InsuranceWeather.com – Historical Past Weather for Insurance Claims
Wide Range of Cost Effective Solutions Designed for Managing Insurance Claims
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“We always thought of CompuWeather for only lightning and hail. Now we rely on you for all types of weather!”
Insurance professionals are typically challenged with dealing with weather-related claims. Whether trying to determine what the true cause of the claim was, verifying that the weather conditions that were reported to cause the loss actually existed, investigating fraud or attempting to place blame when trying to subrogate a case, CompuWeather is here to help. CompuWeather has worked with over 82% of the insurance companies in the USA and provides daily support to a wide range of insurance professionals including: claims representatives, adjusters, third-party administrators, claims management, subrogators, and SIU (special investigative unit) investigators. Insurance professionals quickly discover that using CompuWeather for their weather-related claims will help them save time and money by giving them the accurate site-specific information they need to settle more claims, manage claims more efficiently and settle claims more quickly.
CompuWeather also works very closely with many insurance industry catastrophe teams (CAT Teams) to provide and support them with accurate information quickly when in they have personnel the field evaluating a disaster or catastrophe (hurricanes, tornados, floods, etc.).
CompuWeather can pin-point the exact weather conditions that took place for a point of loss and provide you with an advantage when managing all types of weather-related claims. Working with CompuWeather is extremely simple and easy. You may contact us by phone, fax, email or web and it typically takes less than 5 minutes to request our services. We specialize in providing you with the answers you need in a site-specific, comprehensive, “Plain- English” report that is written by one of CompuWeather’s meteorologists based on your specific needs, requirements and questions. Even after the sale, we fully support you by allowing you to speak directly to one of our meteorologists anytime should you have any questions about your report.
Products and Services for Insurance Professionals
CompuWeather FastFacts -A site-specific, plain English report prepared by our meteorologists that provides weather conditions in a tabular style and in less detail than our Formal Report (listed below). No graphs or maps are included. This summary report is typically used for claims where simple determinations or weather-related questions need to be answered. Prices starting at $300.00.
CompuWeather Formal Report – A site-specific, plain English, detailed narrative style analysis of weather and ground conditions prepared by our meteorologists. Includes color graphs of weather parameters, a map showing the location of loss as well as the weather reporting stations used in the analysis and a conclusion and determination as to the specific weather conditions at the time of the loss. CompuWeather’s Formal Report is our most popular product. It is used for claims where more detailed information or complex weather issues are involved. It is also the perfect tool for any claim that is destined to be litigated in the future. Some of our reports also include a weather synopsis which is a description of recent weather patterns affecting a large area. Prices starting at $395.00.
CompuWeather Lightning Strike Report – An extremely cost effective and highly accurate tool that verifies the proximity of lightning strikes with respect to a specific property location. The report provides a list of every strike within 5 miles, the distance in tenths of a mile from the property, and the date and the time it entered the ground. You receive a combined graphical and text report. No more guessing when managing lightning-related claims. Prices starting at $125.00.
CompuWeather Hail Report – Our hail report verifies the presence of large damaging hail (greater than 0.75 inch) at or near a specific property location. This location specific report provides a large scale (100 mile view) and a small scale (15 mile view) map with the property address clearly labeled, showing the hail swaths and their proximity to the loss location. It also indicates all locations where large hail was observed and reported. Our hail report is produced using a combination of NEXRAD Radar, proprietary hail swath algorithms and interpretation by a trained hail meteorologist. Prices starting at $290.00.
CompuWeather Hurricane Report – The CompuWeather Hurricane Report is an expanded version of our Formal Report (see above) that details the weather conditions during a hurricane. Our Hurricane Report is a site-specific, narrative style analysis of a hurricane event and its effect on the loss location. Included is a synoptic history of the storm as well as a detailed, hour-by-hour analysis of wind speeds, wind direction, storm surge and rainfall at the loss location. Our full Hurricane report comes complete with an included CompuWeather Timeline Chart (see below). This report has become a standard with our clients for all large loss or litigated hurricane claims and cases. Prices starting at $1295.00.
CompuWeather Timeline Charts – A full-color, single page, site-specific graph prepared by our meteorologists that provides an hour-by-hour analysis comparing one or more weather parameters. Typically used to compare the timing and intensity of wind and storm surge at a specific loss location during a hurricane, but can be used to document any storm event. Other weather variables that may be included are: max sustained wind speed, 3-second and 5-second wind gust, wind direction, rainfall and storm surge. Our timeline charts are a simple way to communicate graphically what took place and when. Our timeline charts may be ordered separately or part of the very comprehensive Hurricane Report (listed above). They can be prepared for large areas (cities, neighborhoods, vicinities, etc.) or can be site-specific to an address or GPS location. Prices starting at $300.00.
CompuWeather Wind Threshold Study - A long term wind analysis that provides a list of dates when the maximum wind speed for that date was equal to, or greater than, a threshold number (i.e., 40mph) at a specific location over the period of interest (i.e., 10 years). This type of study is useful in determining if wind speeds that were recorded when a loss or damage took place are unusual for that particular location, as well as how many times over the study period a structure has been exposed to that level of wind. This is a fantastic tool for roof claims when trying to determine when damaging winds actually took place. This is an extremely helpful tool for disqualifying claims when it has been determined that the damage took place under a different company’s coverage period. Prices starting at $545.00.
CompuWeather Rainfall Threshold Study – Similar in concept to the Wind Threshold Study (listed above). Here, the threshold number is a 24 hour rainfall total that is compared to historical 24 hour totals at the same location. The report provides a list of dates when the rainfall total was equal to or greater than the threshold number. This tool is often used to accurately assess liability in flooding events. Prices starting at $545.00.
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Other Important Items
Comprehensive Post Sale Support – CompuWeather provides post sale support at all times. Have questions about your report? Call us anytime and you can speak directly with one of our meteorologists. Our job is not complete until you are fully satisfied.
CompuWeather Approved Data Sources – CompuWeather has very strict internal guidelines about the approved data sources we use when producing our products. CompuWeather uses only National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved data sources. This guarantees that we are able to provide court admissible certified data for all of our products except STRIKEnet® and HailTrax™ reports.
Insurance Company Terms – CompuWeather has worked closely with most insurance companies in its 40 year history. We are an approved vendor for most insurance companies in the United States and provide instant credit and direct billing to any and all US insurance companies. No credit card is ever needed for an insurance company to place an order with CompuWeather. This makes it simple and easy to place your 1st order with CompuWeather and give us a try.
CompuManage Volume Purchase Program – CompuWeather has a special program recognizing those companies that utilize CompuWeather’s services frequently and consistently. We have discovered that Insurance Companies that use us for all their weather-related claims save tremendous amounts of money and time. Our CompuManage Program helps those companies save even more with corporate-wide discounts and exclusive programs to make doing business with CompuWeather even more profitable! Please contact us to find out more about this exclusive program.
Pricing Information
Please contact us for a customized quote for your claim or case
CompuWeather FastFacts – Prices starting at $300.00.
CompuWeather Formal Report – Prices starting at $395.00.
CompuWeather Lightning Strike Report – Prices starting at $125.00.
CompuWeather Hail Report – Prices starting at $290.00.
CompuWeather Hurricane Report – Prices starting at $1295.00.
CompuWeather Timeline Charts – Prices starting at $300.00.
CompuWeather Wind Threshold Study – Prices starting at $545.00.
CompuWeather Rainfall Threshold Study – Prices starting at $545.00.