Category: Residential Inspection

The Differences Between a Residential and a Commercial Inspection

The Differences Between a Residential and a Commercial Inspection The Differences Between a Residential and a Commercial Inspection

Property inspections can be roughly broken down into two types: the residential inspection and the commercial inspection. While both of these inspection types share similarities of purpose, they’re also distinctly different in a number of ways. Both are meant to provide documentation outlining the current condition of the property being inspected and to identify any […]

Important Items of Today’s Property Insurance Inspection Technology

Important Items of Today’s Property Insurance Inspection Technology Important Items of Today's Property Insurance Inspection Technology

Home insurance inspections have long been an important part of the home insurance policy underwriting process providing you, the insurance underwriter, with critical information used in your important underwriting decisions. A home insurance inspection generally has two main purposes: To determine the replacement cost of a property should it become destroyed by a peril covered within the […]

Important Advancements in Property Inspection Technology

Important Advancements in Property Inspection Technology Important Advancements in Property Inspection Technology

Back in 1962, a book called The Success System That Never Fails was published by self-help book author, philanthropist and founder of a multi-billion dollar insurance company W. Clement Stone. What has since become a popular phrase in business management was coined on page 7 of this book – something Stone called “a secret of […]

The ABCs of Home Insurance Inspections

The ABCs of Home Insurance Inspections The ABCs of Home Insurance Inspections

As a property and casualty insurance company underwriter working on issuing new homeowner’s insurance policies, your decisions include property inspection choices. You decide whether a property inspection should be undertaken for a particular proposed policy and, if so, what type of inspection is best suited to your needs. Several types of home insurance inspections exist, […]

Multi-Purpose Residential Inspections

Multi-Purpose Residential Inspections Multi-Purpose Residential Inspections

There are a number of reasons for conducting a residential inspection, including those ordered by prospective homeowners prior to purchasing a property, those ordered by mortgage companies considering lending money for a home purchase and inspections ordered by insurance companies considering issuing a homeowner’s insurance policy. While similar in many ways, each residential inspection has […]