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Head of Commercial Property - North

Mark Farrant

Head of Commercial Property - North

Biography

Mark joined the industry, as an apprentice in 2003 and has undertaken a number of roles, mainly in commercial property claims handling, working for three years at an insurer and for the last 16 years as a Loss Adjuster.

Qualifying as an Associate with the Chartered Insurance Institute of Loss Adjusters in 2015, Mark moved into Major Loss handling before joining McLarens in 2016.

Mark has a broad range of experience in all types of losses including multi-million-pound commercial property claims and high net worth handling.  In 2019, Mark became Executive Manager for the North region, managing a team of adjusters and claims technicians that covered the North of England.  In 2023, Mark was promoted to Head of Commercial Property – North where he is now responsible for the Midlands, North, Scotland and Ireland.  With a real focus on communication and customer service, there is a real drive to ensure the customer is at the heart of all decision and the brokers and all other stakeholders are updated at all stages.

Also in 2023, Mark was elevated to Fellow status with the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters.

For the past 9 years, Mark has been involved with the Chartered Insurance Institute of Manchester where he has been on the Education and Development Committee, chairing this for two years and sitting on council during this period but now as a committee member helping to organize exams and events in the local market.

NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS:
  • Market hall Fire (£2 Million)
  • Commercial Laundry Service Flood (£4 Million)
  • Church Fire (£1.2 Million)
  • Hotel flood (£4 Million)
  • Care Home Flood (£1.5 Million)
  • Residential apartment block Escape of Water (£650k)
  • Garden Cath Flood (£600k)
  • Local authority explosion (£300k)
  • Multiple property flooding (£400k)
  • High Net worth fire (£350k)

Office Address / Contact Information

3 Hardman Square,
Spinningfields,
Manchester
M3 3EB
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Industry Certification

Cert CII, ACILA

Qualifications

British Damage Management Association (BDMA) Insurance Technician

Specialties

Additional Expertise

High Net Worth, Agricultural, Business Interruption, Major and Complex Loss

Adjuster Experience

16 years 2009