Strategy Group

Having known the Englishman longer than Charlotte, it was no surprise that Ann was coerced (in the nicest possible way) to join Charlotte when the first seeds of IMCC were sown back in 2003/4! Sixteen years on extracting oneself has proved difficult when faced with Charlotte’s persuasive powers.  After a 34 year career in the marine market, mainly on the broking side, but seven years on the insurer side with Dex, Ann formed her own consultancy company, AW Marine, in 2013 allowing her more control of her work diary, and of course the odd game of golf.  During 2016, Ann has expanded her business to include business coaching after completing an Executive and Business Coaching Course, and becoming a member of the International Coaching Federation.
 
For more information on AW Marine please visit the website  AW Marine

Charlotte Warr studied law at Southampton with the avowed intent that she would return home to Guernsey to practice law by the seaside but then she met an Englishman and the rest as they say is history. Having spent time both in private practice and working as a claims adjuster in the London insurance market she now spends her time teaching others – or as she puts it brainwashing them to try and help them avoid making all the mistakes she made along the way (which do not include sticking with the Englishman which was the best decision she ever made!).

For more information about her teaching and consultancy work in the UK and around the world please visit sarniatraining.co.uk

Keith Jones is a Fellow of the UK Association of Average Adjusters (AAA) having qualified in 1984 and was the Chairman from 2012/14. Keith started his career at Richards Hogg International and managed offices in Manila, Philippines before returning to London to qualify and then moving to Piraeus, Greece once qualified. He was recruited by one of the large broking companies to open their London average adjusting operation in 2001 before moving to Benfield Corporate Risk. Keith joined Aon, London following the integration of the Benfield Corporate Risk team. Keith has sat on various Market committees regarding hull clauses and market wordings and has sat on the AAA Committee of Management and currently the exam committee and keenly mentors candidates for the AAA exams.

Born in Genoa in 1969, after a Master Degree in Economics with specialism in Maritime and Transport at the University of Genoa Andrea begun his career in the marine industry during his military service in the Italian Navy, first at the Naval Academy in Leghorn, and afterwards in his hometown Harbourmaster Office. As a Genoa Maritime Directorate Officer, among other tasks he was the Secretary to the ‎Commission of Formal Enquiry into Maritime Accidents. Andrea then moved to insurance claims where he now has 20 years of market experience (first with SIAT, and since 2012 with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions), spent dealing with Marine (mostly hull) primary business.
Andrea is the President of the Genoa Claims Control Committee, sits in the Trieste Claims Control Committee and is a member of the Strategy Group of the IMCC (the International Marine Claim Conference). He teaches at the Master in Maritime Insurance and Transport at the University of Genoa, and often participate as speaker and lecturer in conferences and seminars.

Dean is currently at Aegis Insurance. Dean has a total of 38 years’ experience in the London Insurance market and has experience in most classes of business with specific emphasis on Marine and Reinsurance classes of business, leading many complex and contentious claims. Prior to joining Aegis in January 2019, Dean spent 10 years at Hiscox, 20 years at Sphere Drake and also worked for Cigna and C.T Bowring in his younger days. Dean has held the role of Chairman of the Joint Marine Claims Committee and sat on the Lloyd’s Marine Claims Group and the Joint Excess of Loss committee.

Eileen began her career in 1980 with Johnson & Higgins, New York as an Average Adjuster Trainee. After the required years of training, she became a Full Member of the Association of Average Adjusters of the United States and a Senior Average Adjuster/Vice President with J&H. She subsequently became the Manager of the Johnson & Higgins Marine Claims Department. After moving to Jardine Insurance Brokers as their Marine Claims Department Manager in 1990, Eileen continued her career in Marine Claims and Average Adjusting for the next nine years with Jardine and later Willis Corroon. In 1998 Eileen left the brokerage side of the business to join the American Hull Insurance Syndicate and subsequently became their Claims Manager. When the American Hull Insurance Syndicate ceased writing business in 2012, Eileen joined XL Specialty Insurance (now XL Catlin). She has also been the Secretary of the Association of Average Adjusters of the United States and Canada since 2001.

Following studies in nautical science and possibly the world’s shortest seagoing career, Johan completed a Master’s degree in Shipping & Logistics and a L.LM in Maritime Law after which he joined the Swedish Club, Gothenburg as a claims handler & adjuster in 2007. Following a few years of claims experience with the Swedish Club’s office in Hong Kong (2009-2011), he returned to the head office in Gothenburg to head up the marine claims and casualty team. Johan has been representing the Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor) on the Nordic Plan Standing Revision Committee since the 2013 revision. If Johan is not in his office or on business travels you are most likely to find him on his sailing boat.

Lars Lange, who was born in Wolfenbüttel in 1968, is a qualified maritime lawyer by train-ing and graduated from Göttingen University in 1995. Mr. Lange started his profession-al career as a maritime lawyer with the law firm Blaum Dettmers Rabstein in Bremen. From 1999 onwards he dedicated his professional life to marine insurance: first as head of the marine insurance department, underwriting and claims, with C. Wm. König GmbH & Co. KG based in Bremen. In October 2008 Mr. Lange took over the position as head of the marine and aviation insurance department at the German Insurance As-sociation (GDV) in Berlin.

In January 2013 he moved to his present position when he took over the office as Sec-retary General of the International Union of Marine Insurance e.V. (IUMI) where he takes – beyond others – care on IUMI’s IMO and EU activities and fosters the relations to other maritime stakeholders such as ship-owner associations, class, salvors, average adjusters, shipper and forwarders. In his capacity, Mr. Lange holds a number of honor-ary posts in the maritime environment.

Lars Lange IUMI

Paul has been working in Marine Claims within the London Market for 28 years, 6 years with Eagle Star (now Swiss Re) and 22 years with Allianz, 18 of which handling Hull Claims. Paul has also dealt with all manner of other Marine Claims, including Cargo, Liability, Ports and Terminals, Freight Liability, Yachts and Reinsurance. Paul currently handles complex International Hull and Yacht claims and has experience in dealing with complicated and challenging issues that arise from handling high profile losses of all kinds.

Frazer is a Sydney-based maritime lawyer and is occasionally referred to in certain publications as “The House of Frazer Hunt”. He started his shipping career in a leading shipping law firm in London in the late ‘80s and currently represents most of the marine insurers in Australia as well as various insurers in the UK and Europe in hull & machinery, cargo and liability claims. Frazer is a former president of the Maritime Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ) and has been recognised in Legal 500, Chambers and several other legal directories as a leading shipping lawyer.

Sonnenschein holds a German and a Norwegian Law degree and has extensive experience form the shipping and offshore sector. Before joining Cefor he has worked with claims both in an IG P&I Club and a fixed premium facility.

Became CEO of the International Group of P&I Clubs following 29 years as a solicitor and expert in Dry Shipping Litigation cases at Richards Butler and then ReedSmith LLP including LMAA, LCIA arbitrations, Commercial Court and mediation work. Qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales and in Hong Kong in 1992