Eric W. Moch

Eric Moch concentrates his practice in insurance law with an emphasis in coverage, insurance fraud and bad faith litigation. Mr. Moch represents businesses, municipalities, attorneys and individuals in a variety of litigated disputes. He has extensive civil litigation experience in Illinois state and federal courts, including numerous jury verdicts and published appeals. Mr. Moch also has held numerous claims roles in the insurance industry, including the evaluation of legal malpractice claims and the investigation of suspicious and fraudulent claims across a wide range of insurance lines.

Mr. Moch is Board Member and Newsletter Editor of the Illinois chapter of the National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators (NSPII). Mr. Moch is also a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce. He has authored numerous articles on critical developments in the law and he speaks frequently at legal seminars.

Reported Cases

Nasrallah v. Davilla, 326 Ill.App.3d 1036 (1st Dist., IL 2002)
Juszczyk v. Flores, 334 Ill.App.3d 122 (1st Dist., IL 2002)

Presentations & Publications

Author, Seventh Circuit Court Creates New, Lessened Bad Faith Standard (pgs 6-8), National Society of Insurance Investigators, Spring 2011. For a copy of the article click here.
Author, Strengthening Policy Defenses to Non-Cooperation: Illinois Appellate Court Reaffirms Enforceability of Cooperation Clauses & Lawsuit Limitation Provisions, The National Law Review, December 2010, For a copy of the article, click here.
Author, Strengthening Policy Defenses to Non-Cooperation: Illinois Appellate Court Reaffirms Enforceability of Cooperation Clauses & Lawsuit Limitation Provisions, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Insurance Law Alert, Fall 2010. For a copy of the article, click here.
Speaker, Legal Panel II, The National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators, Advanced Insurance Fraud Seminar, Lexington, KY, November 16, 2010.
Speaker, Statutory Immunity for Information Sharing Among Insurers in the Fight Against Fraud, The National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators, Training Seminar, Willowbrook, IL, June 6, 2010.
Author, Innocent Insured Doctrine, winter 2009 National Newsletter, National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators.
Speaker, Preparing and Conducting Effective Claims Interviews and Examinations Under Oath (Ask an Attorney Panel Session), National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies' 2009 Claims Conference, San Antonio TX, February 6, 2009.
Speaker, Preparing for the Examination Under Oath from the Attorney's Perspective, National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators' regional seminar, Downers Grove, IL, March 12, 2008.
Author, Illinois Appellate Court Bolsters Health Insurer's Right to Rescind Policy Obtained through Misrepresentations, Winter 2008 National Newsletter, National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators.
Speaker, Civil Recovery for Insurance Fraud, International Association of Special Investigation Units Insurance Fraud Conference, Addison, Illinois, May 19, 2006.
Author, Appellate Court Removes Traditional Hurdles to Publication of Medical Records, Volume 2007, Issue 3, ALFA International Transportation Update.
Author, Giving Fraudulent medical Records a Free Pass: One Court's Troubling Assumptions and the Risk They Pose to the Fight Against Insurance Fraud, Spring 2007 National Newsletter, National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators.
Author, Seventh Circuit Vindicates Insurer's Denial of Suspicious Arson Claim, Johnson & Bell Insurance Coverage Law Alert, Spring, 2007.
Author, Municipal Liability for Open and Obvious Sidewalk Defects, Johnson & Bell Municipal Law Alert, Winter, 2006.
Author, Cooperation Trumps Privilege in Manuscript Policy, Johnson & Bell Insurance Coverage Law Alert, Spring, 2006.