Property & Engineering
Jorge Matzner has joined the Abaco Chile team as Property and Engineering Director. Jorge has a Civil & Mechanical Engineering Degree from Federico Santa María University and 16 years experience in the insurance market, leading technical teams dedicated to the settlement, analysis and negotiation of highly complex losses for renowned companies in the Property, Mining,…
Mechanical Engineer graduated from Federico Santa María University. He has 16 years of experience in the insurance market, he has lead technical teams of adjusters, into the attention and negotiation of very complex claims in the areas of property, mining, energy and engineering. By the year 2005 he had joined JPV & Asociados heading the…
Feb/1987– Feb/1991 Insurance professional in “Garantia” Insurance Company – Porto (Portugal) Feb/1991 – Mar/2013 Insurance professional in “Aon” Insurance Brokers – Porto (Portugal) Nov/2013 – Aug/2015 Surveyor and Loss Adjuster in “ATLAS” African Technical Loss Adjusters and Surveyors – Luanda (Angola) Mar/2016 – Dec/2018 Loss Adjuster in “Perigest” Peritagens e Gestão de Sinistros – Vila…
2005 – Bachelor’s Degree in Geotechnical Engineering – ISEP (Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto) 2007 to 2011– Worked in Angola in a Water Well Drilling Company. 2011 to 2020 – Worked in a Surveyor Company, leader in the branch of cargo/transports, as loss adjuster/surveyor. He also has extensive knowledge in the fields of Marine…
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Desamparados Ramirez Belda as Director of Abaco’s International Property Department, which focusses on the handling of a wide range of property damage claims. Desam is an Architect with a Masters in Concrete Engineering who began her career with a Spanish engineering consultancy with whom she acquired invaluable…
We are pleased to announce the appointment of José Eduardo Moscardó Castelló as Director of the Renewable Energies Area, integrated in the ABACO’s Group Energy Division. He will be in charge of claims management, both for the Insurance Sector and for Companies, that comes up from all kind of power generation plants from renewable sources,…
During lockdown we were offered the opportunity to provide the claims team at Mapfre México with a seminar on the topic of Business Interruption. Over 55 people attended the session, which was delivered by Jesús Bueres, a leading specialist in this field, and by Juan Miguel Perez and Alvaro Serrano from Abaco Mexico. Despite the…
ABACO International Loss Adjusters is pleased to announce the appointment of Guillermo Amengual as Manager of ABACO CONSULTING, offering a range of specialist risk management and insurance consultancy services, and technical services including risk inspections, PML/EML calculations, monitoring of works schedules, claims management and contract management. Guillermo studied Civil Engineering at the Polytechnic University of…
In November 2019, as part of our ongoing strategic expansion plan, ABACO International Loss Adjusters opened offices in Brasil and Portugal, adding to our growing global network of operations. The new Abaco Brazil office gives us a presence in the most important market in the Latin America region, whilst our new operation in Portugal will…
ABACO INTERNATIONAL LOSS ADJUSTERS have an ongoing commitment to support the most vulnerable among us. With no solution to the Covid-19 pandemic on the horizon, there will undoubtedly be many challenges to overcome.
He has over 25 years of experience as an loss adjuster. Between 1995 and 2009 he worked as a specialized surveyor for several insurance companies at the Port of Santos, inspecting ships, cargoes and terminals. During this period he was the main insurance surveyor of the largest container terminal in Brazil and representing other ship…
On 23 de April more than 150 Abaco adjusters participated in a video conference call during which we discussed the potential implications of Covid-19 on policies offering cover for BI /ALOP and Liability/D&O.
At Abaco International Loss Adjusters, we continue our work to adjust and manage losses assigned to us by our clients. The contingency measures that we have put in place enable us to work securely and efficiently with colleagues and clients, and our advanced technology investment offers a wide range of remote working solutions. We employ…
Last Thursday Abaco Group implemented its contingency plan, which has been adapted to reflect the current situation. At present, all of our staff are working remotely, and can be contacted as usual. Landlines have been diverted to mobile numbers. Our offices located outside Spain also continue to be fully operational, each location adapting to the…
It gives us great pleasure to announce the opening of Abaco International Loss Adjuster’s new office in Portugal from 20 February 2020. The Portuguese office will trade under the name of Abaco International Loss Adjusters, Portugal and is located in Lisbon. Abaco Portugal’s new Country Manager is André Franciso, who is registered with the Portuguese…
We are delighted to announce that, following her departure from Sedgwick International UK, Sarah Civil will be joining Abaco International Loss Adjusters as UK Country Manager. Prior to joining us Sarah had worked as the Director responsible for the successful launch of EFI Global in the UK (Sedgwick’s environmental and cause and origin investigation service)…
In November 2019, the Luso Brazilian company VCA International Loss Adjusters and Surveyors had its portfolio of Clients in Brazil and Portugal incorporated into the Spanish group ABACO International Loss Adjusters and launched ABACO Brasil International Loss Adjusters. As a result, this integration prospects will enable us to offer to our national and international Clients,…
2019 marked Abaco’s 15th anniversary, and we would like to thank everyone for your messages of gratitude and encouragement, particularly those of you who were able to join us at the various functions held throughout the year in order to recognise the support shown by our clients during our first fifteen years. The warm response…
André Luís de Sequeira Francisco, has over 13 years’ experience in the loss adjusting and surveying segment (claims advice – property/ engineering/marine/cargo/transport). He is a Civil Engineer since 2014. He also has anti-fraud formation and training, specifically in the area of investigation of thefts/robberies and fires, which he obtained from former members of the Portuguese…
Sarah started her loss adjusting career with Thomas Howell Selfe in 1978 and spent the next 16 years in various areas of loss adjusting, progressing from smaller claims to major and complex losses, across various lines of business. Sarah then became a Branch Manager, and subsequently took up the Area Manager role when the Thomas…
Award in General Insurance – Chartered Insurance Institute – Santiago 2018. BSc Air Traffic Management, Civil Aeronautics Board, Chilean Armed Forces. Santiago 1973 Work Experience Four years working in the Air Traffic Control Department at Santiago International Airport. Assisted with the development of training methods for Air Traffic Controllers in Santiago – Chile. Business Manager,…
2001-2002, Land Manager at Franco de Camargo, construction of residential buildings. 2002-2006, Claims Analyst at Graham- Miller (Crawford & Co.) specialising in claims relating to Property and Personal Lines. 2007-2009, Civil Construction, Project Manager and Land Manager for Eléctrica ESMA Ltda, principally involved in execution of construction works and pipework at the INDURA hydrogen and…
Graduated in Legal and Social Sciences from the University of Chile. 24 years’ experience in the Insurance Markets. Director of ALOSI, the Chilean Loss Adjusters’ Association (Member of the IFAA – International Federation of Adjusters) Teacher of Fire and Business Interruption courses at the the Insurance Faculty of Chile’s Insurers’ Association. Authorised Insurance Adjuster, accredited…
Fábio Gradoff Cortonesi, Loss Adjuster Executive has more than 18 years of experience in the segment of adjustment, loss survey, analysis of causes of major occurrences and contractual insurance interpretation of various segments. He holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the United Metropolitan Colleges of São Paulo in 2003, a degree that allowed him…