Using Drone Technology to Assess External Property Damage

September 26, 2022
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Drone technology is proving useful in many ways, but especially in the world of public adjusters. They offer a unique opportunity to evaluate property damage and more carefully assess damages sustained after a disastrous event.

However, not every public adjusting firm is advancing with the speed of new technology. Drone flying offers a new set of opportunities when expertly flown and managed properly.

SunPoint Public Adjusters, Inc. is proud to provide FAA-certified drone capabilities to more accurately determine damages sustained and maximize the potential of your settlement amount.

Main Benefits of Using Drones for External Property Damage

Some of the main benefits of using drones when analyzing exterior damages include the following:

Safety

Safety is a major concern when someone physically assesses property damage, especially on the roof of a home or office building. The integrity of building materials is often severely compromised following a major flood, wildfire, wind storm, or other calamities.

Physically inspecting the property might cause harm to the person conducting the inspection as well as the delicate structure of the building itself. Drones offer a touchless alternative to retrieve a clear aerial analysis.

Efficiency

Drones are more efficient due to their ability to adjust to dim lighting and capture both broad and detailed imagery that might go unnoticed when conducting a manual inspection. They capture details that might otherwise be overlooked.

Using drones is an easier and more convenient way to see what’s happening in parts of the building that are not easy to locate physically. They can offer a heads up on what you might be dealing with should you decide to venture up close to the parts of the building facing mild to severe damage.

Addressing damaged roofs

Another major benefit to inspecting exterior damage is when used to document the aftermath of harmed roofs. Using drone feedback, you’ll have a vantage point to see what areas were impacted the worst and to obtain the clear data necessary for filing and supporting the claims process.

Navigating the aftermath of a catastrophe not only involves addressing the physical damages but also the logistical paperwork that accompanies a settlement outcome.

Drones assist in the overall process by providing a safe, quick, and accurate analysis of what you’re facing and how best to navigate the process with your public adjuster.

SunPoint Public Adjusters, Inc. Advocates Only for the Insured’s Benefit

SunPoint Public Adjusters, Inc. (“SunPoint”) is the “Gold Standard” of the Public Adjusting industry. We comprehensively review and evaluate your insurance settlement, immediately deploy a team of specialists to assess and quantify your damages, and customize a strategy around your personal recovery to promptly and properly maximize the resolution of your claim.

Our in-house experts and external veteran professionals are experienced in quantifying and negotiating building, personal property, inventory, or other additional coverages. We work solely on your behalf to favorably resolve your claim. Our team ensures your insurance company does not delay, diminish, or deny benefits that are rightfully owed to you. Industry authorities agree that having a public adjuster like SunPoint on your side early in the process expedites and maximizes your recovery.

Policyholders have been benefiting from our knowledge and advocacy for decades. We have handled, managed, and successfully navigated claims ranging from homeowner losses; corporate losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars; disaster losses involving government entities and entire municipalities; agricultural and recall losses, and virtually any type of disaster claim that could be imagined.

Our team of Public Adjusters, building cost consultants, inventory specialists, forensic accountants, and equipment consultants are unmatched in our industry. It is easy to be big. But it takes dedication every day to be the best – we have that dedication. Our goal is aligned with yours. To obtain a free insurance settlement assessment of your specific circumstances and recovery please contact us and strategize your optimal means of recovery.