Average adjuster. An expert whose services are used by insurers to calculate difficult insurance claims or who, in the event of a general average, is appointed by the shipowner to determine the contributions due by all parties involved to the general average.

Comments: These are people with great maritime and legal knowledge who handle cases of serious maritime incidents, such as shipwrecks, ship collisions, and cases of general average. Offices of such companies are active in major shipping centers, such as London, New York and other places. In Greece (Piraeus) there are offices dealing with cases of serious maritime incidents and general average.