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GENERAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE<br />
GUEST<br />
A Talent Outreach<br />
Project by:<br />
SPEAKERS<br />
Mr. David<br />
Heaselden –<br />
Director<br />
(Shipoweners’<br />
Asia Pte Ltd)<br />
David spent 26 years at sea, 12 of which as Master on a wide range<br />
of ocean go<strong>in</strong>g vessels rang<strong>in</strong>g from Gas Carriers, Tankers to<br />
Ferries <strong>and</strong> Cape Sized Bulker Carriers. In 1997 he came ashore<br />
<strong>and</strong> jo<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>the</strong> UK P & I Club as a ship <strong>in</strong>spector. Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> next<br />
few years he travelled worldwide visit<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> report<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong><br />
condition <strong>and</strong> management of hundreds of vessels of all types.<br />
Early <strong>in</strong> 2001 David jo<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>the</strong> Shipowners' Club as Loss Prevention<br />
Manager with overall responsibility for loss prevention <strong>in</strong>itiatives<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ship Inspection Programme. In April 2009 David<br />
transferred to <strong>the</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore branch office assum<strong>in</strong>g responsibility<br />
for <strong>the</strong> management of <strong>the</strong> office function as well as cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
run <strong>the</strong> Loss Prevention Department. With a grown up family, <strong>in</strong> his<br />
spare time he enjoys swimm<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> country walk<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Mr. Chan Hwee Seng has 38 years experience as a Loss Adjuster<br />
with Crawford with 18 years as Manag<strong>in</strong>g Director. He is<br />
currently <strong>the</strong> Chairman. Mr. Chan specializes <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> h<strong>and</strong>l<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
property <strong>and</strong> liability losses <strong>and</strong> dealt with major losses such as<br />
<strong>the</strong> Rob<strong>in</strong>son Departmental Store fire <strong>in</strong> 1972, <strong>the</strong> cable car<br />
accident <strong>in</strong> 1983 <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Prima Food poison<strong>in</strong>g case <strong>in</strong> 2007. He<br />
also <strong>in</strong>vestigated several high profile cases of <strong>in</strong>surance fraud <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> region <strong>and</strong> was <strong>in</strong>strumental <strong>in</strong> expos<strong>in</strong>g fraud <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>famous case of ‘death <strong>in</strong> Cambodia’ <strong>in</strong> 2000 <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> S$6 million<br />
case of arson <strong>in</strong> a departmental store <strong>in</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore <strong>in</strong> 1998. He<br />
had delivered several papers <strong>and</strong> talks on Claims Management <strong>in</strong><br />
S<strong>in</strong>gapore <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> region. He is <strong>the</strong> current Vice President of<br />
<strong>the</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore Insurance Institute <strong>and</strong> past president of <strong>the</strong><br />
Insurance Law Association, S<strong>in</strong>gapore.<br />
Mr. Chan Hwee Seng<br />
Chairman –<br />
(Crawford & Co.<br />
International Pte Ltd)