Generally speaking, a claim under a machinery breakdown insurance
is lodged in case of sudden damage to all sorts of machines. For the
handling of this type of claims our team of professionals has extensive
technical knowhow in the field of mechanical engineering, aircraft
techniques and suchlike.
The claims usually concern damage to machineries and/or mechanical installations such as:
• Gas and steam turbines
• Printing machines (both sheet and rotary printing presses)
• Wind turbines
• Combustion engines
• Aircraft parts / engines
• Power plants
• Pumps
• Compressors
• Generators
• Cooling plants
• Steam boilers and waste gas boilers
• Incineration plants
• Low voltage, medium voltage and high voltage installations (220 V / 380 kV)
• Transformers
• Substations
• Rolling stock (trains and trams)
Our activities also include:
• Support with assessment of business interruption loss
• Valuations
• Arbitration / court expert advice
Machinery breakdown is one of the disciplines of Arntz | van Helden.
Our machinery breakdown surveyors have many years of practical experience as project manager and/or technical
inspector in the field of gas turbine and steam turbine techniques, generation of energy at coal-fired, gas-fired and
biogas-fired power stations and the transport of energy via overhead and underground high-tension networks. Together
with their expertise in the field of losses of every kind and liability, they have a thorough knowledge of materials and
are well acquainted with the most modern work and repair methods, as well as the costs involved. In certain cases,
for instance when an in-depth metallurgical investigation is required, they give support to external specialists in this
field. In addition, we can draw on an international network of surveyors who have been selected for their quality.
Our end product is a very readable report for our clients in which an independent, well-organized representation of
the facts is given together with the costs involved. Loss adjustment activities are based on trust and integrity.
We make every effort to gain that trust and retain it.