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Om Prakash

Deputy country manager / regional marine manager, major and complex loss adjuster

Om has 18 years of experience in the surveying and loss adjusting profession. He specialises in marine adjusting work of all disciplines. Om runs and organises an international group of marine surveyors and acts as coordinator for response on multiple marine accounts, providing global claims support to clients. He also has extensive experience in major property and casualty. Previously in his career, Om gained seven years of on-board marine and offshore oil field experience in the Merchant Navy. Om has handled several high-value claims, including a $150 million fire claim resulting from the Beirut port explosion, a marine oil tanker contamination claim valued at more than $5.5 million and a more than $5 million fire/liability claim in Morocco. He's also dealing with two ongoing claims, a $175 million claim and a $5 million claim, each resulting from fires in Kuwait.

Team: Loss adjusting division
Telephone: + 965 22441505
Mobile: +965 67601267
Email: om.prakash@kw.sedgwick.com
Location: Kuwait, Safat
Qualifications: B.A. Econ Hons, Cert.CII Claims, Cert CILA, DIPMS, AIFAA, AFFIIMS, IPGD-General Insurance(IIRM)
Areas of expertise: Cargo
Fire
Hull, machinery, and land-based equipment
Liability
Major and complex loss
Marine
Nautical surveys (draft, on/off hire, pre-loading surveys and investigations)
Risk management
Specialist investigation