Solutions, Property & Casualty, Property

Know the PA's number first

Property catastrophe and homeowners losses are a fight over peril verification, scope and pricing. Owl reads the FNOL, the photos, the drone scans, the public-adjuster estimate and the policy on intake, and matches them to NOAA peril data, prior aerial imagery, contractor sanctions and the ground truth.

Peril verification, Hail, NOAA confirmed, 2024-04-172024-04-17
DOL impactROOF, 38 sq, age 18yrEXTERIOR TRIMNEARMAP2024-04, prior
PA estimate
$69,200
Xactimate base
$31,800
Variance closed
$37,400

+62%

Over Xactimate baseline

2024-04 NEXRAD

NOAA-confirmed hail at address

Nearmap 2023-09

Pre-DOL aerial shows prior wear

03A real claim, walked end to end

One loss: a 2024 hail event, a $69K PA estimate, an aerial photo from 2023.

Anonymized composite: homeowners hail claim filed 14 months post-DOL via assignment-of-benefits to a public adjuster, $69K demand against $42K Xactimate baseline.

Claim #
PR-2024-04-17-7704
LOB
Property, Homeowners HO-3
DOL
2024-04-17
PA Demand
$69,200
Reserve (Owl)
$42,400
OwlVision
What it read
FNOL + AOB + sworn proof of loss
14 pp
Read, Indexed, Cited
PA inspection report + photos (84)
38 pp
Read, Mapped
Drone scan + EagleView measurement
6 pp
Read, Geo-aligned
Xactimate estimate, 142 line items
22 pp
Read, Variance flagged
Policy form HO-3 + endorsements
56 pp
Read, Coverage mapped
Structured extraction
DOL 2024-04-17, 1428 Magnolia. NOAA NEXRAD confirms 1.25" hail ±0.4mi. Property HO-3 with 2% wind/hail deductible. Roof 38 sq, age 18yr; roof granule loss visible on Nearmap 2023-09 (pre-DOL) at slopes flagged in PA estimate. PA estimate $69,200; Xactimate baseline $42,400 (+62% variance). Soft metals line +171%; interior drywall +200% (no peril path to interior on policy without ensuing-loss trigger). Contents flooring claimed at full RCV (claimant did not occupy 11 of 14 months post-DOL per utility records).
OwlSignal
What the world said about the claimant

External data only. None of this lives in your CMS. Owl gathered it from public records, professional networks, registries and the open web, then resolved it to this claimant.

NEX-01
NOAA NEXRAD, peril verification

NOAA NEXRAD Level III data confirms 1.25" hail at this address ±0.4mi on 2024-04-17 between 19:42-19:58 CDT. Storm Prediction Center storm report logged. Peril is verified and not contestable. Limits the defense to scope and pricing, not causation.

NOAA NEXRAD Level IIINOAA Storm Prediction CenterStorm-track radar archive
AER-01
Pre-DOL aerial, roof condition

Nearmap aerial 2023-09 (7 months pre-DOL) shows existing granule loss on south and west slopes, flashing wear at 3 penetrations and gutter sag at the front elevation. PA estimate flags these same locations as DOL damage. Apportionment on roof line items: 35-45% pre-existing wear and tear (not covered).

Nearmap aerial, 2023-09EagleView measurementNICB aerial-imagery partners
PRC-01
Prior claims, same address

ISO ClaimSearch returns 2 prior property claims at this address: 2021 hail ($18K, paid, roof patch + gutters), 2019 wind ($9K, paid, soft metals only). 2021 claim included roof partial-replacement on north slope. Apportionment + pre-existing depreciation supportable on south/west slopes; matching argument unavailable on north slope already replaced.

ISO ClaimSearchPrior loss-runsInternal claims registry
CON-01
Public adjuster, sanction history

PA license #PA-TX-018xxx, 4 prior DOI complaints in last 36 months, 1 sustained for unauthorized practice in scope-writing. PA-affiliated contractor on file is on a watch-list for matching-doctrine inflation in 2 prior carrier disputes. License is current; engagement is enforceable but specials are pressure-testable.

Texas Department of Insurance, PA registryDOI complaint historyContractor sanctions registry
OCC-01
Occupancy, contents non-loss

Utility usage records (water, electric) show occupancy at this address paused 2024-08 through 2025-07. The claimant did not occupy 11 of 14 months between DOL and claim filing. Contents flooring claim presumes occupancy and use during this period; loss-of-use should be evaluated under §I.D additional-living-expense terms, not stacked into RCV contents.

Utility usage feeds (with consent)USPS NCOA forwarding flagProperty tax homestead status
OwlAssist
What it answered
Examiner asked
What is our exposure on this loss?
Owl answered in 1.2s

Settle in the $42K-$48K band. Peril is confirmed (NOAA NEXRAD 1.25"). Defense is scope, not causation. Recommended initial reserve $42,400 against $69,200 PA demand. Floor $36K (Xactimate baseline less 35% pre-existing apportionment on south/west roof slopes per Nearmap 2023-09). Ceiling $48K (full Xactimate baseline + matching on north slope per 2021 prior claim). Deny the interior drywall line. There is no ensuing-loss trigger and no peril path to interior under HO-3 absent roof penetration documented. Deny contents flooring under occupancy/loss-of-use analysis. AOB tender requires sworn-proof attestation under TX §542A.003; confirm received before issuing payment. Pre-suit notice required under §542A.003 before bad-faith exposure attaches.

NOAA NEXRAD 2024-04-17Nearmap 2023-09TX §542A.003HO-3 §I.A.2 ensuing-loss
Examiner asked
Run the matching analysis on the roof slope.
Owl answered in 0.9s

Matching unavailable on north slope; supportable on south/west. North slope was replaced in 2021 (prior-claim ISO match), so current materials are 4 years old, and matching to existing materials is the standard, not full replacement. South and west slopes are original 18-year-old materials with documented pre-DOL granule loss. Under TX matching jurisprudence, the carrier owes “reasonable efforts to match”: a partial replacement of the damaged squares with closest-available shingles is owed, but full replacement of the roof for matching purposes is not required absent unavailability of comparable materials. Recommended path: pay damaged squares on south/west slopes at Xactimate baseline less pre-existing depreciation (~35%); deny full-roof replacement claim and any north-slope work. Estimated payable on roof line: $15,800 against PA $28,400 demand.

ISO 2021 prior claimNearmap 2023-09 conditionTX matching case lawXactimate baseline by slope
04OwlSignal external data

What the world says about your Property claimants, none of which lives in your CMS.

Internal claim data is half the picture: it tells you what the claimant told you. OwlSignal continuously gathers external data (public records, professional and corporate registries, court dockets, social and open web) and matches it back to the claimant. These are the families that move the needle on Property.

NEXNOAA & Peril Verification

NOAA NEXRAD Level III, Storm Prediction Center reports, USGS earthquake feeds, NWS wind events, NHC track data. Peril verification at the address ±0.4mi, never an opinion.

NOAA NEXRADNOAA Storm Prediction CenterNWS event archiveUSGS / NHC feeds
AERAerial Imagery Time Series

Nearmap, EagleView, NICB partner aerial, satellite providers. Pre-DOL imagery to compare against PA scope; post-DOL drone scans for geo-aligned measurement.

Nearmap aerialEagleView measurementNICB aerial partnersSatellite providers
PRCPrior Claims & Loss History

ISO ClaimSearch, internal claims registry by address, prior loss-runs. Surfaces the prior-claim and prior-payment record that drives apportionment and matching.

ISO ClaimSearchInternal address registryPrior loss-runsCLUE reports
CONContractor & PA Sanctions

State DOI public-adjuster registries, contractor licensing boards, BBB complaints, pattern-detection on PA-contractor affiliations. Surfaces the sanction and pattern signal that compresses inflated specials.

State DOI PA registriesContractor licensing boardsBBB complaintsPA-contractor affiliation graph
OCCOccupancy & Property Records

Utility usage feeds, USPS NCOA, property tax homestead status, MLS listing status. Establishes occupancy and use that scope contents and loss-of-use claims.

Utility usage feedsUSPS NCOAProperty tax homesteadMLS listing status
PRXPricing & Cost Indices

Xactware pricing data, regional cost indices, post-CAT pricing graphs, materials-availability tracking. Anchors line-item analysis to ground-truth cost in the venue.

Xactware pricingRegional cost indicesPost-CAT pricing graphsMaterials availability
Refreshed daily, matched by identity-resolution, every observation cited to its source.
05What changes

Numbers from P&C carriers running Owl on Property in production.

MetricWithout OwlWith Owl
NOAA peril + aerial on first reserve38%98%
PA-estimate variance pressure-tested32%91%
Prior-claim apportionment supported24%84%
AOB / §542A tender compliance68%99%
Avg cycle to authority decision (CAT)38 days9 days
Indemnity leakage per claim$6,400$1,600
Source: rolling 12-month average across 5 P&C carriers, Property only, n = 124,000 claims (incl. CAT).

Built for the regulatory shape of Property.

UCSPA, NAICUnfair Claims Settlement Practices: every Owl-assisted decision cited and auditable.
State DOI examAudit trail per claim, per touch, per citation. Export to your DOI format.
TX §542A, FL §627.70152Pre-suit notice + AOB workflows built into the file. Statutory clocks tracked automatically.
NFIP / WYO complianceFlood-policy workflows aligned to NFIP General Conditions where applicable.
CAT response, catastrophe codeSurge-capacity workflows. Per-storm reserve and reporting.
Reg AI / NYDFSBias testing, model documentation, human-in-the-loop on every adverse decision.
SOC 2 Type IIAnnual audit. Continuous controls monitoring. Report available under NDA.
Records retentionConfigurable per state, per LOB, per carrier policy.
07Integrations

Lives where your Property files live.

Claim systems

Guidewire ClaimCenter, Duck Creek, Origami, ServiceNow CSM, in-house

Estimating

Xactimate, Symbility, CoreLogic Xactware, Verisk

Aerial / drone

Nearmap, EagleView, DroneDeploy, Pictometry

Industry data

NOAA, NWS, NHC, ISO ClaimSearch, CLUE, LexisNexis

Document intake

Box, OnBase, Documentum, ImageRight, Kofax

Identity & SSO

Okta, Azure AD, PingFederate, SAML, SCIM provisioning

08Get started

Bring us a closed Property file. We’ll show you the NEXRAD return, the pre-DOL aerial and the matching opportunity you missed.

Two-week pilot. Your records, your tenant, your aerial partners. We measure cycle time, peril verification, PA-variance compression and indemnity leakage against your own ground truth.