Q&A: Gary Brown, McLarens
Gary Brown, CEO of McLarens, speaks to Insurance Post about the loss adjuster's growth, global claims trends and preparing for catastrophic events.
How did you get into loss adjusting?My first insurance job was for a loss adjuster called Robins, Davies & Little, and our parent company at the time moved me to the Caribbean and then to the US
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