Skowronnek & Bechnak are international Risk and Insurance Advisors with 45,6 GW Offshore Wind including 10 GW Non-Recourse Project Finance experience with offices in Hamburg Tokyo and Melbourne.
We offer our 30 years professional experience in Renewable Energy Risk and Insurance sector, acting on behalf of parties negotiating risk allocation in contracts, such as supply, installation, maintenance or repair and operation contracts and act either on the Employer´s or Contractor´s side. In case of an insurance claim, we act as claims managers and claims advocates in negotiations with insurers and other involved contractual parties to safeguard the interest of our Clients and achieve the highest indemnification.
We also assist Lenders and Investors by performing due diligence and draft minimum insurance requirements in Facilities Agreements and we are proud of our world unique experience as Offshore Wind Lenders’ Insurance Advisor (LIA) for European and Asian projects.
Furthermore, we support new technologies with addressing and adjusting technological parameters of projects under development and help them qualify for the level of insurance coverage necessary to obtain non-recourse project finance and be ready for large commercial scale.
Our professional advice has been provided to project owners (industrial companies, utilities and equity investors) as well as to contractors, manufacturers and maintenance service providers in renewable energy and infrastructure. In monetary terms our advice, especially if we were timely engaged, has helped prevent mistakes worth millions of Euros and equally high amounts were negotiated for our Clients in terms of claims settlement.
Ralf Skowronnek
Education:
M.Eng. (Foundry and Metallurgy)
M.B.A (Risk and Insurance Engineering)
Activities:
Offshore Wind Risk & Insurance Consultant for developers, owners, investors, suppliers and contractors
Lenders Insurance Advisor
Large Claims Expert
Chairman of the Subcommittee Insurance, FOWC Floating Offshore Wind Committee (WFO World Forum Offshore Wind)
Board Member of the Renewable Energy Cluster Hamburg e.V.
License:
Independent Insurance Advisor under Art 34 d para 2 GewO
Arbitrator in insurance matters under Art 2 para 3 Nr. 1 and 2 Legal Services Act (RDG)
Experience:
With industry since 1985, turbine millwright and engineer
30 years industrial insurance experience, underwriter und broker (major risks), loss adjuster and claims manager (major claims), risk and fire protection engineer
27 years onshore wind and 17 years offshore wind experience
Major risks and projects insurance expert
Authorized insurance expert for banks and investors
Renewable Energy Practice Leader Marsh Europe
Claims Practice Leader Marsh Germany
Coordinator of the working group “liability” as part of the working group “Acceleration of German Offshore Wind Network Connection” contracted by the Federal Government in 2011 and 2012
Speaker at some 50 international conferences in the last 10 years
Author of two insurance relevant publications (Handbook Offshore Wind and Wind Energy)
Guest lecturer at the TU Hamburg, Technical College of Kiel, Technical College of Arnheim and Nimwegen, Copenhagen Business School, and Technical College of Bremerhaven
Languages:
German, mother tongue
English, negotiation level
Contact:
International mobile: +49 173-450-4881
Tokyo landline: +81 3-5403-4825
Barbora Bechnak
Education:
LL.M University of London, Insurance & Marine insurance law
Activities:
Offshore Wind Risk & Insurance Consultant for developers, owners, investors, suppliers and contractors
Lenders Insurance Advisor
Contract Risk & Insurability Expert
Claims Advocate
License:
Independent Insurance Advisor under Art 34 d para 2 GewO
Experience:
With insurance industry since 2004
20 years Claims Advocacy expertise
16 years Contractual Advisory expertise
Lenders Insurance Advisor (LIA) offshore wind projects expertise
Due Diligence offshore and onshore wind projects expertise
Broker (major risks) energy and financial lines
Major risks and project insurance expert
Authorized insurance expert for banks and investors
Senior Client Advisor, Offshore Wind, Marsh Germany
Renewable Energy Practice Leader Marsh Central and Eastern Europe & CIS
Former expert on nuclear liability regime and insurance (ELINI, EMANI)
FINPRO Claims Advocacy Trainee Marsh London
FINPRO Practice Leader for Marsh Eastern Europe
Advisor and assessor for international projects, banks, investors, contractors and suppliers Speaker at international conferences in Hamburg, London and Belgrade focused on renewable energy, offshore wind and risk allocation/contractual advisory
Languages:
Slovak, mother tongue
English, expert level
German, negotiation level
French, negotiation level
Spanish, negotiation level
Portuguese, negotiation level
Contact:
International mobile: +49 173-450-4880
Tokyo landline: +81 3-5403-4825
