TECHNICAL RESOURCES
Posted by Rik van Hemmen

Association of Average Adjusters – Chairman’s 2026 Address October 1, 2026

On October 1, 2026, I presented the Chairman’s Address at the The Association of Average Adjusters of Canada and the United States Annual Meeting

The full presentation:  “Crawling out of my Smokestack and Discovering the Wisdom of the Ages is Hidden in the Cocktail Hour” can be found here.

AUTHORS

  • Chris Law (7)
  • David Del Corso (1)
  • David Tantrum (15)
  • Hannah van Hemmen (11)
  • James Kline (1)
  • Kyle Antonini (2)
  • Marianne Herrick (2)
  • Michael Raftery (8)
  • Rik van Hemmen (287)
  • Tomer Chen (9)
  • Wayne Thomas (3)

    • TAGS

    Aberration accident investigation ADA alternative energy analysis appraisal art CAD CO2 collision communications computer programs construction supervision containerization containers container vessel cooperation COVID-19 data decision making design diesel engines economics education efficiency efficiopunk engineering environmental esthetics ethics EV expert witness failure analysis ferries forensic analysis game theory Global Warming historic historical historic ships history human factors humor Hybrid hydrogen IMO innovation inspection insurance interns leadership LNG longevity marine marine engineering mariners maritime maritime byways MARPOL Martin & Ottaway MAX1 Study Maxi Taxi merchant marine naval architecture navy nuclear optimization OWS passenger vessel patent problem solving project 114 PV QESTH regulations renewable energy risk assessment safety sail salvage SHEWAC ship construction solar stability STEMPHLA SurfWEC survey sustainability Sustainable Development Goals sustainable energy tbt training truth USCG useful life valuation Waterpomptang waves wind wood

    LOCATIONS

    Alaska Albany American Samoa Arizona Barbados Brooklyn Cleveland Coos Bay Delaware Bay Estonia France Germany Hackensack River Hoboken Hudson River Iceland Leonardo Long Beach Manhattan Michigan Minnesota Netherlands New Jersey New Jersey New Orleans New York New York Blue Byways New York City New York Harbor North Dakota Norway Oman Outer Continental Shelp Pacific Ocean Philadelphia Port Newark Raritan River Red Bank Rotterdam Sandy Hook San Francisco Seattle US Virgin Islands Wilmington NC Worldwide

    YEAR

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