Daniel Ruehle

Daniel Ruehle is the National Practice leader of BDO’s Claims Recovery practice and is a Managing Director in the Grand Rapids office of BDO USA, P.C. Daniel previously worked out of BDO’s Chicago office. With over 17 years of experience, he specializes in advising clients on complex property damage and business interruption claims. Daniel leads BDO’s product contamination and recall segment within its Forensic Insurance & Recovery practice. A Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business Valuation and a Certified Fraud Examiner, Daniel is also experienced in preparing and evaluating damages analyses as well as compiling and analyzing data in assisting clients with investigation matters. He has served clients in a variety of industries, including agribusinesses, automotive, chemical, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing, mining, and telecommunications.  

Daniel has prepared and assisted insurers and policyholders with hundreds of insurance claims arising from first party and contingent losses, product recall, cyber incidents, and third-party liability matters. Daniel also has extensive litigation support experience in preparing damages estimates in assisting in the preparation of expert witnesses for mediations, arbitrations, and trial. He has also provided expert witness testimony in federal court. 

Daniel often presents as a guest speaker with policyholders, brokers, adjusters, and other forensic accountants at internal and external events, addressing various technical matters, insurance claims, damage quantification, and teaching a variety of forensic accounting concepts, approaches and techniques.

Prior to joining BDO, Daniel worked at an international accounting firm specializing in forensic accounting services where he assisted insurers and clients in business insurance claim matters, cyber losses, investigations, and product contamination and recall claims.