Since its modest beginning in 1996 with just over 100 attendees, the Lillehammer Energy Claims Conference had steadily grown to become the premier energy insurance market conference.
Peaking at 350 attendees at its 20th anniversary in 2015, we were about to celebrate the conference’s 25th anniversary in early March 2020 when Covid-19 threw a spanner in the works and caused us to cancel the event as attendees were about to commence on their travels to Norway and Lillehammer.
The current scenario
The impact of the pandemic and geopolitical events during the period since February/March 2020 have caused changes in many parts of the world, the global trade patterns, communication, etc. For our modern societies and trade, energy is a basic need and the latest developments have raised significant concerns about fragility in the supply of energy. Like financing, insurance is an enabler to develop and maintain a stable supply of energy to the world.
Agenda
The agenda for the LECC 2023 conference will include a look back at the 24 (now 27) years since 1996, the status quo of the energy supply and demand, and finally, as usual, look into where the industry is heading for a sustainable energy transition in the global strive to prevent the world from boiling over.
In-person
Equally to the professional take-aways from the conference, the relaxed venue is renowned for its excellent atmosphere for networking across the business categories of attending professionals. Digital meetings are excellent for information sharing and basic training courses, however, have a long way to go to replace in-person meetings and communication.
The conference is the leading international gathering of underwriters, claims adjusters, insureds, brokers and other service providers involved in claims arising from activities which are commonly referred to as offshore energy risks (which extend to related onshore activities and include well and drilling operations irrespective of location).
For over five years the conference has attracted capacity attendances - some 345 delegates in 2015 for the 20th Anniversary Conference. In recent years participants from America, Angola, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Dubai, France, Germany, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K., Venezuela, Vietnam and elsewhere, have clearly justify the conference’s claim to be the premier international energy claims forum.
Attendance at the Conference is, in general, restricted to representatives of underwriters, claims adjusters, insureds, claims brokers and other service providers directly involved in claims arising from offshore energy risks.
The Conference is not open to members of the legal professions although the Committee will usually issue a very limited number of specific invitations to lawyers closely involved with subjects under discussion. To encourage an atmosphere of open debate and participation, opinions expressed at the event are considered personal to the speakers and members of the media are excluded.
Delegates are always encouraged though Q&A and commentary sessions to play an active part in the Conferences’ interactive programmes.
Chris is a Director with Charles Taylor Adjusting in its Energy claims division where since early 2008 he has enjoyed working on a broad range of energy claims involving fixed and floating offshore facilities, including a number of high profile losses. Chris has an interest and expertise in the construction/conversion and operation of FPSOs. He began his career as a ship surveyor with Classification Society Lloyd’s Register, following a short period with oil company Amerada Hess as part of a team delivering the conversion of the FPSO Triton. Having gained considerable experience with ship construction and marine engineering practices, he eventually transferred to Lloyd’s Register’s Research and Development Department where he worked on the development of technical standards and marine rules for engineering systems. Chris is a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Institute of Marine Engineers, and also a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
Chris has been a member of the Lillehammer Conference Organising Committee since 2014.
Rosalia started her insurance career in 2003 at Xchanging Claims Services, dealing with Offshore Claims. In 2007 she joined Marsh as a Client Executive, being the client focal point for major Oil and Gas clients and participating in tenders, programme structure, marketing and day to servicing. During this time Rosalia was seconded twice to the organisation of Maersk Oil and Gas in Copenhagen, assisting with insurance and claims management.
In 2012, Rosalia joined DONG Energy as Risk Manager, in charge of risk and insurance for DONG E&P/INEOS Oil & Gas for all operational and construction activities in Denmark, Norway and the UK. Her responsibilities included insurance and claims management, contract risk management in respect of liability, indemnity and insurance, commercial agreements, partner relations and stakeholder management (Insurers, Brokers, Loss Adjusters, Government Entities, Lawyers).
Rosalia recently moved to Cubico Sustainable Investments as Global Risk & Insurance Manager, responsible for Cubico’s worldwide assets.
She holds a Masters in International Logistics.
Teresa is a Senior Claims Executive working with the Offshore Energy claims team at Gard since 2020. Prior to this, she has been handling Shipowner’s and Charterer’s P&I claims in addition to being an internal specialist in dry bulk cargoes. Teresa holds bachelor's degrees from the University of Houston, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Law from London Metropolitan University.
Angela is a Partner in Clyde & Co's London office. She advises insurers on complex energy insurance matters globally, across construction and operational phases. She has a broad knowledge and understanding of the oil & gas, petrochemical and renewables sectors.
Angela assists insurers across the full spectrum of their requirements including drafting policy wordings, advising on coverage, defending claims (liability claims and coverage) and pursuing subrogated recoveries.
Angela has significant experience of representing insurers in litigation and arbitration, including jurisdictional disputes, but she has also frequently helped insurers to conclude claims more amicably through settlement negotiations and mediation.
Jake graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Geology from Royal Holloway University of London in 2012, following which he gained experience in the oilfield working as a mudlogger with Baker Hughes in the UK sector of the North Sea. During this time he worked on jack-up and semi-submersible drilling rigs for various Operators, where his responsibilities included well control monitoring duties, engineering and drilling data analysis, and geological and hydrocarbon evaluation.
In 2014 he started his career in the London market as an energy loss adjuster with Matthews Daniel, where he has worked on a portfolio of upstream insurance claims around the world. He has recently been working on several control of well and loss of production income claims for oil majors in the North Sea.
Simon has extensive experience in energy and marine insurance disputes, and his practice also includes a deep experience of construction all-risks, professional indemnity, reinsurance, political risks and general coverage disputes. He regularly advises London and international insurers in relation to complex claims in the energy insurance sector, and assists with the drafting of policy wordings. Simon is also part of Clyde & Co’s oil & gas team. Simon is recognised by Legal 500 as a leading individual for insurance and reinsurance litigation.
Kevin served for almost 30 years as CEO of MatthewsDaniel Group, during which time he steered it through both an MBO and, some years later, a sale to Bureau Veritas. In 2020, Kevin transitioned into a new role as ‘Special Advisor’ to MatthewsDaniel and its shareholders. He also remains involved in a number of active claims.
Kevin has been a member of the Lillehammer conference organising committee since 2001.
Caroline is a physics scientist whose research is focused on the macro and microphysics of clouds, aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions, precipitation, as well as the parameterization of atmospheric physical processes.
She has a MSc in Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences in exchange program between two universities (UPS-Toulouse, UQAM-Montreal), and a PhD in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in co-tutoring involving universities and laboratories (UQAM-Montreal, LATMOS-Paris, LAMP-Clermont-Ferrand).
Caroline has previously worked in the development and research sections on numerical weather predictions at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in Montreal.
Allan became an adjuster in Singapore in 2009 where he worked on offshore construction and operational losses involving platforms, pipelines, subsea equipment, mooring systems and a jack-up drilling unit in India, Australia, Malaysia, Brunei and China. Allan transferred to London in 2012 and has handled a number of significant offshore construction, operational, LOPI and liability losses. He is now Managing Director of the Europe Adjusting team.
Jan-Hugo, born 1959, grew up in a family of fishermen and seafarers in the Norwegian Arctic, just north of the 70° parallel, north of the town of Tromsoe. After junior college and military service Jan-Hugo started his insurance career as a marine underwriter in October 1979. He moved to offshore energy claims in February 1986, all the time with Gard and its predecessors. He graduated from the Norwegian Shipping Academy (Marine Insurance Candidate) in 1986 and became a Chartered Insurer and Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, London, in 1991. He is the founder of the Lillehammer Energy Claims Conference (1996) and has been chairing its organising committee for all conferences except one. Jan-Hugo was a member of the Offshore Energy Committee of the International Union of Marine Insurers (IUMI) from 2008 to 2018 and was elected as a Vice Chairman on the IUMI Executive Committee from 2018. He has served as a board member of CEFOR - The Nordic Association of Marine Insurers from 2011 to 2014. Jan-Hugo is a Vice President and the Head of Offshore Energy Claims at Gard.
Patrick is a claims consultant and advises clients on both onshore and offshore claims.
Since joining INDECS in 2016, Patrick has been involved in the handling and management of some of the largest and most complex offshore construction claims in Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Egypt, Qatar and Norway, as well as a number of onshore PD/BI and DSU claims. He has Masters degrees in both Mechanical and Petroleum Engineering, field experience in Quality Control in the Australian construction industry, and is ACII qualified.
Patrick understands the issues involved in the handling of complex claims and recognises the value in clear and transparent communication and claim presentation with insurers and loss adjusters to efficiently resolve insurance claims.
Alex is a partner in the insurance and reinsurance disputes group in the London office of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP with a focus on acting for corporate policyholders. Alex specialises in all aspects of insurance claims and associated coverage advice in the energy insurance sector and has represented owners and contractors on major construction and operational losses, both onshore and offshore. He also handles a broad range of commercial disputes. Alex leads the ADR practice within the firm’s disputes division and is a CEDR Accredited Mediator. He is a solicitor advocate (Higher Courts Civil Proceedings).
Paul joined the Lloyds Claims Office in 1982 and worked there for 22 years before leaving to join Watkins Syndicate as Claims Manager, in which capacity he still works today. A regular speaker at Lillehammer, Houston Mariners and numerous other forums, Paul has been involved in most of the large energy claims in the market, either as leader or as a claims agreement party, and continues to do so today. He has been involved in many difficult negotiations and mediations, some of which has led to litigation along the way but fortunately not too often.
Paul became a member of the Lillehammer Conference Organising Committee in 2014.
Tim has over 40 years' experience in major international insurance dispute resolution, including marine and war risks, energy, construction all-risks, fraud investigation, reinsurance, political risks and general coverage disputes. He regularly deals with complex issues under energy related CAR, OEE, LOPI and Operating Policies in many jurisdictions around the world.
He has acted in major disaster litigation involving issues of corporate criminal law and is legal adviser to the London market Joint Rig Committee on a range of issues.
He is a CEDR accredited mediator, sits as an arbitrator and is a panel member of the ARIAS (UK) panel of arbitrators.
Chambers & Partners 2019 records praise from clients describing Tim as a "leader in the space" and he is also described as a "very user-friendly lawyer and a problem solver who knows the market inside out."
Henrik started his insurance career with Marsh AS in 2010 working as a broker, before he joined Statoil’s insurance department in October 2015. In Marsh he was a client facing broker with responsibilities for upstream insurance programs including placement of CAR policies.
The main responsibilities in Statoil relates to procurement of CAR insurance policies and procurement of Operational insurance policies, related claims handling, and general insurance advisory.
Henrik joined the YLECC in 2016.
Gary Walkling is a Partner at RPC's International Property and Energy Insurance practice. Prior to joining the firm in 2009, he worked in Marsh's Energy team for several years.
Gary regularly advises on coverage, disputes and subrogation on all types of claims arising out of the oil and gas, power generation, construction, mining and heavy industry sectors. He has a broad range of domestic and international litigation experience, and has also been involved in a variety of alternative dispute resolution methods including arbitration, adjudication and mediation.
Gary has spent time on secondment with the claims teams at both AXIS and Liberty. He spoke at the Asia Offshore Energy Conference in 2016, and was listed as a next generation lawyer in Legal 500 in 2017.
After leaving the British Army as an infantry captain in 1990, Sigurd joined Sedgwick Energy in London. In 2001 he left Marsh, and moved back to his home town Ålesund, and eventually found work as a ship’s plumber. In 2003, he joined the then Statoil, in their insurance department. His day to day responsibilities include arranging construction insurances, claims handling and insurance of Equinor’s renewable portfolio. He also arranged the construction insurances for Equinor’s operated CCS Northern Lights and Hywind Tampen Projects.
Rodney acquired a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1997. He spent the next several years with an international oilfield service provider working as a Trainee Engineer and Field Representative in drilling and production operations in Dubai and Venezuela.
Thereafter, Rodney started his career as a licensed insurance loss adjuster specializing in claims unique to the oil and gas industry and has worked for various energy loss adjusting firms throughout the years primarily in Houston, Texas, with one posting in London, England. His claims experience includes control of well, rig physical damage, downhole tools, pollution remediation, processing plants and refineries, general liability, pipelines, and business interruption/loss of production income.
The claims Rodney has been involved with span the globe and range in quantum from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars. Rodney has also spoken at various seminars and training courses and routinely given presentations about industry trends.
Tormod is the Head of Marine and Energy Claims Practice Nordic Region of Marsh, a position he has held for the last 5 years. In 2015 he was also appointed as the Energy Practice Leader for the Nordic Region of Marsh. Tormod started his insurance career in 1983 in the Oslo division of Norwegian Hull Club whilst still studying. In 1985 he joined UNI Forsikring where he became department manager for Marine Claims. Tormod moved to insurance broker Aon Grieg as head of Marine & Energy Claims in 1989, a position he held for almost 23 years. During his career Tormod has handled complex claims in the global energy insurance market, including onshore and offshore losses, complex contractor claims such as total loss of drilling rigs, particular average, control of well and business interruption claims.
Chris is a Director with Charles Taylor Adjusting in its Energy claims division where since early 2008 he has enjoyed working on a broad range of energy claims involving fixed and floating offshore facilities, including a number of high profile losses. Chris has an interest and expertise in the construction/conversion and operation of FPSOs. He began his career as a ship surveyor with Classification Society Lloyd’s Register, following a short period with oil company Amerada Hess as part of a team delivering the conversion of the FPSO Triton. Having gained considerable experience with ship construction and marine engineering practices, he eventually transferred to Lloyd’s Register’s Research and Development Department where he worked on the development of technical standards and marine rules for engineering systems. Chris is a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Institute of Marine Engineers, and also a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
Chris has been a member of the Lillehammer Conference Organising Committee since 2014.
Rosalia started her insurance career in 2003 at Xchanging Claims Services, dealing with Offshore Claims. In 2007 she joined Marsh as a Client Executive, being the client focal point for major Oil and Gas clients and participating in tenders, programme structure, marketing and day to servicing. During this time Rosalia was seconded twice to the organisation of Maersk Oil and Gas in Copenhagen, assisting with insurance and claims management.
In 2012, Rosalia joined DONG Energy as Risk Manager, in charge of risk and insurance for DONG E&P/INEOS Oil & Gas for all operational and construction activities in Denmark, Norway and the UK. Her responsibilities included insurance and claims management, contract risk management in respect of liability, indemnity and insurance, commercial agreements, partner relations and stakeholder management (Insurers, Brokers, Loss Adjusters, Government Entities, Lawyers).
Rosalia recently moved to Cubico Sustainable Investments as Global Risk & Insurance Manager, responsible for Cubico’s worldwide assets.
She holds a Masters in International Logistics.
Spencer is a Director of Lloyd Warwick Middle East, based in Abu Dhabi. He is a Chartered Engineer and also holds a Master’s degree in Insurance and Risk Management. Having over 23 years international engineering, power, marine and energy experience, Spencer has been involved with many large losses.
Throughout his career Spencer has handled a wide variety of claims, including up/downstream energy, petrochemical, heavy engineering, pressure vessels, power production, offshore energy sectors including MOUs, FPSOs and drilling systems, machinery systems, specialist subsea equipment, shipping, yachts, ports and terminals, ship repairer’s liability and renewable energy.
Initially working for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping Classification Society Spencer spent several years working overseas carrying out hull and machinery, offshore fabrications, vessel in-service and new construction surveys, and worked in London and Copenhagen carrying out structural engineering design work.
From 2001 he joined a specialist international loss adjusting firm and has been involved with complex insurance claims, technical surveys, forensic engineering and root cause investigations. Spencer has also provided litigation support and expert related work in UK, Europe, USA and South Asia. He has lectured on marine and energy subjects including FLNG, FPSOs, MOUs, subsea equipment and claims handling around the world. In 2015 he became a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.
Teresa is a Senior Claims Executive working with the Offshore Energy claims team at Gard since 2020. Prior to this, she has been handling Shipowner’s and Charterer’s P&I claims in addition to being an internal specialist in dry bulk cargoes. Teresa holds bachelor's degrees from the University of Houston, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Law from London Metropolitan University.
Gaute Gjelsten has 25 years of experience specialising in international shipping and offshore law, including marine and energy, insurance law. Gjelsten has extensive experience in handling significant claims arising out of marine and offshore casualties, including i.a. groundings, fires, wreck removals, collisions, salvage, clean-up operations regarding oil spill/other pollutions, limitation of liability and limitation fund proceedings. He has acted for insurers and owners against the Norwegian State in the majority of the significant recourse claims made in Norway, and handles jurisdiction and conflict of laws disputes.
Gaute is a leading lawyer in the energy insurance sector and he regularly advises on substantial losses under construction and operational policies, all-risks covers, reinsurance and general coverage disputes. He advises London and international insurers in complex on-shore and offshore claims in these sectors. He has further experience from handling claims under hull and machinery covers, mortgagee's interest, war, loss of hire, cargo, charterers' liability, general liability and protection and indemnity (P&I) policies for Nordic and international insurers.
He has extensive litigation experience before the Norwegian courts and in arbitration proceedings.
Gaute is recognized as a market leading Norwegian offshore and shipping lawyer and is top ranked in Legal 500 ("Recommended Individual") and Chambers and Partners (ranked in Band 1).
Simon has extensive experience in energy and marine insurance disputes, and his practice also includes a deep experience of construction all-risks, professional indemnity, reinsurance, political risks and general coverage disputes. He regularly advises London and international insurers in relation to complex claims in the energy insurance sector, and assists with the drafting of policy wordings. Simon is also part of Clyde & Co’s oil & gas team. Simon is recognised by Legal 500 as a leading individual for insurance and reinsurance litigation.
Kevin served for almost 30 years as CEO of MatthewsDaniel Group, during which time he steered it through both an MBO and, some years later, a sale to Bureau Veritas. In 2020, Kevin transitioned into a new role as ‘Special Advisor’ to MatthewsDaniel and its shareholders. He also remains involved in a number of active claims.
Kevin has been a member of the Lillehammer conference organising committee since 2001.
Allan became an adjuster in Singapore in 2009 where he worked on offshore construction and operational losses involving platforms, pipelines, subsea equipment, mooring systems and a jack-up drilling unit in India, Australia, Malaysia, Brunei and China. Allan transferred to London in 2012 and has handled a number of significant offshore construction, operational, LOPI and liability losses. He is now Managing Director of the Europe Adjusting team.
Jan-Hugo, born 1959, grew up in a family of fishermen and seafarers in the Norwegian Arctic, just north of the 70° parallel, north of the town of Tromsoe. After junior college and military service Jan-Hugo started his insurance career as a marine underwriter in October 1979. He moved to offshore energy claims in February 1986, all the time with Gard and its predecessors. He graduated from the Norwegian Shipping Academy (Marine Insurance Candidate) in 1986 and became a Chartered Insurer and Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, London, in 1991. He is the founder of the Lillehammer Energy Claims Conference (1996) and has been chairing its organising committee for all conferences except one. Jan-Hugo was a member of the Offshore Energy Committee of the International Union of Marine Insurers (IUMI) from 2008 to 2018 and was elected as a Vice Chairman on the IUMI Executive Committee from 2018. He has served as a board member of CEFOR - The Nordic Association of Marine Insurers from 2011 to 2014. Jan-Hugo is a Vice President and the Head of Offshore Energy Claims at Gard.
Alex is a partner in the insurance and reinsurance disputes group in the London office of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP with a focus on acting for corporate policyholders. Alex specialises in all aspects of insurance claims and associated coverage advice in the energy insurance sector and has represented owners and contractors on major construction and operational losses, both onshore and offshore. He also handles a broad range of commercial disputes. Alex leads the ADR practice within the firm’s disputes division and is a CEDR Accredited Mediator. He is a solicitor advocate (Higher Courts Civil Proceedings).
Jason leads the Marine & Energy claim teams at Miller. Over his career Jason has successfully handled some of the insurance markets largest energy claims and has experienced most types of losses that the energy industry can produce.
Jason is a member of the energy senior management team and a member of marine claims sub-committee at the London and International Insurance Brokers Association (LIIBA).
Away from work, Jason is a keen runner and is a member of the Lloyd’s running club.
Paul joined the Lloyds Claims Office in 1982 and worked there for 22 years before leaving to join Watkins Syndicate as Claims Manager, in which capacity he still works today. A regular speaker at Lillehammer, Houston Mariners and numerous other forums, Paul has been involved in most of the large energy claims in the market, either as leader or as a claims agreement party, and continues to do so today. He has been involved in many difficult negotiations and mediations, some of which has led to litigation along the way but fortunately not too often.
Paul became a member of the Lillehammer Conference Organising Committee in 2014.
Rodney acquired a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1997. He spent the next several years with an international oilfield service provider working as a Trainee Engineer and Field Representative in drilling and production operations in Dubai and Venezuela.
Thereafter, Rodney started his career as a licensed insurance loss adjuster specializing in claims unique to the oil and gas industry and has worked for various energy loss adjusting firms throughout the years primarily in Houston, Texas, with one posting in London, England. His claims experience includes control of well, rig physical damage, downhole tools, pollution remediation, processing plants and refineries, general liability, pipelines, and business interruption/loss of production income.
The claims Rodney has been involved with span the globe and range in quantum from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars. Rodney has also spoken at various seminars and training courses and routinely given presentations about industry trends.
Henry is Marsh JLT’s principal contact for all US & Scandinavian losses into London, in addition to providing assistance across the rest of the world.
Having joined JLT after graduating in Naval Architecture & Offshore Engineering at Newcastle University, Henry began his tenure working on energy & marine claims. From 2015, Henry focussed exclusively on energy claims where he was primarily responsible for claims emanating from Asia & Middle East.
Henry joined JLT in 2014, returning in 2018 after working for AIG Europe as Energy Claims Adjuster, where he adjusted both Up & Downstream losses.
Teresa is a Senior Claims Executive working with the Offshore Energy claims team at Gard since 2020. Prior to this, she has been handling Shipowner’s and Charterer’s P&I claims in addition to being an internal specialist in dry bulk cargoes. Teresa holds bachelor's degrees from the University of Houston, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Law from London Metropolitan University.
Following graduation in 2013, Emma worked as an engineer specialising in the engineering and design of mooring systems for FPSO’s. In 2014, Emma transitioned into Energy Loss Adjusting and has gained experience working on a variety of energy losses throughout Europe, Africa, North America, South America, and Australia. Since joining Lloyd Warwick in 2018, Emma has worked on a number of significant renewable energy losses including offshore and onshore wind, and solar. In addition, Emma continues to work on a variety of Upstream and Downstream property damage and liability claims including Submarine Power Cables, Offshore Platforms, Rotating Machinery and Onshore Pipelines. Some notable recent assignments include:
Angela is a Partner in Clyde & Co's London office. She advises insurers on complex energy insurance matters globally, across construction and operational phases. She has a broad knowledge and understanding of the oil & gas, petrochemical and renewables sectors.
Angela assists insurers across the full spectrum of their requirements including drafting policy wordings, advising on coverage, defending claims (liability claims and coverage) and pursuing subrogated recoveries.
Angela has significant experience of representing insurers in litigation and arbitration, including jurisdictional disputes, but she has also frequently helped insurers to conclude claims more amicably through settlement negotiations and mediation.
Jake graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Geology from Royal Holloway University of London in 2012, following which he gained experience in the oilfield working as a mudlogger with Baker Hughes in the UK sector of the North Sea. During this time he worked on jack-up and semi-submersible drilling rigs for various Operators, where his responsibilities included well control monitoring duties, engineering and drilling data analysis, and geological and hydrocarbon evaluation.
In 2014 he started his career in the London market as an energy loss adjuster with Matthews Daniel, where he has worked on a portfolio of upstream insurance claims around the world. He has recently been working on several control of well and loss of production income claims for oil majors in the North Sea.
Patrick is a claims consultant and advises clients on both onshore and offshore claims.
Since joining INDECS in 2016, Patrick has been involved in the handling and management of some of the largest and most complex offshore construction claims in Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Egypt, Qatar and Norway, as well as a number of onshore PD/BI and DSU claims. He has Masters degrees in both Mechanical and Petroleum Engineering, field experience in Quality Control in the Australian construction industry, and is ACII qualified.
Patrick understands the issues involved in the handling of complex claims and recognises the value in clear and transparent communication and claim presentation with insurers and loss adjusters to efficiently resolve insurance claims.
Adrian is a Major Loss Claims Adjuster at AIG, handling large complex upstream losses worldwide. He started his career in the Insurance industry in 2008 at Xchanging in the Offshore Energy Claims team and joined Torus in 2010 gaining a vast amount of experience handling Onshore, Offshore, Power and Construction losses. At AIG Adrian is based in London and deals with predominantly upstream energy losses occurring globally and written by various AIG offices around the world. Adrian is nearing the completion of the ACII and is part of the CII New Generation Claims team.
Henrik started his insurance career with Marsh AS in 2010 working as a broker, before he joined Statoil’s insurance department in October 2015. In Marsh he was a client facing broker with responsibilities for upstream insurance programs including placement of CAR policies.
The main responsibilities in Statoil relates to procurement of CAR insurance policies and procurement of Operational insurance policies, related claims handling, and general insurance advisory.
Henrik joined the YLECC in 2016.
Gary Walkling is a Partner at RPC's International Property and Energy Insurance practice. Prior to joining the firm in 2009, he worked in Marsh's Energy team for several years.
Gary regularly advises on coverage, disputes and subrogation on all types of claims arising out of the oil and gas, power generation, construction, mining and heavy industry sectors. He has a broad range of domestic and international litigation experience, and has also been involved in a variety of alternative dispute resolution methods including arbitration, adjudication and mediation.
Gary has spent time on secondment with the claims teams at both AXIS and Liberty. He spoke at the Asia Offshore Energy Conference in 2016, and was listed as a next generation lawyer in Legal 500 in 2017.
