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Commercial major loss

We are there for our clients’ customers in their time of greatest need, to provide support, guidance, and advice, and to help to recover and restore their businesses as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Our major and complex loss adjusting team are there for our clients and policyholders in their greatest time of need to provide support, guidance and advice, and to help to recover and restore their businesses or homes as quickly and efficiently as possible. The team comprises some of the most highly experienced and qualified adjusters in the UK supported by other internal specialists including surveyors, engineers, counter fraud specialists and forensic accountants. Whilst each claim is unique; utilising their deep technical knowledge and expertise, our adjusters manage the most complex situations through detailed investigation, prompt, effective loss mitigation, proactive stakeholder communication and technical project management experience.

To complement our in-house expertise, we also have access to a wide range of specialist external resources, including:

  • Aerial and drone inspections
  • Business interruption
  • Environmental and oil contamination consultants
  • Forensic scientists
  • Plant and machinery damage mitigation specialists
Colum Tudball

Colum Tudball, Director of Major Loss Operations

Colum has been an integral part of Woodgate & Clark for nearly 40 years. During this time his role has evolved significantly, handling some of our most complex litigated and major losses and becoming a senior member of the business in various roles, most recently as Technical Director. Colum is a trusted referral point, providing technical support and advice to our adjusting teams, whilst actively leading our current mentoring and development programme and referrals/approvals process. As Director of Major Loss Operations Colum plays a significant role in the development of our major loss team and services building upon our well-respected, established major loss proposition, and creating development opportunities for our people and the business.