuit to become a “46’er” by hiking all 46 high peaks (over 4000 ft) of the Adirondack Mountains. 

Employment

Halligan Claims Investigations                                                                               6/06 to Present

Harleysville Insurance Companies                                                                               5/98 to 6/06

Litigation Specialist.  Sean actively managed the investigation and disposition of complex exposure and litigated claim files in the Albany NY claims office.  He then worked as a telecommuter reporting to the Northeast Service Center in Worcester MA, as part of the “Risk Transfer Unit” which specialized in NYS labor law claims, and claims involving contractual indemnification and/or additional insured tender situations.

Hanover Insurance Company                                                                                       1/94 to 5/98

              Litigation Adjuster (1/94 to 12/97).  Sean handled litigated claim investigations, evaluations and negotiations for personal and commercial line claims including New York labor law, product liability, wrongful death, employer liability, premises and automobile liability.

Resident Casualty Adjuster (12/97 to 5/98).  Sean moved back in to the field to handle the investigation, evaluation and negotiation of settlements for all types of bodily injury claims.

Aetna Casualty & Surety                                                                                              5/89 to 1/94

Field Operations Casualty Claim Representative Sean was responsible for complete claim file handling including field investigation, evaluation and negotiation for both personal and commercial lines claims, including auto, casualty, employer liability & surety claims. 

Military

New York Army National Guard                                                                               9/83 to 11/04

Sean began his career as a Private during his freshman year in college and was assigned to the 1/156th Field Artillery in Kingston NY.  Upon completion of basic training at Ft. Dix NJ he was ranked #1 in his class and was named “Soldier of the Cycle”.  He went on to win an ROTC scholarship and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1987.  He then completed the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course in Ft. Sill OK, graduating in the top 10% of the class.

Sean returned to the 1/156 Field Artillery as a Fire Support Team Leader, and then spent several years working in the Training and Operations section of the New York State Department of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham NY.  There he held various positions including State Marksmanship Coordinator. 

During his career, Sean was also a member of the NY National Guard Biathlon & Marathon teams, and earned spots on the national level “All Guard Team” for 2 years in each program.  Sean ended his 21 year career at the rank of Major serving as an Area Office Manager for the Selective Service System in Troy NY.  

Education

Siena College, Loudonville, NY (Class of 1987)

Bachelor of Science, MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Major in Marketing and Management

Professional Designations

AIC - Associate in Claims (Insurance Institute of America)

CCLA - Casualty Claim Law Associate (American Educational Institute, Inc.)

NYCPS – New York Certified Process Server (NYSPPSA)