Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche is a highly experienced legal and insurance professional specializing in complex loss adjustment and liability management within the industrial and energy sectors. With a career spanning over three decades, Terblanche provides critical expertise in navigating large-scale material damage, business interruption, and third-party liability claims. His background as the past National President of the Institute of Loss Adjusters of South Africa (ILASA) underscores his standing as a technical authority in the Southern African insurance market. Terblanche’s technical niche focuses on high-stakes liability categories, including defective workmanship, product inefficacy, and professional indemnity. In the context of the wind energy supply chain, his expertise is vital for assessing claims related to structural failures, environmental contamination, and "spread of fire" incidents. He manages the entire recovery and negotiation process, ensuring that technical policy issues and financial loss calculations are handled with legal precision. As the Managing Director of African Claim Services, Terblanche facilitates the resolution of uninsured losses and provides project management for large-loss short-term insurance claims. His deep understanding of technical legal frameworks (LLB/B Iuris) allows him to offer specialized insurance workshops and advisory services, mitigating financial risk for contractors, OEMs, and project owners during the construction and operational phases of onshore wind projects.