Crawford & Company (Crawford) has appointed three new specialty adjusters in Melbourne and Sydney.
Ian McDonald and Joe Thomas (pictured above) have joined Crawford’s Global Technical Services team in Melbourne after working in senior loss adjusting positions in the Asian market. McDonald has around 23 years of experience in major property loss across Australia and Asia, while Thomas spent 17 years focusing on power station engineering before transitioning to loss adjusting across the power and engineering sectors in 2013.
Paul Tuthill (pictured immediately above), who worked for competitor multi-national adjusting firms in Australia, has joined Crawford’s Sydney team. A specialist across the construction and engineering sectors, he has over 30 years of experience across five continents and focuses on the assessment and settlement of construction, heavy process engineering, and power generation losses across Australia.
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Crawford’s head of specialty Craig McLeod commented that the three new chartered loss adjusters are highly respected by their peers, highlighting the “war for talent” across the Australian insurance industry.
“To be able to attract the calibre that is these three individuals, I think speaks volumes for how highly respected Crawford is in the market today,” McLeod said. “We continue to invest considerably in our specialty expertise and top talent. Our resolve to be a market leader in this space is unwavering – these new hires are evidence of that.
“I think it’s also important to note that Crawford has always been known as the best in the business when it comes to talent development. Investing in our high potential people is something that gives me great satisfaction – right now, we have many emerging loss adjusters keen to move through the ranks to become top specialty adjusters. That’s incredibly exciting to watch.”
The trio’s appointment follows Andrew Bart’s promotion to chief executive of Crawford’s international operations. The claims giant expects to make further significant external recruitment announcements soon.
