Steinbeis Consulting Center Assets.Risks.Damages.

We offer our cross-sectional seminars on property damage as in-house seminars:

• In presence
• Preferably as an online seminar (hard skills)

Subject areas

Our cross-sectional seminars cover the following areas of knowledge on values, risks and damage in the event of property damage to real estate:

• Fire damage: Damage caused by fires, explosions or lightning strikes
• Water damage: damage caused by tap water, frost damage
• Storm damage: damage caused by wind, hail or other weather events
• Burglary: damage caused by burglary or vandalism
• Glass breakage: damage to windows, doors or other glass surfaces
• Natural hazard damage: damage caused by natural events such as earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, flooding or heavy rainfall

The focus is on damage according to property insurance and liability insurance conditions, also in combination. The specialist area of property damage differs significantly from the specialist area of damage and defects to buildings.

Target groups

Our cross-sectional seminars are aimed at:

1. the insurance industry

• Claims managers
• Insurance intermediaries and brokers
• Claims handlers and adjusters

2. the legal sector

• Lawyers
• Specialist lawyers for insurance law

3. real estate industry

• Employees of property management companies and housing associations

4. construction industry

• Architects
• Civil engineers and technicians
• Master craftsmen and specialists

5. damage management

• Damage assessors
• Experts

6. other

• Specialists from related fields of work

The big five of our seminars

1. QS1 Property: Property damage
2. QS2 VW: Insured values
3. QS3 WM: Decreases in value
4. QS4 SVV: Expert proceedings
5. QS5 Sem: Claims semiotics

Services for participants

• PDF version of the seminar script
• Access to the respective seminar in the SchadenArchiv with examples and study material

Seminar descriptions

One-day seminars

QS1 Property: Property damage

Assessment of fire, storm, water, natural hazards and liability damage. The course covers the structure of property damage assessment, insurance law, preparation of expert reports, damage restoration and assessment of insurance values.

QS2 VW: Insurance values

Focus on insurance valuation and related areas of knowledge. Adaptation of the property value guideline for insurance valuation. Excel tool for quick determination and documentation of insurance values included.

QS3 WM: Impairment

One-day seminar on determining impairments and changes in value for property and liability claims. Topics covered include the technical service life of building materials and components as well as determining the degree of wear and tear and maintenance.

QS4 SVV: Expert procedure

Comprehensive introduction to the expert procedure for insurance claims. Presentation of a modified procedure with an additional mediation phase to improve dispute resolution.

QS5 Sem: Damage Semiotics

Innovative assessment of damage and defects in architecture using semiotic analyses. Teaching an architectural semiotic method for the evaluation of practical, aesthetic and symbolic functions and their impairments.

Further detailed information on the cross-sectional seminars can be found at: www.qs.schadenarchiv.de