Will the documentation be accepted by carriers?

Yes. Our reporting includes time stamps, geolocation, and consistent metadata that carriers and adjusters expect for claim files.

Drone aerial documentation of post-storm commercial property damage including hail, wind, and structural compromise for insurance adjuster claim files

Core Service

Drone Insurance Claim Inspection

Rapid, indisputable aerial documentation of property damage following storms, fires, and disasters. Adjuster-ready evidence that accelerates claims processing.

Overview

Following a major weather event, insurance adjusters are overwhelmed. Climbing steep or storm-damaged roofs is hazardous. Holmes and Watson partners with adjusters and property owners to rapidly document hail, wind, and fire damage using high-resolution drones — providing clear, objective, time-stamped visual evidence that accelerates the claims process.

Why Choose Drone Insurance Claims Inspections

Drone documentation produces objective, defensible visual evidence faster than any climbing crew, with no climbing risk on storm-compromised roofs.

When to use it: Use drone claim documentation as soon as practical after any major weather event affecting commercial property, for fire-damage assessment of unsafe structures, and any claim where ground-level documentation is dangerous or insufficient.

What We Inspect

Hail strikes on shingles, membranes, and HVAC units
Wind damage, missing shingles, and structural compromise
Fire damage assessment in unsafe structures
Flood and disaster area mapping
Storm-damaged solar arrays
Post-event commercial roof condition documentation

Our Process

Prompt Response

Mobilizing as quickly as crew availability, weather, and FAA airspace conditions allow following a loss event.

Documentation

Capturing overlapping images of the entire roof and specific damage points with consistent metadata.

Detailing

Using high-zoom lenses to capture macro details of shingle bruising, membrane uplift, or specific damage points.

Delivery

Providing organized, time-stamped, and geolocated photo reports directly to the adjuster or carrier.

Deliverables

Comprehensive damage photo gallery, annotated roof maps, pre/post storm comparisons (if baseline data exists), and adjuster-ready PDF.

Cost Factors

Property size and number of buildings
Reporting depth and any required pre/post comparisons
Geographic clustering when sequencing multiple post-storm sites

Frequently Asked Questions

We pre-stage for forecasted events and work to mobilize as quickly as crew availability, weather, and FAA airspace conditions allow once it is safe to fly. We cannot guarantee a fixed response window, but recurring carrier and adjuster clients get priority dispatch.