International

On 25th June 2021, a deadly tornado swept through several villages in the Czech Republic, killing five people and leaving more than 150 others injured. The storm, characterized by winds of at least 219 km/h (13mph), blew off the roofs buildings in the southern-eastern of Breclav and Hodonin districts, uprooting trees and overturning cars; the […]

On 17th May 2021, a powerful tropical cyclone, named Tauktae, struck India causing 12 fatalities, destroying homes, causing power outages and forcing at least 150,000 people to evacuate. Initially classified as “extremely severe”, the cyclone made landfall in Gujarat state late on Monday with wind speeds of up to 160km/h (100mph).Tauktae is the strongest cyclone […]

Typhoon Surigae, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Bising, is currently one of the strongest typhoons of the season in the West Pacific, which made a close approach to the Eastern Philippines last weekend with maximum winds of 190 mph (305 kph), equivalent to a category 4 Atlantic hurricane. On Monday 19th April 2021, strong […]

On Sunday 11th April 2021, the tropical cyclone “Seroja” battered Australia’s west coast destroying homes and leaving thousands without electricity. The category 3 storm, with gusts of up to 170km/h (105mph), made landfall near the town of Kalbarri, a coastal town in Western Australia. The storm was later downgraded to a tropical low, though strong winds continue […]

On 5th April 2021, Tropical Cyclone Seroja struck Indonesia and the East Timor region leaving at least 117 people dead and several others missing. Strong winds, torrential rain, landslides and leaking dams have caused flooding to thousands of homes, forcing the local population to flee to evacuation shelters. Rescue efforts continued on Monday, with teams […]

On 15th January 2021, a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia; precisely the epicentre of the quake, which struck at 1:28 a.m., was six kilometres northeast of Majene City at a depth of 10 kilometres. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island: at least 73 people were killed and hundreds injured. Hundreds of buildings have been […]

On 30th October 2020, a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean Sea, killing at least 27 people, sending buildings crashing down and triggering what Authorities have called a “mini tsunami.” In Turkey, at least 20 buildings in the city of Izmir were destroyed and 804 people have been injured. TV footage showed water flooding through the […]

We welcome our new partner in New Zealand!vrs Godfreys is our new partner in New Zealand. Established in 1999, Godfreys is one of New Zealand’s largest commercial loss adjusting firms, specialising in large, complex, commercial claims, and managing uninsured or below-excess losses for self-insured organisations.  The Managed Services division handles TPA claims for Property, Liability […]

On 19th May 2020, the Super Cyclone Amphan hit India, bringing wind combined with heavy rains and affecting millions of people already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic. By the time Amphan caused landfalls on the northeastern Indian coast, its winds reached 200 km/h, causing a 5 meter storm surge along the coast, creating death and […]

On 14th May 2020, the Typhoon Vongfong, also known as Typhoon “Ambo”, hit the Philippines; precisely the typhoon struck eastern Samar at around noon local time on Thursday. Vongfong brought winds gusting up to 190 kilometres per hour combined with heavy rains, causing widespread destruction and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people […]

Early in the morning, on Sunday 22nd March 2020, a strong earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale affected the area of Zagreb in Croatia. The epicentre was 7 kilometres north east of Zagreb, 10kms below the surface and was followed by a number of smaller tremors. The earthquake caused damage to thousands of […]

The 2020s will be the decade of climate change impact, and Israel began it with torrential rains. Recent torrential rainstorms in northern Israel have broken a 51-year record of rainfall within a two-week period, according to the Israel Meteorological Service (IMS). Western and Upper Galilee have seen more than 400 millimetres (15.7 inches) of rain, […]

Australia is affected by fires. About 130 fires have been burning across New South Wales state from Monday, with 31 more in neighbouring Victoria. Almost every state in Australia is being affected. On Saturday, conditions became catastrophic, with temperatures reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Wildfires have blackened more than 23,000 square miles and smoke has blanketed […]

On Saturday evening local time on the Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo, the Typhoon Hagibis – one of the strongest to hit the country in years – originated a landfall that caused at least 74 fatalities and thousands of residents have remained without power or water. An estimated 5,500 people remain housed in shelters, more […]

vrs Alacc, the vrs Adjusters’ partner in South Africa, is also servicing Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. Established in 1983 in Johannesburg, Associated Loss Adjusters (ALA), one of South Africa’s leading independent loss adjusting firms, led by its Managing Director Alan Blem, joined the vrs Adjusters network in July 2015 as […]

The 6th vrs Adjusters’ Global Conference was held in Paris from 15th to 17th May 2019. 74 vrs delegates, from 27 countries and from 22 companies, took part in the event and discussed a wide variety of subjects related to the Insurance Industry and clients’ demands, sharing good practices and experience. The vrs Global Conference […]

Our Partner in the US, Engle Martin & Associates, is attending the RIMS from 28th April to 1st May – Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. RIMS 2019 is the largest risk event of the year with an unprecedented number of sessions across a wide-range of risk-related topics. More than 10,000 attendees, 400 exhibitors, 70 countries […]

Come and see us at stand 38! vrs Vering participates at “Les Rencontres AMRAE 2019”: the annual appointment of risk management that will be held in Deauville from 6th to 8th February 2019. Over 2,800 participants, among those 600 Risk Managers, will attend the event focused on risks at the hearth of transformation. Meetings combine […]

vrs Adjusters announces today the admission of the new partner Engle Martin & Associates, a leading national independent loss adjusting and claims management provider in the US. The company, founded in 1997, operates with 70 offices and 650+ employees and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Engle Martin & Associates offers loss adjusting services in the areas of commercial property, […]

vrs Adjusters announces today the admission of the new partner QuestGates Limited, a UK leading independent specialist loss adjuster. QuestGates will represent vrs Adjusters in the UK and Ireland.The company operates from 14 offices across the UK and is headquartered in Birmingham. QuestGates has an award winning reputation for innovation and for providing high quality technical loss adjusting […]

vrs Adjusters, announces the admission of the new partner DNZ Loss Adjusters and Surveyor Co, Ltd. The firm is based in Shanghai and offers – in 35 Chinese cities – services of risk management consulting and inspection, evaluation and risk assessment, loss adjusting, onsite surveys and investigation. We are proud to welcome our new partner, […]

Happy Birthday C. Gielisch GmbH! One of the leading firms of independent surveyors and loss adjusters in Germany celebrates 100 years of activity. Since 1918, the company has supplied market-oriented, customised solutions in the handling of complex claims. Now, in its third generation of family ownership, the company is managed by Claus Gielisch. Above all, […]

vrs Adjusters, the leading global loss adjusting network, announces today the appointment of Tancrède Stagnara as President. Mr. Stagnara, currently President of vrs Vering, a principal shareholder in the vrs Adjusters’ organization, has been a member of vrs Adjusters’ Board of Directors since 2013. He will replace Michael Arbour, who has resigned from the Board […]