Q&A: Former managing director of Ellis and Buckle and latterly chairman of Cunningham Lindsey UK Gerry Loughney
To tie in with his deep dive of the highs and lows of loss adjusting in the 1980s and 1990s, Post content director Jonathan Swift, caught up with former managing director of Ellis and Buckle and latterly chairman of Cunningham Lindsey UK Gerry Loughney about his career in loss adjusting, managing a firm in the 1990s and how the merger with Lindsey Morden came about.
When did you start your loss adjusting career?On St David’s day 1970. I moved from Birmingham to Swansea to join Ellis & Buckle as a trainee loss adjuster. I had been working in claims for an
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