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Norcross is pleased to announce the addition of Bill Montague as a Senior Casualty Adjuster to their Seattle branch office.

Global loss adjuster McLarens announced that it has been appointed to the loss adjusting panel of leading insurer Aspen UK.

McLarens, the global loss adjuster with a niche focus on commercial claims, has announced a number of changes to its global and USA leadership teams as part of a restructure aimed at providing better operational management across the business. Among the changes, McLarens stalwart Gary Brown has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of McLarens Global Limited. Steve Whitmarsh will assume the Regional Manager role of the USA and Canada; George Wasielke becomes Eastern Regional Manager of the USA. In addition to improving operational management, the changes will free CEO and Chairman of the Board Vern Chalfant to focus on strategy, acquisitions and global initiatives.

Drew ​Wendland, Executive General Adjuster at McLarens, will give a presentation on Frequent Property Losses and How to Minimize Them at the University of California’s Risk Summit 2014. The summit, which will be held at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, CA from 16-18th of June, is an annual gathering of University of California professionals that provides an opportunity to share perspectives, best practices, challenges and solutions that can be used to improve efficiency and manage risk in the workplace.

In country reporting by McLarens adjusters and associates largely corroborates public press reports of localized non-severe damage. The following adjuster observations may be of interest to organizations with commercial interests there.

An 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern Chile Tuesday night. The U.S. Geological Survey stated that the quake was reasonably shallow at 12.5 miles (20 km) below the seabed. The quake’s epicentre was approximately 100 km northwest of the mining port of Iquique – near the Peruvian border. 

McLarens Director ​Steve Whitmarsh joins a panel of insurance professionals and industry experts to discuss property insurance issues at this years State of Oklahoma 2014 Property Insurance Conference. The Conference will be held on 22nd of April at the _______________.

David Hitchen, Director at McLarens company Airclaims, contributes his insights into the insurance risks of drones, alongside a pool of aviation and insurance specialists.​

McLarens, the global independent loss adjusting firm, is pleased to announce its re-entry to the Australian market.

David Bickerton, Director at McLarens company Airclaims, provides an overview of the 2014 Russian Association of  Aviation and Space Insurers (RAAKS) conference and shares his insights into developments in the region with POST magazine.