Albatross Adjusters (UK) Limited

We are

About

We are a firm of highly qualified professional and truly independent Average Adjusters and Marine Claims Consultants, providing a service of excellence to the shipping and insurance communities.

Services

Our qualified personnel of Marine Insurance Specialists and Average Adjusters work in teams to resolve claims efficiently and to offer our clients expert advice along the way. The partners of Albatross have collectively more than 100 years of experience as Average Adjusters. With our nautical and legal qualifications, technical training and knowledge, we successfully handle a wide range of marine casualty cases, including General Average, Particular Average, Loss of Hire, Salvage, Collision, Third Party Liability and Recoveries. Assisting clients with claims administration and statistics, with access to Consultant Marine Engineers, Master Mariners and Legal Advisers, Albatross also specialises in establishing cause of damage, handling of marine claims generally, including advising upon and the interpretation of insurance cover.

Case Handling and Adjusting

Collectively the partners of Albatross have more than 100 years of experience with the handling and adjusting of claims under numerous sets of insurance conditions. We can successfully handle and adjust cases of:

  • General Average
  • Particular Average
  • Salvage
  • Loss of Hire
  • Collision
  • Third Party Liability
  • Recovery

Security Collection

Equipped with the latest technological tools and in-depth knowledge of the shipping transport system, especially the operations of container shipping, Albatross can confidently offer an efficient and proven collection facility that caters for the needs of Shipowners, Salvors, Charterers, Cargo Interests and Insurance Companies alike. With well-established practices that developed through the years and an experienced and dynamic team running the latest technologies we have made sure that the principles of General Average can be applied on the biggest container ships with minimum disruption to cargo operations. We have successfully handled and completed security collections for several major marine casualties, involving thousands of Property Interests.

Claims Administration

We are advising and can provide practical assistance to Shipowners, Insurance Brokers and Underwriters in connection with the setting up of a suitable database for claims administration and statistics, enabling our Clients to assess their claims history and facilitating claims meetings and renewal negotiations.

Causation

With access to Consultant Marine Engineers, Master Mariners and Legal Advisers, Albatross can take on difficult cause of damage investigations, leading to a comprehensive as well as workable assessment.

Insurance Conditions

We are frequently rendering advice to Clients regarding the interpretation of existing insurance clauses or assisting with the drafting of new clauses.

Our Team

Michael Steemers

Director

m.steemers@albatrossadjusters.co.uk

Burkhard Fischer

Director

b.fischer@albatrossadjusters.co.uk

Costas Karaloizou

Director

c.karaloizou@albatrossadjusters.co.uk

Ronaldo Drège

Director

r.drege@albatrossadjusters.co.uk

Contact

Address

71 Queen Victoria Street, Floor 8,
London EC4V 4AY, United Kingdom