ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Fellow Australian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters J.P. (C.dec)
- International Association of Arson Investigators
LOSS ADJUSTING EXPERIENCE
Extensive experience in claims investigations and quantification of losses arising from a wide variety of industries. These services have been provided to a significant range of clients since 1974 including the following:
- Insurance Companies
- Legal Firms
- Government Bodies
The servicing of this client base requires a thorough understanding of a large range of enterprises and practices. During my professional career, I have adjusted a large number of claims including losses involving material damage arising from:
- Public and Products liability
- Impact
- Fire
- Storm
- Water
- Earthquake
- Spray drift
- Theft
- Malicious damage
- Lightning
I have extensive experience with insurance claims and claim preparation for civil litigation.
I also have extensive experience and expertise in the following areas:
- Building repair and reinstatement
- Loss management and mitigation
- Agricultural liability claims
- Investigations and quantification
- Marine transit claims
- Livestock claims
- Plant and machinery claims
- Motor Vehicle
- The appraisal and valuation of equipment items on a replacement and indemnity basis
- Risk management services
- Agro-chemical and spray drift claims
- Plaintiff surveillance
- Common Law
CURRENT POSITION (for 2018)
- Adviser Aged 67 years
- Loss Adjuster 39 years – 1974 – 2013
- Principal of own Loss Adjusting practice 28 years
- C.L.A
- Justice of the Peace (C.dec)
- Lic Investigator Qld
- Director of Freemans Australia 8 years
- Councillor for the AICLA Australian Institute Charted Loss Adjusters15 years
- Papers Presented 2005 Australian Claims Convention Sydney
- Papers presented 2006 Elders EAIA Forum Mauritius
- Papers presented 2007 Elders EIAA Forum Dubai
- Papers Presented 2007 FMG Toowoomba
- Papers Presented 2008 Elders EIAA Forum Vietnam
- Papers Presented 2009 Elders EIAA Forum New Zealand
- Attendee 2010 Elders EIAA Forum Dubrovnik
- Papers Presented 2013 EIAA Forum Canada
About Rowell Walton
Rodney Hamilton
Director Farmers First Australia I was instrumental in the formation of the Company to facilitate the expansion of Agricultural Income Protection Insurance (AIPI) for farmers in Australia. I was born on the Darling Downs into a farming family. After being educated on the Downs and Toowaoomba I moved to Condamine on the Western Downs. It
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Rowell Walton
Born and raised on a property East of the Rabbit Fence in Western Australia eastern wheatbelt to a wheat and sheep farming family. Educated at Mukinbudin Primary, Merredin High Schools and Cunderdin Agricultural college and the wonderful world of Hard Knocks. Successfully operated and grew the Mukinbudin property but after two successive droughts in 1976
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John Francis
I’ve worked in the Grain Industry since leaving UNE (University of New England, Armidale NSW) in 1982. I graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Rural Science and a post-grad Diploma in Financial Management. I also completed a Diploma in Export Practices while working for Riverina Stockfeeds in Brisbane. My experience at Riverina ranged from Sales
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