High-profile appointment further strengthens global firm’s Lloyd’s and London market offering.
LONDON – OCTOBER 2024: McLarens, a leading global claims services provider, has announced the appointment of Alistair Jacob to the newly created role of Head of London International. Based at McLarens’ Lime Street office, Jacob will report to Steven Wallace, EMEA Managing Director, and will take responsibility for strengthening McLarens’ Lloyd’s and London market offering, leading a dedicated team to handle major and complex losses, and co-ordinate assignments that come through McLarens’ London International hub.
With a distinguished career spanning 40 years, Alistair brings a wealth of expertise in managing complex, commercial, and specialty insurance and reinsurance losses across various sectors. He has a deep-rooted understanding of the Lloyd’s and London markets, having begun adjusting claims underwritten in Lloyd’s in 1992. His expertise encompasses managing claims across numerous territories and product lines, including catastrophe management, commercial property, political violence, onshore power (both fossil and renewables), construction, marine (ports and terminals), and more.
Alistair joins McLarens from Dekra, where he served as the Managing Director of Dekra Loss Adjusters & Surveyors. In this role, he led regional teams and responses to large-scale events such as hurricanes and earthquakes. Prior to this he held senior leadership roles at York International (now Sedgwick), Axis International, and Crawford & Company.
His extensive experience further reinforces McLarens’ commitment to delivering unparalleled service to clients in the London market. McLarens’ London International Hub is a dedicated team developed to consolidate the company’s global network, specialty lines, and sector-focused teams to offer comprehensive support to reinsurers and London market insurers and syndicates in respect of their international exposures. McLarens’ global network offers a range of specialty practice groups with a focus on industry sectors including agriculture, aviation, consumer goods, construction & engineering, energy & natural resources, environmental, FAJ & specie, financial lines, and marine & transport.
Steven Wallace, EMEA Managing Director, McLarens, commented: “Alistair not only brings a wealth of industry knowledge and technical expertise but also holds significant standing in the London market. Our London International Hub is a testament to McLarens’ commitment to delivering the highest level of service, and Alistair’s considerable leadership and loss adjusting experience will undoubtedly be an asset to the team. Our message to brokers and underwriters is that we are committed to providing this market with the best expertise, people, and technology.”
Alistair Jacob, Head of London International at McLarens, added: “McLarens is focused on providing better outcomes for complex, commercial, and specialty losses via a global network of technical experts. Its London International offering embodies this expertise and reflects McLarens’ dedication to the London specialty risk market. London remains a global insurance centre, and I am excited to be part of McLarens’ continued growth and success in this market.”
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About McLarens
Founded in 1932, McLarens is a leading independent global insurance services provider with offices and operations strategically located in 45 countries around the world. With a focus on complex, commercial and niche markets, the company provides loss adjusting, claims and risk management services, as well as auditing and pre-risk surveying. McLarens’ global footprint enables it to provide streamlined consistent service to clients across the world, while at the same time delivering local expertise and responsive service. The company’s expert adjusters have an average of over 20 years’ experience, operating across a range of industries with specialties including: Property, Casualty, Crisis Management, Natural Resources, Construction & Engineering, Agriculture, Aviation, Forensic Accounting, Investigation, Marine, FAJ & Specie, Global TPA Services and Environmental consulting services. For more information, please visit: www.mclarens.com.
MCLARENS APPOINTS ALISTAIR JACOB TO LEAD LONDON INTERNATIONAL TEAM
