Crawford appoints Lori Festarini as environmental leader

By Canadian Underwriter, | May 7, 2012 | Last updated on October 30, 2024
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Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. has a new environmental leader in Lori Festarini, who has 21 years of experience in environmental consulting and geoscience.

As an environmental leader in Crawford’s Global Technical Services (GTS) division, Festarini will report to GTS’s national director, Paul Hancock. She will work with adjusters and clients to assist with environmental losses. 

Festarini brings to the position business development experience in the insurance industry related primarily to pollution liability and underwriting claims. She has also managed numerous Phase II site assessments and remediation projects at residential, commercial and industrial properties.

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