Our People
Our people have a broad range of academic qualifications and practical experience enabling them to deal with technical and complex claims.
New South Wales | Queensland | Tasmania | Victoria
Nick Ackers
Assoc. Dip. Agric., Snr. Assoc ANZIIF, Dip. Bus. (Loss Adjusting), FCLA, FIFAA
Executive Adjuster
Nick Ackers
Assoc. Dip. Agric., Snr. Assoc ANZIIF, Dip. Bus. (Loss Adjusting), FCLA, FIFAA
Executive Adjuster
Telephone: +61 3 6375 1322
Mobile: 0408 731 610
Email: nick.ackers@technical.net.au
QUALIFICATIONS
- Associate Diploma Agriculture
- Senior Associate of the Australian & New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance
- Diploma of Business (Loss Adjusting)
- Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters
- Fellow International Federation of Adjusting Associations
EXPERIENCE
Nick is a Chartered Loss Adjuster with some 20 years loss adjusting experience covering all classes of claims.
Nick has worked in North Queensland, Brisbane and Sydney offices of major loss adjusting practices. He returned to Tasmania in 1999 to take up the role of State Manager of an international loss adjusting practice in Hobart. Nick performs work specialising in engineering claims for the Forestry, Mining and Construction industries.
In recent years Nick has developed a niche practice within the Technical Assessing Group, specialising in property and liability claims in the construction, engineering, and plant/equipment fields. He now travels widely within Australia for local and international (London and Japan based) Underwriters, particularly focussing on large crane (mobile and gantry) claims and mining equipment.
Nick has been appointed to many structural losses involving marine farms, harbour facilities and major building fires. Recently Nick was retained by a broking firm on behalf of its client to investigate and quantify contamination losses at a long life foods factory. He has also been instructed to investigate a number of fatalities at mining, forestry and industrial sites.
CURRENT FOCUS
Nick continues to provide expertise in the investigation and quantification of property and liability claims involving the construction, engineering, forestry and mining industries.
Gary Price
F.C.L.A., A.N.Z.I.I.F. (Snr.Assoc.), C.I.P., A.I.A.M.A., J.P.,
Executive Loss Adjuster
Gary Price
F.C.L.A., A.N.Z.I.I.F. (Snr.Assoc.), C.I.P., A.I.A.M.A., J.P.,
Executive Loss Adjuster
Telephone:+61 3 6375 1322
Mobile: 0418 459 999
Email: gary.price@technical.net.au
QUALIFICATIONS
- Fellow of Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters
- Senior Associate of Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance
- Certified Insurance Professional
- Associate of Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia
- Justice of the Peace #152814
EXPERIENCE
Sydney born, Gary has worked in both city and regional environments in NSW and Queensland and in PNG (4 years) holding down various positions from claims clerk to state manger. Conscripted into the army, he qualified as a land surveyor. In seeking a change, Gary took time out for two years to own and very successfully run a country pub in Urana NSW. Following this venture, Gary became general manager and held the license for a brokerage in Gympie Qld for a number of years. Ever chasing challenges, he purchased and developed virgin acreage to farm status, installed fencing and other improvements, designed and owner built a home and became involved in genetic engineering around the breeding of cashmere goats. A people person with a high sense of social justice, Gary also spent time as the President of the local Chamber of Commerce.
Over time, Gary has renovated a number of properties encountering and overcoming many challenges, all of which provides Gary with great insight into the building industry. A passion for food saw Gary attend Sydney's prestige cooking school where he qualified with distinction as a chef. In his "spare time", Gary also has a passion for travelling around Australia on his motor bike. His longest trip to date being to WA.
A trained mediator, Gary believes this additional knowledge is invaluable in handling the stressful situations many clients find themselves in. In addition to his accumulated life skills, Gary holds examination qualifications as an insurance professional and chartered loss adjuster (specialising in liability), mediator and is a Justice of the Peace.
A loss adjuster for over 20 years, Gary's broad range of experiences, coupled with his intimate knowledge of a range of businesses and industry, has seen Gary achieve a premier reputation of being able to proficiently handle complex and delicate matters that require that "extra special" attention.
Gary has specialised in Liability Loss Adjusting as well as Major Property Adjusting, and worked with Sydney firms McLaren Dick & Co (now MCY), Commercial Adjusters, Freemans, before joining Technical Assessing in 2004. In addition to Public & Products Liability, Professional Indemnity and Contract Works claims, he has experience in Property and Personal Accident claims.
Gary has handled Liability and Property matters involving Local Government Agencies, the Hospitality Industry, the gaming industry, security businesses and construction industries, for overseas interests as well as local insurers.
CURRENT FOCUS
As part of the Launceston team Gary undertakes assignments in all areas of claims where he can devote his expertise.