• on the scene OTS Industry colleagues gathered at the Sedgwick CMS Canada Inc./Vericlaim Canada Mississauga office on November 6th in celebration of the 80th birthday of Stewart A. Ponton, CIP, CLA, FCIAA. In 1976, Stewart co-founded Ponton Coleshill Insurance Adjusters Limited and actively served CIAA in many roles including National President (1981/82). He was granted the distinguished Honorary Life Member award in 2001 in appreciation and recognition of his years of loyal dedication to the association. ●
L-R: Scott Mastromatteo, NSA Claims; Stewart Ponton; Laurie Walker, Sedgwick; and Ivan Brosbell, ClaimsPro. CIAA Nova Scotia hosted an education session in Sydney, Nova Scotia on November 16th. Presenter Jim Abraham of Canadian Climate Forum and Climaction Services LTD spoke on “Weather and Climate Change in Nova Scotia: Are we getting more extremes? And why”. The event drew a large audience of loss adjusters, brokers, and engineers as well as representatives from the Nova Scotia Department of Housing and Cape Breton Regional Municipality. ●
In the photo (left to right) are: Mario Delorme, Origin & Cause (co-sponsor); Janet Ley, CIAA NS; Jim Abraham (presenter); Ken MacLeod, president, CIAA Nova Scotia Region. Absent from photo, Gary Chant, Meco DKI (co- sponsor). www.claimscanada.ca
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. will acquire Cunningham Lindsey. “Bringing the incomparable talent, expertise and robust global capabilities of Sedgwick, Vericlaim and Cunningham Lindsey under one umbrella is among the greatest stories to emerge from the claims industry in many years,” said Michael Arbour, Sedgwick group president. “This exciting development puts us in an optimal position to meet the increasingly complex needs of clients around the world.” Cunningham Lindsey group’s 6,000 staff comprise local teams in 600 offices across 60 countries. Their specialties in loss adjusting, thirdparty claims administration, global account management, forensic engineering, and restoration and repair consulting, among others, complement the existing offerings of Sedgwick and its subsidiary, Vericlaim. Following the close of the transaction, the Sedgwick family will be more than 20,000 colleagues strong. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. ● John Martin will join EFI Global Canada as a senior fire investigator. John will help to develop and implement fire investigation services for the company. He is a certified fire and explosion investigator who will be responsible for investigating and assessing fire and explosion damage. John is John Martin an executive board member of the Canadian Association of Fire Investigators, and holds memberships in NFPA, Canadian Fire Safety Association, National Association of Fire Investigators and the London Adjusters Association. John has more than 15 years in fire investigation. He will be based in the Woodstock, London area and will also respond to fires in southern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area. ● MGB Claims Consultants Inc has opened a Vancouver office to serve the Vancouver and Whistler Region. Jessica Brown will lead the office. Jessica entered the insurance industry in 1999 as a telephone adjuster for a global insurance company. She has over 18 years in the Jessica Brown industry, and has held two claims management positions, with various insurance companies and has been an independent adjuster for the past four years. Her areas of expertise include: Film and Entertainment Production; Cast/Time Element Claims; Ski Hill & Sports Liability; Complex Commercial Casualty; Multi-Party Injury and/or Litigation Claims. ● continued on page 28... Winter 2017-18
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