Mr. William C. Van Thunen, CPCU, CPD, RPA
is the President of Daynard and Van Thunen
Co., Inc. and a licensed General Adjuster.
Mr. Van Thunen graduated in 1975 from the
College of Commerce and Finance (now The
Villanova School of Business) at Villanova
University earning a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Economics. He attended The College
of Insurance earning various credits in
Property Insurance Contracts, Liability
Insurance Contracts, Inland and Ocean Marine
Contracts and Business Interruption Coverages.
Mr. Van Thunen attended Vale
Technical Institute, earning a Certificate
of Building Damage Estimating in 1976.
Mr. Van Thunen became a rated adjuster by the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters’
Committee of Losses and Adjustments in 1977.
He obtained his New York General Adjusters
license in 1976, Connecticut General Adjusters
license in 1999, Florida General Adjusters
license in 2000 and Alabama General Adjusters
license in 2005.
Mr. Van Thunen received his CPCU designation
from the American
Institute of Chartered Property and Casualty
Underwriters in 1984. He
received the Registered Professional Adjuster’s
designation in 2001.
Mr. Van Thunen was elected President of
the New Jersey Independent
Adjusters Association in 1982 and has participated
in numerous claim
industry functions including the Loss Executives
Association
Educational Seminars, Property Loss Research
Bureau Conferences, Fraud
and Arson Workshops and has earned certificates
in Engineering and
Building Damage Appraisal. He is a member
of the Loss Executives
Association, National Association of Independent
Insurance Adjusters
and New York Independent Insurance Adjusters
Association. Mr. Van
Thunen has been appointed as an Appraiser,
Umpire and Mediator in
contractually demanded Appraisals and Arbitrations.
Mr. Van Thunen has lectured at various insurance
companies, forums,
and Associations on a wide variety of topics
including General
Adjusting & Fair Claims Practices, Motor
Truck Cargo Legal Liability
Claims Adjusting, Inland Marine Adjusting,
Marine Ocean Cargo and
Warehouse Claims Adjusting, Tax Liens and
Their Impact on Property
Claims and Loss Proceeds, Adjusting Claims
under Manufacturers Output
Policies, Adjusting Builders Risk Claims
and Soft Costs, and
Management of Catastrophe Adjusting Teams.
He publishes an industry newsletter Trends
In Adjusting devoted to
relevant issues involving Commercial Property
Insurance Adjusting.
TERRY S. LUBIN | Executive Vice President
Mr. Lubin graduated from City College of New York earning a
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972 and began working as a Property &
Liability
Field Claim Representative at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
in New
York City. In 1976, Mr. Lubin became a Property Claims
Supervisor at
The Hartford.
Mr. Lubin joined Daynard & Van Thunen Co. as a licensed General
Adjuster in 1980 and was promoted to Vice President in 1990.
Mr. Lubin holds a Building Damage Estimating Certificate from
Vale
Technical Institute. He is a former Treasurer of the New York
Property
Loss Association.
Mr. Lubin is a member of the Loss Executives Association, the
National
Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters and the New York
Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters.
Mr. Lubin has achieved an outstanding reputation in handling all
lines
of complex commercial property loss adjustments, representing
virtually all of the major property insurers in the industry.
EDWARD P. KIRBY, AIC, CFI | Vice President
Mr. Kirby is a licensed General Adjuster and has been
with Daynard & Van Thunen since 1990. He began his
Career with Republic Insurance Co. after graduating with a
Bachelor of Science in Marketing from St. John’s University
in 1987.
Since joining the firm, Mr. Kirby has become a respected
professional in the industry. He attended the Insurance
Technical Training Institute (I.T.T.I.) for Building Damage
Estimating. He continued his education by earning
an Associate in Claims designation (AIC) and
Certificate of Fire Training from the State of New York
(CFI).
Mr. Kirby has attended various seminars such as Loss
Executives Association Educational Seminars, Fraud and
Arson Workshops and Mold Seminars.
Our Founders
WARREN F. VAN THUNEN | Founder
Mr. Van Thunen is one of the founders of Daynard & Van Thunen
Co.,
Inc. and an active member of the firm. For over 50 years, Mr.
Van
Thunen has handled and managed thousands of property insurance
claims
of all types and complexities.
Warren is a member of the National Association of Independent
Adjusters, New York State Independent Adjusters Association and
the
Loss Executives’ Association, and assists with day-to-day
administrative and management duties of the company.
HAROLD S. DAYNARD | Founder
Mr. Daynard received B.A. and LL.B. degrees from New York
University
Undergraduate and Law Schools and was admitted to the New York
and
Federal Bars. Mr. Daynard organized the independent adjustment
firm of
Harold S. Daynard which in 1953 merged with Warren F. Van Thunen
Co.
Adjusters to form Daynard & Van Thunen Co., Inc. Mr. Daynard
retired
in 1988.