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Senior Adjuster

Omar Francisco Torres Otalora

Senior Adjuster

Biography

Omar Torres holds a degree in Business Administration with an International Specialization in Strategic Management and Emerging Insurance Market Trends from the University of Burgos, Spain. He has 27 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, having served as Risk Inspector, Senior Underwriter, Senior Adjuster, and International Catastrophe Adjuster. He has strong expertise in complex risk evaluation, underwriting, and claims handling in technical lines such as Property, Engineering, Machinery Breakdown, Electronic Equipment, Construction, Erection, Business Interruption, ALOP, and Liability. He also conducts claim audits and provides training to insurers.

NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS

  • Supermarket Chain: Vandalism and theft (USD 4.9 Million)
  • Oil & Gas Facility: Pipeline rupture (USD 5.8 Million)
  • Machinery and Equipment: Terrorism-related damage (USD 830K)
  • Construction Project (CAR): Retaining wall collapse (USD 7K)
  • Erection Project (EAR): Damage to oil storage tank (USD 3K)
  • Electrical Substation: Fire damage (USD 1 Million)
  • Industrial Equipment: Mechanical damage (USD 870K)
  • Property: Natural disaster losses (USD 590K)
  • Machinery and Equipment: Fire damage (USD 330K)
  • Power Generation Plant: Fire (USD 200K)

Office Address / Contact Information

Carrera 15 A No. 120 – 42
Oficina 402
Edificio Santa Bárbara
Bogotá Colombia
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Industry Certification

International Specialization in Strategic Management and New Trends in the Insurance Market.Studies in Business Administration.Technical professionalization in General Insurance.Completed international seminars in underwriting and claims with Swiss Re and Münchener Rück.Participant in multiple seminars organized by the Colombian Association of Reinsurance Technicians

Adjuster Experience

32 years 1994

Language Skills

Spanish