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BECOMING A MEMBER

Eligibility for membership in the Association of Average Adjusters of the United States is set forth in Article III of our by-laws, which may be found on the By-Laws page of this website and can also be downloaded by following this link.

The Executive Committee in June, 2006 produced an updated Study Syllabus for the Examination for Full Membership - click here to download the Syllabus

NEWS OF MEMBERS

OBITUARY - ED EFFRAT

Ed Effrat served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946.  In 1948 he received his B.S. degree from the University of Michigan, later attending the graduate School of Business Administration of New York University.  In 1948 he joined Johnson & Higgins as a trainee in the average adjusting department, becoming a junior member of this Association in 1950 and a full member in 1952.  Ed ultimately became the manager of the adjusting department at Johnson & Higgins and subsequently moved to Shipowners Claims Bureau with his department in 1989.  He retired from there in 1994.

 Ed served as a member of the Association’s Advisory Committee on Rules of Practice and the Executive Committee, of which he was chairman in 1974/1975.  He was chairman of this association in 1980.

 Ed passed away on May 18, 2007 and is survived by his wife, Florence, 3 children and 3 grandchildren.

OBITUARY - GERALD E. MEEHAN (1933-2007)

We have received news of the death of former Full Member Gerry Meehan on August 17, 2007 at the age of 74 in Bethpage, Long Island, New York.  He is survived by his wife, Ann, and four daughters.  Gerry became a member of The Association of Average Adjusters in 1959, and worked as an Average Adjuster at Frank B. Hall.  His colleagues fondly remember Gerry as always willing to give advice, and share his knowledge, experience and expertise with juniors training to be Average Adjusters.  His passing is a great loss to our industry.

Gerry's former colleagues Richard Carney and Allan Jann have offered these remembrances:

Richard:  "I first met Jerry Meehan at Frank B. Hall in 1974 when I joined as a trainee in the adjusting department.  We had a unit structure back then and Jerry was not my immediate supervisor.  However, if you were working late and you found yourself with a problem you needed some advice on, Jerry was more than willing to provide the benefit of his experience.  Taking time out for some forlorn trainee was a mark of his professionalism. For someone just learning the trade, this was most appreciated.

"From my view, Jerry was always unflappable even in the face of the considerable pressure claims work can generate.  He always had a smile, a joke and a good word for everyone.  I never understood his nickname “Pop” considering he was only slightly older than most of the staff.  Perhaps it was the silver grey hair? Then I came to realize it was nickname of true affection on behalf of his contemporaries. He will be missed.”

Allan:  "Gerry was a true gentleman and a great teacher and fatherly figure in his family.  He was fondly called "Pop' by his colleagues and friends because of the pure silver hair he carried even at the younger age and mostly because of the fatherly kindness he bestowed on to his peers when sharing his professional knowledge or when teaching his junior colleagues. I had the great fortune of working under his tutelage. His passing is a great loss to our industry."

OBITUARY - CHARLES F. KILLIAN

Charlie Killian passed away on June 23rd, 2007 in Sacramento, CA at the age of 73.  He had been a member of the Association since 1960 and became a Full Member in 1963.  A 1957 graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York, he served as a deck officer on U.S. flagged merchant vessels.  In 1958, he came ashore and commenced training as a junior Average Adjuster with Johnson & Higgins in New York, with whom he served until 1961, when he joined the John F. Curry Agency.

In 1966, he rejoined Johnson & Higgins as a Vice President and relocated to San Francisco, bringing his wife and four young children.  He continued in their average adjusting department until 1980, when he became Marine and Aviation Insurance Broker, Account Manager, Unit Manager, and Training Coordinator.

 Leaving J&H in 1994, Charlie joined Jordan Harrison Insurance Brokers as an insurance broker and average adjuster and remained active on a consulting basis through 2006. 

 Mr. Killian was highly respected by his peers during a career that spanned 45 years. 

OBITUARY - CHARLES B. ACHUFF  1933-2007

The Executive Committee has received the sad news of the death in Philadelphia on February 27th, 2007, of Full Member Charlie Achuff, who joined this Association in 1961. 

Charles B. “Charlie “ Achuff was born in Philadelphia in 1934.  After graduating from Collingdale High School, he immediately began a long career in the insurance industry when he started working for Reliance Insurance Company.  He later embarked on his long association with H.C. Knight, an Insurance Broking and Average Adjusting firm. Charlie became a partner in the firm in 1965.

 In 1988, Charlie became the sole Owner of the firm when he bought out his partner. During his years with H.C. Knight, his main account was Keystone Shipping.  In 1990, H.C. Knight merged with the firm of Sedgwick James of Pennsylvania, Inc.  After the merger, Charlie continued to service the account of Keystone Shipping to whom he provided more the 50 years of service over his working career.  In 1998, Keystone Shipping transferred its account to Aon Risk Services.  Subsequently, Charlie became a valued Aon employee and so remained until his passing.

Charlie was very active in his Church and community.  He served as a deacon, elder, trustee, Sunday school teacher and endowment treasurer for the Tully Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sharon Hall.  He became a full member of the Association of Average Adjusters of the United States in 1961 and regularly attended the annual business meeting and dinner up until his passing away.  He was also proud that he was a non lawyer member of the Maritime Law Association the United States and regularly attended their annual dinner and associated events.

OBITUARY - KERMIT E. POLING  1933-2006

Kurt Poling passed away on November 2, 2006 at the age of 73 in Parma, Ohio. Kermit became a member of The Association of Average Adjusters in 1963, and was employed as an Average Adjusters at Johnson & Higgins.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and was a member of the American Legion Post 627 and the Ancient Mariners.  He is survived by his wife, Rita, and two sons.

OBITUARY - JOHN CANTELLO  1924-2006

Sad news reached us from Canada of the passing just before Christmas, 2006, of Honorary Member John Cantello.  Tim Stradling writes:

John Cantello was born and educated in England.  He served with the Allied Forces in World War II - when he drove a tank in North Africa.  John trained as an Average Adjuster with the UK firm Burden & Clark; he also worked as an insurance broker with Swan & Everett.  In 1961 John and his family left the UK for Canada and he joined the Montreal office of Osborn & Lange Limited - the premier Canadian firm of marine Insurance Brokers and Average Adjusters handling many of the large Canadian Great Lakes fleets.

John, along with several other adjusters then practicing in Canada, was largely instrumental in forming the Association of Average Adjusters of Canada in 1966 - the first meeting of this new body being held in Montreal in March 1967.  John was always extremely active within the Canadian Association, serving as its Chairman in 1972 and again in 1989. 

John was keenly interested in maritime law and joined the Canadian Maritime Law Association, serving as their Secretary/Treasurer for many years.  

In his 60's, and at a time when most of us would be thinking about retirement, John obtained a Bachelors degree (with honors) in modern history from Montreal's Concordia University.  John became a Foreign Associate of the Association of Average Adjusters of the United States shortly after arriving in Canada and attended every one of that organization's meetings/dinners in New York for so many years that, in recognition, the US Association made him their first Honorary Member in 1996 - soon to be followed by Ray Hicks, with whom John had worked extensively during the latter's many years of service at the American Hull Insurance Syndicate until retirement. 

John maintained his contacts with the London Insurance Market and joined the UK Association of Average Adjusters as an annual subscriber and enjoyed attending many of their meetings and dinners held in London in May of each year.  Along with other Average Adjusters and marine lawyers, John played a significant role as part of the Canadian Maritime Law Association's delegations in the revisions to the York Antwerp Rules in Hamburg in 1974 and again in 1994 in Sydney.

John died peacefully at his home in Pointe Claire, Quebec, on December 22nd 2006 surrounded by his family members.  He will be sorely missed by all his many friends and contacts in the international business of marine insurance and average adjusting. 

His passing truly does mark the end of an era.  Rest in peace, my friend.

 
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Raymond M. Hicks Jr. (Chairman 1997-1998 and Secretary 1990-1999)


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Robert W. Ball
W. F. Beavers (Chairman 1998-1999)
Robert G. Bowden
Richard P. Carney
Jeanne M. Carr
Alan B. Castle
E. William Condon II
John F. Crotty
Ashwin M. Desai
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James M. Fehily
Eileen M. Fellin (Secretary 2001-    )
Edward J. Fiddler
Edward J. Flynn
Brian Fuller
Gerald Ginter
Philip Gran
Lloyd O. Haefner (Chairman 1982-1983)
David L. Hall
David S. Hornish
Andrew Jongbloed III
Kevin J. Kearney
David H. Keller
Rebecca J . Lacasse
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Kwan Hai Mao (Chairman 2003-2004)
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James B. McDonald
Stephen M. McGarry
Raymond G. Miles
Donald R. Moore
John J. Murphy Jr.
William J. Murray
Gregory J. Murtaugh
Carolyn J. O'Connor
Harry M. Parathyras
Susie M. Petek
Fred T. Pietropola (Chairman 2002-2003)
Martin L. Rahn (Chairman 1989-1990 and Secretary 2000-2001)
James J. Reilly
Ravindra N. Sankalia
William D. Schult
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Elizabeth A. Sornatale
Jonathan S. Spencer
Gregory P. Sullivan
Bernd Ustorf
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David A. Wolfe
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Pierce Power

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Carol Roberts

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Daniel P. Romando

James H. Roussel

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Jeanne-Marie Van Hemmen

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John J. Walsh

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Cary R. Weiner

Richard Q. Whelan

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John S. Williams, Jr.

Andrew C. Wilson

Forrest V. Wilton, Jr.

Robert Winn

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Frank L. Wiswall, Jr.

Peter S. Wiswell

John M. Woods (Chairman 2006-2007)

Thom Wooten

Stephen S. Wyckoff

Harry E. Yerkes, IV

Alfred E. Yudes, Jr.

George R. Zacharkow

Ahmed Zarnegar

Robert Zeuner

 

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Terje  Adolfsen

Robin  Aggersbury

Paolo  Alvisi

Lauritz  Anfinsen

I. U. Bader

Shreenivas Bakshi

Richard  Baranski

Sanjeev Bhandari

Peter C. J. Boucher

Anthony E. Brain

H. George Brentnall

Ian Campbell

Jean-Francois Chevreau

Rhys Clift

Richard Corwin

Jan L. Dahl

Kenneth R. Dean

Bob Deering

Marc Dekeukelaere

Christopher C. Dorling

Ann  Dyer

Ronald K. Eldridge

Linda Erwin

Simone Eynon

Janusz  Fedorowicz

Tony  Fernandez

Kare Franseth

Ian Fraser

A M. Gawarikar

Maurice R. Gesner

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Harald E. Grepne

Gunther  Groninger

Tor  Haldorsen

Douglas A. Hamilton

Charles S. Hebditch

Hans K. R. Honsvall

N. Geoffrey Hudson

Graham Jackson

Ambarani Jagannathan

Amit M. Jani

Keith Jones

Peter E. Jones

Vibeke Kofoed

Rudi Konig

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John S. Lillie

James Lucas

Kevin Lugg

John A. Macdonald

Tim J. W. Madge

David Marler

John F. Marshall

George  McMenamin

Jens  Middelboe

F. Verardy Miranda

Mohan Naik

Eric Nicholls

Atle Nordbo

Greg J. O’Brien

Yo Oda

Takeshi Okada

Kamal A. Patel

Rucemah H. Pereira

L. H. Pfeiff

Alexandre R. Pinto

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Mario J. Rossi

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Teodoro J. Schirmacher

Toru Shigematsu

Kanai Sigeichiro

George R. Strathy

Gordon P. Street

David W. Taylor

T. W. S. Taylor

Alex Triantfyllakis

Martin D. Turner

Glyn Weare

Seijiyun Yamaoka

Jianguo Yang

Christopher Zavos

 

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George Benjamin (Chairman 1993-1994)
William Carlson (Chairman 1976-1977)
Edward A. Cartier
John Cassedy
Marion Feugate 
William Fieldman
Peter R. Golia (Chairman 1990-1991)
Stanley  Golubow
Raymond Hagan
Richard W. Kummer 
Gerard E. Ludeke 
John O. McCaslin 
John Picarella
Stanley  Porteous 
Harold E. Rudolph 
Allen E. Schumacher (Chairman 1973-1974) 
Harry W. Sigel 
Trevor P. Sprake
John W. Tull (Chairman 1994-1995) 
John D. Turner

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