Abaco’s Construction team comprises technical specialists (Civil Engineers, Architects and other Construction Professionals) with experience in the Construction sector gained through their involvement in the execution of works for major national construction companies and as employers’ agents.
Construction
Areas of action
Our experience has been broadened and reinforced through their involvement during recent years in the provision of loss adjusting and technical services in relation to Construction Insurances, within the scope of Infrastructure and Building Construction, Contractors’ Plant & Machinery, Product Liability and all related fields, among others:
Damage to the Contract Works:
- SContractors’ All Risks
- Material Damage All Risks for Completed Works
- Decennial Liability
- Contractors’ Plant and Machinery
- Advanced Loss of Profit (ALOP)
Liability
- Public
- Employers
- Completed works
- Professional Indemnity
- Defective products
For the Construction sector, Abaco also prepares reports concerning construction pathologies, Loss Adjuster’s reports for legal proceedings, Asset Valuations and Pre-risk survey.
Team
References
Failure of slope fill material at the Quimbo Hydroelectric Power Station
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News
Jorge Matzner – Director of Property and Engineering, Chile
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,…
Desamparados Ramirez Belda New Director of Abaco’s International Property Department
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…
Business Interruption training session for Mapfre México
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 Consulting
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…
Opening of Abaco Brasil and Abaco Portugal
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…
Covid 19: Support for UNICEF
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.
Covid 19 and Business Interruption
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.
Covid 19 – Contingency Measures
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…
Abaco Group’s contingency plan in respect of the CORONAVIRUS pandemic.
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…
Abaco celebrates the opening of their Portugal office
On 20 February an event was held at the InterContinental Hotel in Lisbon to celebrate the opening of Abaco’s new offices in Portugal. More than 50 representatives from the Insurance industry, including Insurers, Brokers and Insureds attended the event, and were treated to a presentation outlining the extensive range of services that Abaco will be…
Abaco International Loss Adjusters Portugal
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…
Sarah Civil joins the Abaco Group as UK Country Manager
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)…