Engineering Consulting
Our engineers are experts in the electrical and mechanical engineering fields. Amset is able to sort through the complexities of a technical loss and explain them clearly, which enables insurance professionals to make coverage decisions, arrive at settlement amounts, or pursue subrogation.

Origin and Cause
In an origin and cause case, Amset investigators will arrive at the loss site as quickly as possible to document the scene prior to any alterations. Analysis of burn patterns and other techniques will typically locate the origin. In order to prove the cause of the fire, evidence that is removed during the fire scene excavation is methodically labeled and stored in our secured warehouse for future examination in the Amset laboratory.

Vehicle Fire Investigations
Amset has a staff of engineers uniquely trained to conduct specialty fire investigations involving vehicles such as automobiles, trucks, construction, and farm equipment. This group of experienced engineers has been trained and certified by the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) and all are members of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Subrogation
Determining who is at fault, or responsible for, an insured loss is an important aspect of the insurance claims industry. The subrogation process can be a key element of the Amset engineer’s investigation.  Amset plays a vital role in assisting their clients with subrogation cases that involve technical equipment such as electronics, electrical and electro-mechanical machinery.

Expert Witness Testimony
The resolution of an insurance claim can often become contentious. Amset engineers document their work meticulously and professionally with the anticipation of work product becoming discoverable for litigation. Amset experts have testified for both the plaintiff and for the defense in a wide variety of engineering disciplines. Amset has also participated in arbitration and mediation hearings. All Amset engineers have undergone training in how to prepare for and give a deposition.

Cost Analysis
A qualified engineering expert can determine if equipment and machinery damaged in a loss should be repaired, replaced, or restored. Amset will evaluate a loss and provide the client with the facts necessary to choose repair, replacement, or restoration. Such facts include warranty, turnaround time, parts availability, labor content, rigging, code issues, salvage, and more. Amset works with outside vendors to insure an appropriate and timely recovery for the insured.

Project Management
Amset routinely handles large, complex, mechanical and electro-mechanical losses. Loss recovery projects are carefully managed to efficiently and thoroughly return the insured back to a pre-loss condition.

Data Recovery
The cost of replicating data corrupted due to power surge, lightning, fire, or water can be enormous. Amset performs in-house data recovery on PCs, servers, and laptops. Data from damaged computers can be recovered with the proper techniques. Recovered data can be placed onto DVDs, portable hard drives, tapes, or transferred onto new computers.

Salvage Services
When it comes to electronics and technical equipment, Amset has the network and knows the marketplace to sell your salvage to the highest bidder, helping you to recoup dollars from claim payments.