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Regional Director - Caribbean

Jorge Diaz

Regional Director - Caribbean

Biography

Jorge Andres Diaz is a graduate of Michigan State University and began working with liability claims in 2007, performing internal investigations for Caesar’s Entertainment for third party liability claims, as well as worker’s compensation and workplace accidents. Jorge joined McLarens Los Angeles in August 2011 as an adjuster handing a variety of Property and Casualty claims.

In 2013, Jorge was promoted to Branch Manager of the McLarens Brazil office. In Brazil, Jorge was responsible of handling all types of high value losses and of leading a team of general adjusters. In 2017, he was instrumental in leading our response team in Puerto Rico, in preparation for and response to Hurricane Maria. In 2018, he was promoted to EGA and is now leading the McLarens branch in Puerto Rico. Jorge became Regional Director of the Caribbean in 2021.

Since joining McLarens Jorge has handled a diverse amount of claims, including Property, Casualty, FI, Jeweller’s Block & Fine Arts, Construction and Product Recall. Jorge was also part of McLarens’ Hurricanes Maria and Sandy Catastrophe Teams.

NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS

  • Hospital Construction: Builders Risk $1M – 2013
  • Paper Factory Fire: Property $25M – 2013
  • Cash in Transit Heist: Specie $10M 2014
  • Port & Terminals: Marine $1M – 2015
  • Food Borne illness: Liability $3M – 2017
  • Recreational Facility: CAT Maria, Builder’s Risk $500K – 2017
  • Public Entity: Property/CAT $100M – 2017
  • Quick Service Restaurants: Property $5M – 2019
  • Food Manufacturer: Property $40M – 2020
  • Public Entity: Property/CAT EQ $25M – 2020
  • Housing Government CAT Fiona: Builder’s Risk $1M 2022
  • Port & Terminals: Marine $4M – 2023
  • Cargo: Marine $1M – 2023
  • Riots: Property $2.3M -2024
    CATASTROPHES
  • Cat Adjuster Thailand Floods 2012
  • Cat Adjuster Hurricane Sandy 2012
  • Cat Hail storms Phoenix, Arizona 2012
  • Cat Team Supervisor Hurricane Matthews Bahamas, 2016
  • Cat Team Supervisor Hurricane Maria/Irma 2017
  • Cat Team Manager Guanica Earthquake 2020
  • Cat Team Manager Hurricane ETA/IOTA-2020 & Fiona 2022

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Qualifications

Michigan State University - Hospitality Administration / Management, Additional Licenses: USVI, Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico

Additional Expertise

Catastrophe, Construction, Fine Arts, Jeweller’s Block, Product Recall

Adjuster Experience

17 years 2007

Language Skills

English, Portuguese, Spanish