OUR RANGE OF SERVICES

INSURANCE APPRAISALS OF DAMAGE AND LOSS CAUSED BY FIRE, NATURAL FORCES, BURGLARY AND THEFT AND OF MACHINERY DAMAGE

A fire often jeopardizes the existence of a business as it may damage not only the building structure but also the technical and commercial equipment located inside the building. Küster & Partner experts have been assisting insurers and policyholders for decades in valuing the damage to and insured value of technical and commercial operating equipment.

Clients
Küster & Partner experts work independently and impartially for any and all clients, be they policyholders or insurers.

References
Our extensive list of clients among policyholders and insurers can be made available upon request and subject to data privacy requirements.

LOSS HANDLING AND CLAIMS MANAGEMENT

The complexity of loss events requires constructive co-operation between all companies and businesses involved. Thanks to the wealth of experience gathered by Küster & Partner experts in connection with assignments commissioned by policyholders or insurers, we are able to initiate all necessary measures and coordinate them in close co-operation with colleagues from other specialties.

Having liaised with experienced professionals within the BTE network for many years, we can also recommend competent partners and experts covering areas of expertise such as buildings and structures, business interruptions, goods and commodities and chemical risks.

INSURED VALUE APPRAISALS

Küster & Partner experts conduct reliable insured value appraisals for specific technical and commercial operating equipment.

If requested, Küster & Partner experts will conduct value appraisals that go far beyond standard solutions.

The data record compiled for each asset will be customized in co-operation with the client so that it remains available for digital use.

Clients
Clients commissioning fire insurance valuations include industrial businesses from all sectors (including the food industry, wood processing industry, steel construction and many more) as well as insurance brokers in special cases.

Küster & Partner experts have been advising and supporting their clients, some of them for several decades, providing professional services from value appraisals to loss handling and claims management.

MARKET AND LIQUIDATION VALUE APPRAISALS

Market and liquidation value appraisals are conducted based on a detailed inspection and specific valuation of all assets concerned. Photo/video documentation can also be produced, if requested. The documentation we provide may also include a 3D scan produced using Matterport technology.

Clients
Clients include private companies, courts, banks, leasing companies, etc.

EVIDENCE PRESERVATION

The publicly appointed and sworn-in experts at Küster & Partner provide evidence preservation services commissioned by their clients. These services may include 3D scans produced using Matterport technology as well as drone shots.

Machine breakages are documented and archived as promptly as possible.

Clients
Clients commissioning evidence preservation services include both private individuals and courts (independent evidentiary proceedings as governed by the German Code of Civil Procedure).

EXPERT WITNESS REPORTS

Küster & Partner experts are commissioned by courts to respond to a variety of orders for evidence to be taken covering the entire spectrum of mechanical engineering.

VALUE APPRAISALS FOR BUSINESS RELOCATIONS

Various motivations give rise to the question of whether entire industrial businesses are worth relocating and at what cost. Determining the relocation costs that would be incurred and the amount of compensation that may be due is part of the services offered by Küster & Partner experts.

Clients
Clients include private companies, local communities etc.