Karl joined McLarens in April 2017, bringing with him a strong background in building pathology and construction. His primary role is supporting Loss Adjusters with technical and quantum validation on commercial major loss, high net worth, and private client claims across the UK.
Since joining McLarens, Karl has attained Chartered Building Surveyor status and has developed a specialist career in both adjusting and surveying. He has gained broad experience across commercial losses, with particular expertise in complex claims.
In addition, Karl has significant international adjusting experience, working closely with McLarens’ global affiliates on technical claims throughout Europe. He is now the Technical Surveying Lead for the business and is an experienced surveyor and adjuster on major, complex, and technically challenging losses.
Karl has been deployed internationally in response to major catastrophe events. In 2017, 2019 and 2025, he was seconded to St Maarten (Dutch Caribbean) following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, to the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, and to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. During these deployments, he surveyed and adjusted large‑scale storm losses and developed island‑specific scoping and validation tools.
As part of his wider commitment to the industry, Karl frequently presents to professional peers and clients, and sits on the CILA Surveying and Subsidence Special Interest Group. He is also a member of McLarens’ Resilience and Sustainability Committee, and is passionate about developing future talent through training, mentoring, and leadership.
He is additionally a member of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors and the Pyramus & Thisbe Club, supporting the resolution of complex property and construction‑related matters.
NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS
- £15 million fire loss – Grade II Listed Building
Provided specialist surveying support to the lead adjuster, liaising closely with insurers, appointed consultants and local authority conservation officers to agree scope, conservation methodology and quantum. - £3 million fire – Waste recycling facility
Delivered technical surveying support on reinstatement strategy, scope development and cost validation. - £3 million escape of water – Multi-unit residential scheme
Provided surveying support to the lead adjuster, working with appointed consultants on complex drying strategies, scope development and quantum validation where multiple units were affected. - £2 million Building Guarantee claim
Delivered specialist technical surveying support to the lead adjuster on a complex structural failure claim. - £2 million fire loss – Grade II Listed Mansion
Supported the lead adjuster and insurers, working closely with conservation officers and specialist consultants to develop compliant scopes and validate quantum in line with heritage requirements. - £1.5 million foundation subsidence – School
Acted as lead adjuster, managing the claim from investigation through to reinstatement and resolution. - Multi-million-euro storm losses – Northern Italy
Adjusted large-scale storm claims across multiple locations, working alongside international partners to validate scope and quantum. - £1 million education sector claim – Resilience upgrade
Managed a complex claim for a school where additional funding was secured to enhance the building’s long-term resilience. - £150,000 escape of water – Grade II Listed Property
Project managed the claim from drying through to reinstatement, liaising with conservation officers and historians to agree heritage-compliant scopes. - Catastrophe response – Caribbean deployments
Adjusted storm portfolios following Hurricanes Irma and Maria (St Maarten, 2017), Hurricane Dorian (Grand Bahama, 2019) and Hurricane Melissa (Jamaica, 2025).