TECHNICAL LOSSES

All risks include Construction All Risks and Third Party, Erection All Risks, Machinery, Electric, Oil and Energy, Power generation, Marine, Mining, Heavy equipment/vehicle, Risk Survey, Risk Management.

Construction

We have a long-standing reputation for handling all types and sizes of losses in the construction business, including hydroelectric power schemes, roads, bridges, tunnelling,  buildings and production plant.
We can respond quickly wherever our services are needed.  Our team includes qualified adjusters with experience in handling construction and erection risks.
We handle:  

  • Contractors and erection all risks.
  • Mining, smelting and rolling mills
  • Heavy industrial processing equipment
  • Power generation including hydro-electric and nuclear 
  • Boilers, gas turbines and compressors
  • Solar Power Plant
  • Engineering interruption

Erection and Power Generation

The power industry is a rapidly changing marketplace as a result of government deregulation, worldwide economic development, technological advances, increased competition, scarcity of natural resources and environmental.

The Engineering Division comprises a team of professionally qualified engineers from various disciplines, includes Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Petroleum and Marine.  

VIA’s Engineers have extensive experience in this field and also make use of outside consultants when necessary.


 

Machinery and Equipment

Losses/damages may occur anytime during production process, maintenance process, inspection process, even when machinery/equipment is standing by. VIA ensures that our customers get the best claims handling service with our available professionally qualified loss adjusters.

Losses/damages may relate to: 

  • Boiler and water treatment
  • Gas, steam and water turbines
  • Alternators and motors
  • Transformers and switchgear 
  • Engines, pumps, compressors and fans
  • Refrigeration
  • Control and instrumentation
  • Storage tanks and pipelines
  • Fire heaters and reformers
  • Production lines

Marine (Cargo and Goods in Transit)

Damage may occur during any transport by land, sea, or air. Day and night, our team is ready to attend a survey and limit by taking the measures required. Limitation and salvage are the priority. Then our surveyors will determine the exact extent and cause of the damage and preserve evidence to protect any rights of recovery or subrogation. 

We offer a wide range of cargo services for insurers and corporate clients, including: 

  • Export and transcontinental cargoes
  • Container suitability and condition
  • Out-turn, offloading, and handling surveys for import cargo
  • Electronic equipment
  • Refrigerated cargoes
  • Hazardous cargoes
  • Nautical and technical aspects of general average claims, collisions
  • Marina property/liability losses

 

Risk Management &  Review

  • Physical review 
  • Operational  review 
  • Financial review 
  • Risk prevention review as well as advising on loss mitigation. 
  • Incident handling review - procedures, controls , learning from incidents