Ken Ross Ken Ross
Associate Director
Navigant Consulting (PI) LLC *
Direct: 713-646-5036
Fax: 713-646-5001
ken.ross@navigantconsulting.com
Professional History
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Navigant Consulting, Inc.
2008 to present
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Echelon Claims Consultants Ltd
2003 to 2008
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CTC Services Ltd
2002 to 2003
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Rush Johnson Associates Ltd
1982 to 2002
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The Salvage Association
1980 to 1982
Mr. Ross is an Associate Director in the Houston office of Navigant Consulting, Inc. He has more than forty years of insurance claims, litigation support, consulting and operational experience in the energy, marine, power generation and industrial sectors. His experience includes the preparation and the adjusting of insurance claims for property damage, loss of production, control of well and business interruption, as well as the quantification of damages in support of litigation. Mr. Ross has been retained to provide consulting and expert testifying services on matters concerning the adjustment of oil and gas insurance claims. He has spoken at several seminars and conferences on subjects relating to insurance claims. Professional Experience Insurance Claims Consulting Education
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First Class Honors Degree in Marine
Engineering
Newcastle University
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Ordinary National Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering
Professional Associations
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Chartered Engineer **
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Fellow of the Institute of Marine
Engineers, Scientists and Technologists
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Registered Private Investigator in Texas
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Directed, prepared, presented and negotiated physical damage and business interruption claims on behalf of policyholders ranging in size from $4.0 million to $700 million. »
Formulated presentation and negotiation strategies to achieve settlements for clients in the energy and power generation industries. »
Specific activities included the determination of property damage, extra expense, expediting expenses, business interruption, theoretical rebuild, loss of production, and negotiation with insurers. »
Investigated, prepared and substantiated a claim for physical damage to onshore production facilities following civil unrest. The total gross claim was in excess of $700 million. * Wholly-owned subsidiary of Navigant
Consulting, Inc and licensed by the
Texas Private Security Board, #A14814
**Registered in the United Kingdom
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Assisted client with preparation of their insurance claim for property damage, well abandonment and debris removal following extensive hurricane damage to numerous offshore facilities. The gross claim was in excess of $250 million. »
Preparation of claim for property damage and site restoration following an explosion at an oil product storage facility. The gross claim was in excess of $200 million. »
Investigated, prepared and substantiated a claim for physical damage following an explosion on an offshore gas storage platform. The claim settled for circa $100 million. »
Provided technical and commercial support for the preparation of a claim involving three incidents on a combined cycle gas turbine plant. The total gross claim was valued at circa $7 million. »
Investigated, prepared and substantiated two disputed claims for physical damage to a steam turbine on a power generation plant. A total settlement of circa $8 million was achieved in respect of both claims. »
Conducted a coverage analysis and technical investigation of two power generation gas turbine failures. The total gross claims amounted to circa $7 million. »
Prepared claim for the delayed start‐up and loss of use of a subsea communications cable in the South Pacific, claim valued at about $40 million. »
Investigated, prepared and substantiated a disputed claim for physical damage and loss of production following an explosion on an offshore gas platform. The claim settled for about $40 million. »
Conducted a technical investigation into the cause of failure of a nitric acid reaction vessel. Claim valued at circa $12 million. »
Conducted a technical investigation into the cause of failure of an offshore gas pipeline. The claim for physical damage and business interruption was valued at $18 million. »
Investigated, prepared and substantiated a claim for physical damage to an aluminum smelter following a power failure. Claim settled for circa $11 million. »
Investigated, prepared and substantiated a disputed claim for physical damage to an oil refinery caused by flooding and subsequent fire. The claim settled for circa $80 million. »
Assisted several clients with hurricane damage claims involving office buildings, tank farms and a construction site. Page 2 Ken Ross Oil & Gas Loss Adjusting » Supervised and adjusted numerous Oil & Gas insurance claims involving physical damage, loss of production and control of well losses ranging from $25,000 to $125 million. » Adjusted the loss of an offshore production deck that was lost when the transportation vessel capsized. Claim circa $125 million. » Offshore underground blowout and re‐drill claim in the Far East, circa $90 million. » Adjusted claim on subsea power cable in the North Sea, circa $20 million. » Control of well, physical damage and loss of production claims arising from an offshore production platform blowout, circa $50 million. » Provided guidance and coverage advice on a shallow gas blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, circa $80 million. » Control of well and physical damage to an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico, circa $50 million. » Damage to onshore terminal facilities resulting from a landslide and subsequent fire, circa $20 million. » Numerous claims for damage sustained to subsea pipelines and other subsea facilities and equipment. » Numerous adjustments of claims for physical damage to onshore and offshore drilling rigs and drilling equipment. » Various claims for drilling rig loss of hire. » Valuation and adjustment of a claim for the loss of drill cores and geological samples resulting from a warehouse fire. Marine Insurance Surveying » Conducted various surveys on damaged vessels, marine machinery and dockside facilities. » Attended several marine salvage operations on behalf of insurers. Page 3 Ken Ross Conducted various warranty surveys on behalf of marine and energy insurers to approve towage and transportation arrangements. Litigation Consulting » Testified in arbitration and provided consultancy services on a disputed control of well claim in Canada, claim circa $10 million. » Carried out an audit of claims totalling approximately $300 million relating to the arbitration of a reinsurance dispute concerning a 36‐month property insurance policy for a major oil, gas and petrochemical company. » Quantified damages and provided technical advice for a drilling rig charter party arbitration in London. » Quantified costs arising from a subsea pipeline incident in the Gulf of Mexico, circa $30 million. » Worked for various attorneys on the quantification of numerous insurance claims in anticipation of potential litigation. Industry Experience » Spent seven years in the British merchant navy as a seagoing marine engineer. » Spent five years working for several oil companies as an onshore based marine engineer. During this period, Mr. Ross worked as a terminal superintendent, a cost engineer, and as an energy conservation specialist. Academic Experience » Spent one year as a lecturer in marine engineering at Southampton University. Page 4 Publications and Presentations Ken Ross » “Avoiding Insurance Disputes” Energy Insurance Newsletter published by Lloyd & Partners in January 2007. » “Managing Energy Insurance Claims” JLT Risk Solutions Ltd Energy Training Seminar for Clients, London, England, October 8th, 2004. » “Problematical Marine and Energy Claims” Energy Newsletter published by JLT Risk Solutions Ltd in January 2004. » “Loss of Production Income Claims” JLT Risk Solutions Ltd Energy Training Seminar for Clients, London, England, September 11th, 2003. » “How Can We Improve the Servicing of Energy Claims”, The 8th International Energy Claims Adjusting Conference, Lillehammer, Norway, February 13th, 2003. » Preparations for the “Construction Claims Workshop”, The 7th International Energy Claims Adjusting Conference, Lillehammer, Norway, February 14th, 2002. » “Offshore Construction Risks”, presentation to the American Institute of Marine Insurers in New York. » “The Insurance of Subsea Construction Projects”, presentation to London Claims Adjusters on February 11th, 1998. » “The Implications of Modern Technology on Energy Insurance Claims”, The 2nd International Energy Claims Adjusting Conference, Lillehammer, Norway, in March 1997. » “Contentious Issues in the Adjustment of Oil Well Insurance Claims”, The 1st International Energy Claims Adjusting Conference, Lillehammer, Norway, in February 1996. » “The Adjustment of Oil Well Insurance Claims”. Chapter 8 of Insurance and Legal Issues in the Oil Industry edited by D. D. Peng and published by Graham and Trotman in 1993. (ISBN 1 85333 913X) » “Hurricane Andrew”, presentation to the Under 30’s Marine Insurance Group in London on 12 November 1992. » “Developments Affecting Insurance Claims in the Offshore Oil Industry”, presentation to The Insurance Issues in the Energy Industry Conference, London in May 1992. » “Offshore Risk Exposure in the 1990s ‐ A Loss Adjuster’s Viewpoint”, presentation to The Offshore Operations Post Piper Alpha Conference, London, February 1991. Page 5 Ken Ross » Presentation to a London Insurance Seminar on O.E.E. Risks, London, June 21st, 1990. » “Exposure to Catastrophe in the North Sea (A reassessment of risks in the immediate aftermath of the Piper Alpha disaster)”. Paper prepared for the London Insurance Market Rig Committee in February 1989. (Joint Author) March 2010 Page 6