Eric S. Poe

Eric Poe serves as principal and chief complex claims litigation officer for NJ PURE. As a licensed active New Jersey attorney and Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Poe oversees all complex and catastrophic claims for NJ PURE, which has enabled the company to be independently recognized as one of the most aggressive defense-oriented medical malpractice insurers in the state.

A recognized commentator in the insurance field, Mr. Poe has testified on discriminatory rate setting practices twice before the United States House of Representatives (2008 and 2020) in Washington D.C., and a combined five times before the New Jersey Senate and Assembly, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, and the New Hampshire Legislature as well as before the National Coalition of Insurance Commissioners. In addition, Mr. Poe is an accredited CME presenter for physicians and is a published author in the field of medical malpractice insurance. Mr. Poe has also appeared nationally on CNBC, Fox Business News, and regionally on ABC, CBS, NBC and WPHL as an authority in the field of insurance.

In 2004, at the age of only 32, Mr. Poe was awarded NJBiz’s “40 Under 40” award, recognizing him as one of the 40 most influential New Jersey business entrepreneurs under the age of 40. He regularly argues cases before the New Jersey Appellate Division and has appeared several times before the New Jersey Supreme Court. In 2015, Mr. Poe successfully argued CURE v. Perez, before the New Jersey Supreme Court, overturning an Appellate Division decision. In 2020, he was named as one of New Jersey Law Journal's Trailblazers for his innovation and thought leadership in both the insurance and legal industries.

Mr. Poe’s knowledge and experience relating to litigation was instrumental in his recent appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court Model Civil Jury Charge Committee, a committee that proposes jury charges to be used by courts throughout New Jersey. Mr. Poe also serves on the Court’s subcommittee that tackles medical malpractice model civil jury charges.