Fraud Detection
How to Identify Fraudulent Hail Damage
The patterns, tool marks, and timing inconsistencies that separate legitimate hail damage from staged or pre-existing damage.
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Resources
Articles for adjusters, carriers, and investigators
Field-tested perspectives on hail forensics, fraud detection, PDR validation, and claim quality.
Repair Quality
Common Signs of Improper PDR Repairs
What insurers and adjusters should look for when validating completed PDR work — and the red flags vendors hope you'll miss.
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SIU
What SIU Teams Look for in Hail Claims
A field-tested framework for investigating suspicious hail claims, from photo review to in-person inspections.
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Forensics
Hail Damage vs Pre-Existing Damage
Practical visual cues, panel inspection methodology, and documentation standards for accurate severity classification.
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PDR
Why Accurate PDR Validation Matters
How small errors in PDR estimates compound across CAT events — and the leakage that follows.
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Best Practices
Building a Defensible Hail Claim File
Documentation, severity scoring, and methodology that hold up in SIU review and litigation.
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