Integra expands into Africa with Chedza International, their latest strategic alliance partner

Leading specialty lines loss adjuster, Integra Technical Services (Integra) has formed a new strategic alliance partnership with Chedza International Loss Adjusters (Pty) Ltd (Chedza) in South Africa.

Chedza is the leading provider of loss adjusting and claims administration services in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands with 50 experienced loss adjusters located in Johannesburg, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Pietermaritzburg, Mossel Bay, and Cape Town. In addition, they have a partnership network across 44 Sub-Saharan African countries.

The team at Chedza has a wealth of experience across lines of business including Construction, Engineering including machine breakdown, Power & Energy, Mining, International Property including Business Interruption, Marine & Transportation, and Specialist Liabilities.

Leo Dixon, Chief Executive Officer, Integra says, “The last 12 months has seen a number of developments at Integra, with the growth of our teams across Asia Pacific, EMEA and the Americas. Our partnership with Chedza, both in South Africa and across sub-Saharan Africa, for the first time enables Integra to support our international (re)insurance broker and insurer clients with a loss adjusting solution on the continent of Africa, using the partnership model we’ve enjoyed great success with over the last six years.  I and my colleagues look forward to working with the Chedza team and their partners on losses that have reinsurer involvement and also on losses experienced by African companies outside of the continent of Africa.    

Norman Hornby, Chief Executive Officer, Chedza, added: “We welcome this important partnership with Integra. The skillsets, expertise and local cultural knowledge at Chedza combined with Integra’s global reputation and technical expertise will be an asset to ourselves and our clients and we hope together both companies can attract an increasing number of broker, insurer and reinsurer clients to jointly appoint us on losses in the specialty lines of business in which we operate.