TORONTO, ON, MAY 6, 2026/insPRESS/ – ClaimsPro, Canada’s leading provider of independent claims adjusting services and a Davies company, today announced the appointment of Capt. Jone Abotnes as Marine Surveyor.
Jone (pronounced John) is an accomplished Master Mariner with over 30 years of experience encompassing maritime operations, port management, and global trade logistics. Following early experience as a Lieutenant in the Royal Norwegian Navy, Jone gained commercial experience as a Chief Officer, later Ship Captain, supporting cargo operations for chemical tankers. He later worked as Port Captain and Agency Manager overseeing port operations across Southeast Asia and Oceania, and he was recently the Chief Operations Officer for a marine surveyor in Norway. Jone holds his Master Unlimited License (the highest maritime certification under the STCW Convention), and he completed a Master of Science in Management of Demanding Marine Operations at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
“Capt. Abotnes brings a wealth of knowledge and seafaring experience, allowing us to better meet our clients’ needs, as well as working with the Protection & Indemnity Club globally,” says Laurie Andrews, Director of Marine Services for ClaimsPro. “This important addition to ClaimsPro’s Marine team will broaden our reach to many clients around the world who come into our ports.”
In his new role, Jone will support marine losses, hull & machinery, technical surveys, and other claims on seafaring vessels, working alongside ClaimsPro’s Marine Services team headed by John Seyler, Executive General Adjuster / VP, Transportation Equipment & Cargo (TEC); Ana Batista, AVP TEC; and Laurie Andrews. He will be a major asset in incident investigations and marine failures, particularly with his specialized knowledge of chemical tankers.
“I am very excited to be joining ClaimsPro, especially since my early days have been so welcoming,” says Capt. Abotnes. “I know my knowledge and experience will come to good use and will continue to grow as I meet new colleagues, clients and claims scenarios. I am very happy to be part of such a great team supporting our marine clients!”
The Marine Services Unit, part of ClaimsPro’s Specialty Risk Division (SRD), is comprised of highly experienced, senior surveyors providing specialized claims services to the marine and cargo industries across Canada. The team is equipped to provide relevant insight to process claims quickly with fast on-scene response, bringing decades of experience and an in-depth understanding of the unique requirements for handling marine related losses.
Following Davies’ acquisition of ClaimsPro’s parent company, SCM Insurance Services, in November 2025, ClaimsPro became part of Davies. For Marine clients, this has brought access to a broader international network and a wider set of specialist capabilities, spanning areas such as major and complex loss, damage engineering, emergency response, forensic services, loss control, consulting, and technology. The integration also provides greater exposure to Davies’ evolving digital and data capabilities, including enhanced technology and AI and agentic AI platforms, supporting a more connected and insight‑driven approach to complex marine claims.
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About ClaimsPro
ClaimsPro is Canada’s largest independent adjusting and claims management company that has distinguished itself for 40 years through experienced professionals, innovative technology and exceptional customer service. With over 100 offices throughout Canada and a national team of highly experienced adjusters delivering industry-leading claims adjusting and specialized risk expertise, ClaimsPro provides its clients with local response, specialty risk expertise, and the resources of a global company.
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About Davies
Davies delivers specialist professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation & risk, forensic accounting, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation & change management. In February 2023 Davies announced it had simplified its operations and aligned the business across three operating units: Davies Global Solutions, Davies UK & Ireland, and Davies U.S. Davies has a 9,500 strong team of professionals operating across 22+ countries, including the UK & the U.S., with headquarters in the City of London. Davies’ investors are BC Partners, HGGC, AIMCo (acting on behalf of certain of its clients), and Davies’ employees following BC Partners majority investment in March 2021, HGGC’s investment in January 2017 and AIMCo’s investment in January 2019. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 25-fold, invested heavily in research & development, innovation & artificial intelligence (“AI”), platform integration & underlying business systems, colleague development, and client service. Today the group serves more than 2,000 insurance, financial services, public sector, and other highly regulated clients. In the past year Davies has added more than 200 new accounts to its organic platform. In addition, Davies has successfully broadened and deepened its operations and digital capabilities via targeted acquisitions. Since the start of 2017 Davies has acquired: Cynergie, CMSL, Ambant, ServiceTick, TLSS, R&Q’s insurance services business, Ember, Direct Group’s claims businesses, Veriphy, USA Risk Group, TMS, GBB, Banwells, Frontier, FWD, ASC, Thornton Group, Keoghs, Codebase8, Citadel & Cedar Consulting, ContactParners, TriPlus, Johnson Claim Service, Vehicle Replacement Group, BMTS, Wakely Actuarial, Northshore International Insurance Services, DMS, NPA, Littleton, Grovelands, IAS, Asta, IRS, Sionic, Merlinos, BVS, Worksmart, ProAdjust, Johns Eastern, ClaimPilot, MVP Group, Afirm, Ortac Underwriting Agency’s (“Ortac”) insurance management services portfolio, American Claims Management, Preferred Governmental Claims Services, USIS, ICA, MDD, Shoreside Law, Minuteman Adjusters, Bespoke Training Solutions, Budget Claims Services Inc., (dba Barker Claim Services) and Premier Claims Management. More information is available at www.davies-group.com.
About BC Partners
BC Partners is a leading investment firm with circa €40 billion in assets under management across private equity, private debt, and real estate strategies. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role for nearly four decades in developing the European buyout market. Today BC Partners’ integrated transatlantic investment teams work from offices in Europe and North America and are aligned across our four core sectors: TMT, Healthcare, Services & Industrials, and Food. Since its foundation, BC Partners has completed over 130 private equity investments and is currently investing its eleventh private equity buyout fund. For further information, please visit https://www.bcpartners.com/.
About HGGC
HGGC is a leading middle-market private equity firm with $4.3 billion in cumulative capital commitments. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., HGGC is distinguished by its Advantaged Investing approach that enables the firm to source and acquire scalable businesses through partnerships with management teams, founders and sponsors who reinvest alongside HGGC, creating a strong alignment of interests. Over its history, HGGC has completed more than 130 platform investments, add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations and liquidity events with an aggregate transaction value of nearly $22 billion. More information, including a complete list of current and former portfolio companies is available at www.hggc.com.
About Alberta Investment Management Corporation (“AIMCo”)
AIMCo is one of Canada’s largest and most diversified institutional investment managers with more than C$179.6 billion of assets under management as at December 31, 2024. AIMCo invests globally on behalf of pension, endowment, insurance, and government funds in the Province of Alberta. With offices in Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, London, and Luxembourg, our more than 200 investment professionals bring deep expertise in a range of sectors, geographies, and industries. For more information on AIMCo, please visit www.aimco.ca and follow us on LinkedIn.
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