Key takeaways
- Verified capture within hours of FNOL reduces reserve uncertainty.
- Geofencing, time windows, and hashing block the common fraud patterns.
- Desk adjusters absorb cat surge without a field hiring cycle.
- The output drops straight into the claims platform.
Where it fits in the claim lifecycle
At first notice of loss, speed decides cost. A verified photo set collected within hours of FNOL narrows reserve uncertainty and prevents the damage from changing before anyone documents it.
Downstream, the same record supports subrogation, reinspection, and litigation without a second visit.
The fraud controls carriers care about
Geofencing rejects captures taken outside the risk address radius — the single most common vector for opportunistic claim padding.
Time windows block backdated submissions, and perceptual hashing detects photos recycled from a prior claim.
Screen-recapture and edit detection reject photographed monitors and retouched damage before the file enters the claim.
Catastrophe surge without hiring
Cat events break capacity models because the constraint is bodies on the ground. Virtual inspections let a desk adjuster handle a multiple of their normal caseload while reserving field visits for total losses and complex structures.
Because the flow is templated, quality does not degrade when volume spikes.
What the adjuster receives
A structured record: required photo set, damage close-ups, AI-flagged conditions, notes tied to individual photos, GPS and timestamp per frame, and a signed PDF for the claim file.
It pushes into the claims platform automatically over webhook or API, so nobody re-keys anything.
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People also ask
- Does this work for policyholders who are not tech-savvy?
- Yes. There is no app or account, and an adjuster can escalate to a live guided session at any point if the policyholder gets stuck.
- Can we require specific photos for a peril type?
- Yes — templates branch by peril, so a hail claim and a water claim ask for different required captures.
- Is the evidence usable in litigation?
- Each file carries an integrity hash and full chain of custody that a third party can independently verify.
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