HOVER Helps You Weather the Storm Season

By HOVER.  

Gold nuggets of advice from the Navigating the Storm Season with HOVER webinar. 

Industry leaders Jason Martin of Island Roofing and Cory Williams from Beaver Home Services share tips and stories about how they use HOVER to handle more claims during storm season in a recent webinar with HOVER.  

The two experienced contractors spoke to how they have used HOVER to streamline their process and save money, ultimately recommending HOVER for the decisiveness that the efficiency of the measurements gives you. 

Topics covered in the webinar: 

• Doing more with less to maintain profits margins when a storm hits. 

• Engaging smarter with carriers throughout the claims process. 

• Building credibility with homeowners. 

Cory and Jason spoke at length about how they use exportable HOVER files like the .esx file readable by Xactimate and the .xml file readable by Acculynx to eliminate manual entry and speed up the process of creating estimates. Simplifying this step means more time for their expert estimators to focus on work others cannot do so the business can run at optimal efficiency. 

“We’re getting estimates pumped out at record speed. It used to be three to four days and now we’re getting them in 24 hours on a regular basis. HOVER has certainly streamlined our process and made everything quicker,” says Cory. 

Island Roofing mandates the use of HOVER on every job because it saves them money in the long run. Jason walked us through his rationale, starting with how much he saves by eliminating unnecessary waste. “The most costly thing you have to do is multiple site visits. We dropped $100K on additional site visits so the value of HOVER in alleviating that cost is unsurpassed,” says Jason.  

He also shared the math on what his team saves by minimizing the need for repeat site visits, stating that by taking photos of the damage and ordering the robust measurement report, the estimators and production specialists have everything they need accessible in one place, every time. 

Both Jason and Cory use HOVER measurements to validate the scope of work in their discussions with adjusters; it enables them to back up the real costs that their companies need to incur to effectively service the damage.  

Cory shared his HOVER report with the adjuster to build a friendly rapport and align on a single source of truth for measurements at the onset. This is especially effective as more carriers begin to use HOVER as well.  

Jason spoke in detail about the importance of the gutter & downspout measurements, elevation detail and length and depth of overhangs in being able to quickly assess the actual cost of a project, which is virtually impossible to get from the other vendors he’s worked with. “There’s nothing more powerful with a carrier than to know that I’m right because of the accuracy of HOVER’s technology. It allows for a much more meaningful conversation,” says Jason. 

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