Claims handling and crisis management specialists - TBS Adjusting, Inc.

<BODY> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:-4.5pt">Since 1986 the TBS team has been committed to providing the highest level of service to international ship owners, domestic operators and their underwriters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Services offered include traditional claims investigation, management and litigation supervision, along with third party administration for underwriters, catastrophe claims handling, cost control and environmental restoration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Our highly qualified team of adjusters, attorneys, accounting and computer personnel have unique experience in providing personalized service to our clients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>These skills are available to assist our clients meet the challenges arising from today’s uncertain and litigation oriented insurance climate.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-4.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Major TBS clients include the West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association, for whom we act as General Commercial Correspondent in the United States, the Water Quality Insurance Syndicate, Kemper Insurance Companies, and other underwriters, operators, terminals and law firms.<o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The most unique areas of expertise developed in recent years are third party claims administration and the handling of claims arising from catastrophic losses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>As losses become increasingly more complex TBS is often responsible for not only claims resolution, but also overall administration, cost control, financial reporting and environmental restoration. TBS has handled several major incidents throughout the United States, including the Tampa Bay, Florida and Point Judith, Rhode Island oil spills, and the Bright Field collision with a dockside hotel and shopping mall in New Orleans, Louisiana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Each of these losses has necessitated the handling of personal injury, property damage, business interruption and other type claims, and ultimately contributed to TBS’ ability to put in place on short notice the infrastructure required to handle substantial numbers of claims and the associated costs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>These systems, along with our overall breadth of traditional day to day claims handling and financial experience, allow TBS to provide our clients a responsive, professional and personalized service in the most cost-effective fashion.<o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Should you wish to discuss any aspect of our services please call any one of our offices to schedule an introduction to the TBS system.</span></p> </BODY>