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Nigel is the national director of insurance services within the fixed asset management and insurance practice. He is experienced in developing the cost approach for insurance purposes in all industrial, commercial, and institutional occupancies, as well as cost trend development and maintenance. He has been a qualified instructor of the American Society of Appraisers’ machinery and equipment valuation courses since 1990.

Nigel joined American Appraisal in 2000 and held various positions within the industrial valuation practice in the Milwaukee and Toronto offices. He has been in his current position since 2005.  Prior to joining American Appraisal, he spent 21 years at FM Global, where he served as a manager of appraisal standards.

Education

• University of Aston, Birmingham, England, Bachelor of Science - Metallurgy

Professional Affiliations

• American Society of Appraisers, Accredited Senior Appraiser: Machinery and Technical Specialties/Machinery and Equipment
  • Boston Chapter President 1993-1994
    • President’s Trophy and Public Relations Gold Cup Recipient
  • Education Committee Chair, 2005-2006
  • Education Committee Member, 2006-2007
  • Admissions and Membership Committee Chair, 2000-2004
  • Machinery and Technical Specialties Committee Member, 1999-2009
  • Policies and Procedures Task Force Committee Member, 1998
• Institute of Materials (UK), Professional Member and Chartered Engineer
• University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA)
  • Communications Committee Joint Chair 2009 - 2011

Professional Development

• American Society of Appraisers
  • Machinery and Equipment Valuation Methodology
  • Machinery and Equipment Valuation - Advanced Topics and Case Studies
  • Machinery and Equipment Valuation - Advanced Topics and Report Writing
  • Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

Speeches and Presentations

• “Managing Valuation Issues in Today’s Insurance Market,” RIMS PERK program presentations at the monthly meetings of the Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Carolinas, Central Pennsylvania, Detroit, Eastern Oklahoma, Greater Miami, Houston, Indiana, Maritime Canada, North Florida, Northeast Florida, Orange County, Piedmont, Santa Clara Valley, South Texas, Southern Alberta, SW Florida, Toledo, Upstate New York, Utah, and Virginia RIMS Chapters, September 2008 - July 2011
• “Managing Valuation Issues in Today’s Insurance Market,” Maryland PRIMA Chapter, November 2010; TN PRIMA annual conference, Nashville, Tennessee, November 2009; and Virginia and Kansas/Missouri PRIMA annual conferences, Roanoke, Virginia, and Lake Ozark, Missouri, April 2008
• “Tangible Assets, Estimated Normal Useful Life Study,” American Society of Appraisers annual conference, Orlando, Florida, July 2009
• “Changing Markets and their Impact on Property, Plant and Equipment Valuation,” Association of Insurance and Risk Managers annual conference, Bournemouth, England, June 2009
• “Managing Valuation Issues in Today’s Insurance Market,” REBEX Regional Chicago/Wisconsin RIMS Conference, October 2008
• “Property Valuation Principles for Universities,” URMIA, Western Regional Conference, Bozeman, Mpntana, June 2008; National Conference, San Antonio, September 2006; New England Regional Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 2006; South-Western Regional Conference, Austin, Texas, April 2005; and Mid-West Regional Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 2005  
• “Managing Valuation Issues in Today’s Insurance Market,” PRIMA, National Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2007
• “The Benefits of an Insurance Appraisal to a Public Utility,” PURMA, Stowe, Vermont, April 2007
• “Property Valuation Challenges for Risk Managers,” PARMA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2007
• “Utilization of Appraisals for Property Insurance Placement and Risk Management Purposes,” North Carolina PRIMA, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, September 2006
• “Methodologies and Approaches Pools Use for Property Appraisals,” PRIMA, National Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2006
• “Utilization of Appraisals for Property Insurance Placement and Risk Management,” AGRiP National Conference, San Antonio, Texas, November 2005