Our people have a broad range of academic qualifications and practical experience enabling them to deal with technical and complex claims.

EXPERIENCE

Prior to joining the Insurance industry, Steve was employed in his capacity as a civil engineer. His experience involved the investigation, design and construction of civil works and structures. This included tunnelling, major and minor reticulation pipe works, canals, water retainment structures and associated road and building works. The work involved such activities as contract administration and project management.

Steve joined the Insurance industry in 1979. During the next 7 years he worked with two international insurance brokers in Sydney, specialising in the fields of construction and energy related risks. This involved the management of insurance portfolios and risk management activities. Steve’s experience included a period working in the London and U.S. insurance markets.

Steve founded Technical Assessing in 1986.

Steve has been involved in the loss adjustment of both major and minor losses. His experience encompasses claims involving contract works, public liability, products liability, professional indemnity, general property and home warranty insurances. This has included losses involving road works, high rise buildings, factories and domestic buildings, bridge works, power stations and transmission lines, sub-divisions, tourist resorts, pipelines and all manner of renovation works. Steve has handled some of the more significant civil engineering and building work claims that have occurred throughout Australia. Activities include investigation of loss, coordination of consultants, estimation and monitoring of construction costs and settlement negotiations.

Steve has also been involved in pre-risk analysis and examination.

EXPERIENCE

Derek commenced his working life in 1979 as a legal liability claims officer with Prudential Assurance of Birmingham. In 1982 Derek was transferred to Prudential’s head office in London where he became a senior liability claims examiner across all product ranges. 

In June 1989 Derek emigrated to Australia to open the offices of Brocklehurst Chartered Loss Adjusters. Brocklehurst was subsequently acquired by Crawford & Company where Derek remained until August 2006 as NSW Liability Manager.

Derek is well known and highly respected in both the London Market and Asia Pacific as a legal liability expert specialising in construction, public and product liability and professional indemnity claims. Derek’s clients include Lloyd’s Syndicates, insurance companies and the legal profession, for whom he provides litigation support.

CURRENT FOCUS

Derek continues his focus on providing expertise on the investigation and quantification of construction, public and product liability and professional indemnity claims.

EXPERIENCE

After training as a Quantity Surveyor Iain gained accreditation as a Qualified Surveyor in 1993. He worked both in private practice and in a contracting organisation before becoming a Loss Adjuster in 1995.
Starting with McLarens as a general Adjuster /Surveying Specialist this allowed him to gain a broad level of experience within the insurance industry before being appointed as the Major Loss Adjuster/Surveyor covering Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Iain has been involved in all aspects of Major and Complex Losses and has relocated to Australia at the beginning of 2001 following two years with GAB Robins as a Major Loss Adjuster/Surveying Specialist.

Iain has gained experience in a number of disciplines namely – Commercial All Risks – Major and complex losses, business interruption, contract works, plant and machinery. This includes responding to catastrophe events such as storms, floods and freezing temperatures. This has included losses involving food processing facilities power stations, schools/universities, manufacturing, recycling/ environmental solutions, construction projects, commercial and residential, hospitals, residential care homes and historic buildings and high net worth claims.

Ian recently joined Technical Assessing.

EXPERIENCE

David has a litigation background, gaining loss adjusting experience in the investigation, management and adjustment of a range of liability claims since becoming a specialist Liability Adjuster in 2003. David has since been regularly involved in diverse classes of liability claims including Third Party Property, Third Party Personal Injury, Product Liability & Recall, Construction Liability and Marine & Rural Liability. David has experience with both Australian and offshore losses, and is familiar in working with clients and Insured's from both private and public sectors within Australia and globally.

EXPERIENCE

Andrew has worked in the Insurance industry since 1978, primarily in Claims and Loss Adjusting roles, but has also had experience in Underwriting, Product Management and as a Corporate Counsel.

In recent years, Andrew has specialised in Liability Loss Adjusting, and worked with Sydney firms LAC, GAB Robins and Echelon, before joining Technical Assessing in 2008.  In addition to Public & Products Liability, Professional Indemnity and Contract Works claims, he has experience in Property and Personal Accident claims.

Andrew has handled matters involving Local Government, sporting bodies, tourism, hospitality and security businesses and the mining and construction industries, as well as general commercial liability claims, for both local and overseas insurers.

He is active in the industry and has been involved in various committees and discussion groups.

CURRENT FOCUS

Andrew is part of the Sydney Liability Team and undertakes a full range of assignments in the Liability field.

EXPERIENCE

Richard commenced his career as a cadet aeronautical/mechanical engineer at Hawker de Havilland. During this time he worked on aircraft, assisting with the repair of gas turbine, piston engines and air frames.

Richard joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1983 where he completed his engineering degree at the University of NSW. During this time Richard produced a paper on fracture mechanics that included the studying of fatigue strength of certain materials.

During his period with the Navy, Richard became qualified as a marine engineer, which involved him in such projects as the multi-million dollar refurbishment of ships and as an engineering officer on board the HMAS Jervis Bay.

In 1991 Richard entered the insurance industry, becoming involved in the underwriting, risk management, risk inspections, and assistance with claim adjustments in the specialist areas of engineering and construction insurance. His role included the provision of advice to staff on a range of technical matters.

In late 1998 Richard became a self employed property developer which involved buying, renovating and selling a number of properties, requiring skills of project coordination as well as contract administration and financial management.

From 2001 to the present, Richard has been working as a loss adjuster for major national loss adjusting firms and has been responsible for the handling and administration of technical claims and providing advice to others within the company. Richard’s loss adjusting experience includes a broad range of technical matters involving property, contractor’s machinery, engineering, computer, liability and marine losses.

Richard has also been called upon as an expert witness in complex engineering and marine matters.

EXPERIENCE

Peter has worked as a loss adjuster since 1978. After completing a Law Degree with Honours at Liverpool University Peter Joined one of the major insurance companies where he trained for a year before joining McLarens in 1978 based in their Watford office. He has subsequently worked as a loss adjuster in Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Alice Springs and Brisbane (including an assignment in the Caribbean after Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and time in Newcastle after the earthquake also in 1989) before moving to Sydney in 1995 to join Crawford & Company. Peter then worked with McLarens in their Sydney office for 10 years before joining Technical Assessing in 2009.

During his time as a loss adjuster Peter has handled the full range of material damage and liability claims before in more recent years specializing in Public Liability (both property damage and personal injury), Product Liability, Professional Indemnity and Contract Works and Construction Liability matters of increasing size and complexity. During that time Peter has worked for local insurers, overseas insurers and the London market.

In recent times Peter has also developed the niche business of Film, Entertainment and Contingency claims for both the local market and overseas insurers.

Peter has also had extensive experience in senior management roles with both Crawford & Co and McLarens prior to returning solely to the practical handling of claims.

Peter has also been active in the insurance industry sitting at differing times on the NSW committees for both the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters and Australian Insurance Law Association.