
Koenraad Everaert
Senior Risk, Insurance & Claims Manager
Salary / Daily rate
Brussels, Belgium
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Freelance Risk & Insurance expert with 25+ years specializing in complex liability claims, captive insurance, and marine risks. Proven track record managing global insurance programs for major corporates like IKEA, AXA, and leading shipping companies. Delivering strategic risk solutions and transformation management across Europe.
Work experience
Managing Director
EVARDI BVFreelance
Dec 2017 - Present
8 years 11 months
Ghent Metropolitan Area · Hybrid
Skills: Insurance Industry · Claims Management · Risk Management · Liability · General Insurance · Captive Insurance · Marine Insurance · Insurance Management · Risk Control · People Management · Insurance · Captives · Reinsurance · Contract Management · Legal Consulting · Legal Contract Review · Commercial Insurance
Independent Risk, Insurance & Claims Consultant
Self EmployedFreelance
Aug 2014 - Present
12 years 3 months
Gent Area, Belgium
- Consultancy in Legal Affairs, Insurance, Claims, Risk, Crisis and Transformation & Change Management - Completed Legal, Insurance & Risk Management Projects at Lansweeper, AFIX, Colruyt Group, Exmar, CMB, Euronav, Akkermans & Partners, Netflow, Vivaldi Interim, Euroglas, Labophar and Belbal - Completed Interim Legal, Insurance, Claims & Risk Management assignments at Belgibo, JLT Insurance Brokers, ALD Automotive, Domo Investment Group, Domo Chemicals, Alinso, Dovesco, Katoen Natie , Stonefort Insurance Holdings Luxembourg and AXA.
Complex Liability Claims Manager ad interim
AXAFreelance
Nov 2024 - Mar 2025
5 months
Brussels, Belgium
Settling complex liability claims
Chief Insurance Officer ad interim
Stonefort Group
Jul 2022 - May 2023
11 months
Luxembourg
- Heading up the Insurance, Reinsurance, Claims, Business Support & Data Quality Department and foreign branch companies Member of the Executive Committee Design and implementation of Transformation & Change Management Processes Corporate Governance
Board Member
Rechem S.A. Captive Reinsurance Company Luxembourg
Dec 2019 - Jan 2023
3 years 2 months
Luxembourg
Skills: Insurance Industry · Claims Management · Risk Management · Liability · General Insurance · Captive Insurance · Insurance Management · Risk Control · Insurance · Captives · Reinsurance · Legal Advice · Commercial Insurance
Freelance Risk & Insurance Consultant
Domo Investment Group
Jan 2017 - Jul 2022
5 years 7 months
Ghent, Belgium
Advising group companies on risk & insurance matters Management of the global insurance programs including Employee Benefits and the captive insurance company Rechem Risk Analysis M&A transactions: insurance audit & due diligence Compliance Claims management Risk & Insurance training
Group Claims Manager ad interim
Katoen Natie
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
3 years
Antwerp, Belgium
Settling Marine, Liability, contractual and Engineering claims
Insurance Risk Manager ad interim
ALD Automotive Belgium
Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
3 years
Brussels, Belgium
Insurance risk specialist for fleet clients Managing the production, claims administration & accounting department (22 FTE) Creation of new insurance solutions for fleet clients in cooperation with ALD Re Prevention and risk analysis
Senior Consultant ad interim
Belgibo (currently Marsh)
Dec 2014 - Dec 2017
3 years 1 month
Antwerp, Belgium
Senior Consultant ad interim to the Marine, Aviation & Special Risks Department focusing on Contract Analysis, Liabilities, Indemnities & Risk Management. Placing the Marine Insurances of Exmar, CMB and Euronav including crew insurances Risk analysis and Insurance of the Engineering, Political & Trade Credit Risks of Exmar Designing insurance solutions for atypical risks & Alternative Risk Transfer. Management and development of the yacht insurance portfolio (increase of 50% in 1 year). Business Development - several new clients Ad hoc projects: Cyber, Iran Sanctions, new insurance wordings and clauses, etc…
Insurance Manager / Legal Counsel
Ikano Group
May 2004 - Aug 2014
10 years 4 months
Luxembourg
- Advising Ikano, IKEA and Inter-IKEA on legal, risk & insurance matters - Protecting the assets of Ikano and related companies - Insurance Manager IKEA & Inter-IKEA Europe - Non-life international insurance programs (Transport, Supply Chain, Engineering, Property, Business Interruption, Liability, D&O and Crime / Fidelity) - Compliance & Audit - Management of the Captive Insurance Companies - Legal Counselling (to review and draft commercial agreements, legal watch,etc...) - Claims management - Risk, legal & insurance training
Group Legal, Risk & Insurance Manager
CSAV
Jun 2002 - May 2004
2 years
Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile
- Managing & motivating the Insurance, Claims & Risk Management Departement members worldwide (Valparaiso, Rio de Janeiro, Hamburg, Hongkong & New York) - 23 persons - Negotiating and placing the marine, non-marine global insurance programs. E.g. Hull & Machinery, Protection & Indemnity, War Risks, Shipowners' Liability,etc... - Settling claims in cooperation with insurers, lawyers and loss adjusters - Legal Counselling (drafting & analysing transport agreements, legal watch, etc...) - Experience in common law - Litigation
Group Insurance Manager / Legal Counsel
Jan De Nul Group
Nov 1995 - Jul 2002
6 years 9 months
Brussels Metropolitan Area
- Providing legal advice and to draft construction-, agency-,purchase contracts, charterparties, etc... - Legal and Insurance Risk Analysis of tender and contractual documents in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Dutch. - Supervising and motivating the Insurance Department members ( 3 persons) - Negotiating and placing the marine and non-marine insurance programs of the Group. E.g. Hull & Machinery, Protection & Indemnity, War Risks, Shipowners' Liability, Engineering, General & Professional Liability, etc... - Legal, risk & insurance management of construction projects in the Americas, SE Asia, Middle East, Europe & Australia - Company Secretary - Corporate Housekeeping - Handling of litigation - Experience in common law
Education
Ghent University
Master of Science
1987 - 1988
1 year 1 month
KU Leuven
Master
1983 - 1986
3 years 1 month
University of Antwerp
Bachelor
1981 - 1983
2 years 1 month