Vrs Vering

What Vrs Vering does

Vrs Vering is an independent French loss-adjusting firm founded in 2014 and headquartered at 24–26 Place de la Madeleine in Paris. It provides industrial, technical, and financial claims management services — covering Construction and Civil Engineering, Machinery Breakdown, Stock and Business Interruption, Property, Liability and Special Risks (Cyber, Fine Art and Specie, Event Cancellation, Political Risks and Terrorism, Professional Indemnity) — on behalf of insurers, brokers, corporate risk managers and Lloyd's market participants. The firm employs more than 40 certified adjusters (with approximately 60 named experts on its team page) across 11 regional offices covering metropolitan France, plus a London liaison office serving the Lloyd's market, with a 24/7 emergency hotline guaranteeing senior adjuster mobilisation from loss occurrence. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adenes Group and operates subsidiary Focalyse for cause-and-origin investigation services.

The firm's core technology stack centres on a secure client extranet for real-time KPI, reserves and management-information reporting, a proprietary VeringEye video-survey tool enabling multi-party remote loss surveying, and field investigation technologies including 3D laser scanning, drone-based 3D scanning and aerial photography, satellite survey, electroluminescence measurements on solar panels, endoscopic inspection of fire-damaged machinery, and numerical fire-spread simulation for cause-and-origin analysis. Cross-border mandates are delivered through the vrs Adjusters international network of 50 partner firms across 140 countries, over which Vering's co-founder Tancrède Stagnara has presided since May 2018. The firm operates in "project mode" for complex claims — assigning a dedicated project manager who assembles a multidisciplinary team and provisions a dedicated IT steering platform for all stakeholders to follow the case in real time.

Vrs Vering monetises primarily through fee-based professional services for individual claims (project-mode handling of complex industrial and commercial losses) and recurring managed services including International Third Party Administration (TPA), International Recall Management and ongoing international programme management. Pricing is quote-based and scoped per claim or per multi-year programme; engagements are initiated via "Nous confier une mission" / "Instruct us" contact forms. Primary customer segments are Lloyd's of London insurers, brokers and coverholders operating in France, international insurance companies and corporate risk managers running cross-border programmes, European mid-market insurers operating under Freedom of Services rules, and brokers/risk managers seeking agile specialist claims support. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales via the French regional office network and dedicated Key Accounts and International leadership, with cross-border delivery routed through the vrs Adjusters partner network.

Name

Vrs Vering

Legal name

vrs Vering SAS

Website

https://vering.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Vrs Vering is a French independent loss-adjusting firm providing industrial, technical, and financial claims management to insurers, brokers, and corporates. Operating from 11 French offices and a London Lloyd's liaison, it leads the global vrs Adjusters network of 50 firms across 140 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional loss-adjusting and expert services: Fee-based expert services for insurers, brokers, risk managers and corporates covering property, construction & civil engineering, machinery breakdown, stock & BI, liability and cyber claims. Engagements are typically project-based or ongoing programme-based mandates.
2. Third Party Administration (TPA): Turnkey outsourced claims management from notification to subrogation including routing, on-site/remote surveys, indemnity payment and real-time reporting via extranet. Sold as a managed service to international insurers and corporate clients.
3. International product recall management: Recurring/ongoing service for managing international product recalls for insurers and insured in life-science, agriculture and automotive sectors, supported by a shared multilingual platform.
4. Lloyd's Market claims handling: Loss-adjusting services for claims arising under Lloyd's policies in France, leveraging Vering's office network and London liaison.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vrs Vering is an independent loss-adjusting firm that investigates, manages and settles complex industrial and commercial insurance claims on behalf of insurers, brokers and corporate risk managers. Core lines of business include Construction & Civil Engineering, Machinery Breakdown, Stock & Business Interruption, Property, Special Risks (Cyber, Fine Art, Event Cancellation, Political Risks, Professional Indemnity), and Liability, supported by specialised services in Cause & Origin Investigation, Crisis Management, Major Losses, Consulting and Operational Support, and Third-Party Administration. The firm delivers these services across France via 11 offices and internationally through the vrs Adjusters network spanning 140 countries.

Product overview

Vrs Vering offers an integrated platform of loss-adjusting services rather than a single software product. The core offering is its expertise de sinistres (loss-adjusting) practice, founded in 2014, which is delivered through specialised Lines of Business (Construction & Civil Engineering, Machinery Breakdown, Stock & Business Interruption, Property, Special Risks and Liability) and supported by a stack of specialised services — Cause and Origin Investigation, Crisis Management, Major Losses, Consulting and Operational Support, and Third-Party Administration (TPA). On top of this service layer sits the proprietary VeringEye video-survey tool, used as a complement to on-site surveys. The international dimension is delivered through Loss Adjusting Abroad, Management of International Programmes, International TPA, the European middle-market vrs LPS solution, International Recall Management and the vrs Adjusters partner network spanning 140 countries. A separate Cyber Risk Expertise line handles cyber-incident response. Project Mode is the cross-cutting delivery methodology applied to complex claims.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VeringEye: Branded proprietary video-survey / remote adjusting tool developed by vrs Vering that enables adjusters to conduct loss surveys via videoconference with the insured, service providers, insurers and risk managers.

Products and services

• Loss Adjusting (Expertise de Sinistres) Independent loss-adjusting service providing high-added-value support and tailored solutions for major industrial and commercial claims on behalf of brokers, insurers and risk managers in France and internationally. Covers Property, Construction & Civil Engineering, Machinery Breakdown, Stock & Business Interruption, Special Risks and Liability.
• Construction & Civil Engineering Claims Expertise Specialist engineers and architects analyse causes and impacts of fire, explosion, water damage, construction, all-worksite-risks, industrial accidents, natural catastrophe and drought losses, proposing remediation, cost and timeline solutions while preserving subrogation rights.
• Machinery Breakdown / Material & Technical Risks Expertise Forensic engineering department identifying causes of damage and assessing remediation and recovery options across rail, machining, worksite equipment, nuclear, telecommunications, CyberRisk, wind, solar, hydro-electric and biogas power, working in project mode with construction and BI adjusters.
• Stock & Business Interruption Expertise Forensic Accounting department engaging from loss acknowledgement through recovery planning, assessing stock, WIP and salvage value depreciation, and analysing business interruption or contingent BI against accounting data and macro-economic context, including US/European gross earning vs gross margin standards.
• Commercial Property Expertise Tailor-made loss adjusting for commercial property and ancillary claims including stock, contents, fixtures and fittings and business interruption, with case-by-case or corporate-programme handling, single case ownership, low leakage, early recovery identification and bespoke MI/reporting.
• Special Risks Expertise Handles claims under special-risks covers with focus on loss mitigation and recovery: Cyber incidents (24/7 CERT response, IS remediation project management), Fine Art and Specie (in-transit or at premises), Event Cancellation / non-appearance, Political Risks and Terrorism, and Professional Indemnity across sectors.
• Liability Expertise Engineers, technicians and finance experts analysing liabilities and controlling financial exposure on industrial claims in metallurgy, corrosion, mechanical engineering, electrical machinery, new energies (wind, solar, geothermal), pollution, glassmaking and the rail industry, acting as interface between insurers and industrial clients.
• Cause and Origin Investigation ERC-accredited investigators deliver complete investigations (on-site analysis, perimeter information gathering, wreckage tests and analyses, conclusions) in close partnership with subsidiary Focalyse, with specialist witness interviewers, lawyers for legal analysis, and heavy investment in drone and Fire Spread Simulator technologies.
• Crisis Management 24/7 emergency line delivering a structured action plan for natural catastrophes or industrial accidents, with senior adjuster mobilisation, on-site or VeringEye remote support, communication and psychological-support cell set up within 24 hours, and dedicated information system for transparent reporting.
• Major Losses Core proposition for major-loss claims combining swift and coordinated response with comprehensive incident management and business recovery, including BI mitigation, prompt material damage reinstatement, proactive stakeholder management, early recovery identification and post-loss strategy reviews.
• Consulting and Operational Support Side-by-side work with insurers, brokers and risk managers — particularly on international programmes — leveraging R&D, Quality and IT teams to deliver immediately usable tools standalone or as part of a long-term mature-partnership support solution.
• Third-Party Administration (TPA) Turnkey TPA service for all stages of claim management, with local-language loss declarations, follow-up and settlement through vrs Vering's secure extranet information system, and real-time reporting on KPI, reserves and management information.
• VeringEye (Video-Survey) Proprietary 2.0 remote-adjusting tool created and fine-tuned by vrs Vering that allows remote loss surveying via video calls, enabling the adjuster to discuss the claim with the insured or service provider, view damaged equipment and approve preliminary steps to limit equipment downtime. Multi-party participation is supported.
• Cyber Risk Expertise Cyber-incident response delivered by IS experts, including 24/7 incident qualification, emergency and conservative measures, crisis management coordination, evidence preservation, digital investigation, regulator and communication management, EDR/Firewall deployment, remediation oversight, data-disclosure monitoring and preliminary subscription audits and crisis-management exercises.
• Loss Adjusting Abroad Lead-adjuster / local-adjuster partnership where vrs Vering acts as sole coordinator and specialist in the loss domain (machinery, construction, financial losses) and a vrs Adjusters local partner contributes language, market-practices and legislative knowledge for losses tied to international programmes (captive, local policy, master policy).
• Management of International Programmes Customised daily support for international programmes providing uniform claims handling worldwide, with a client extranet for fast, reliable transmission of information and day-by-day visibility of claim progress as a decision-making tool.
• International TPA (Third Party Administration) Turnkey cross-border claims management from notification to subrogation including routing, on-site or remote surveys and indemnity payment for direct or runoff claims, with local-language contacts, secure extranet follow-up and real-time KPI/reserve/MI reporting.
• vrs LPS (European FOS / LPS Middle-Market Solution) Specialist department supporting insurers with FOS (Freedom of Services) policies in compliance with Directive 92/49 of 18 June 1992, providing local action through on-site or remote surveys, monitoring of client processes and translation of reports into the language of the instructing insurer for European middle-market clients.
• International Recall Management Unique-on-market product-recall management solution for insurers and insured, built with vrs Adjusters international partners using vrs Vering's experience in life-science, agriculture and automotive, providing a shared multilingual platform for monitoring and steering recalls worldwide.
• Lloyd's Market Service Dedicated Lloyd's-business proposition positioning vrs Vering as the loss-adjusting partner in France for claims arising on Lloyd's policies, supported by a London office and Julian Worthington as Lloyd's Business Manager, with 40 skilled adjusters covering industrial risks, CAR/Liability, Cyber, renewable energy, event cancellation, liability, cargo, consequential losses, property damage and BI, and HNW.
• Project Mode (Mode Projet) Delivery Methodology Flexible organisation for comprehensive management of complex claims, where a project manager forms a multidisciplinary team of loss adjusters and sets up a dedicated IT steering platform for all stakeholders to follow the case in real time, followed by a feedback phase for continuous improvement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Network of 50 partner firms across 140 countries via vrs Adjusters
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• vrs AdjustersflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2018vrs Adjusters is an international organisation of 50 loss-adjusting firms operating in 140 countries; vrs Vering is a founding member and, since May 2018, Tancrède Stagnara (co-founder of vrs Vering) has been President of the network. Used to deliver loss adjusting abroad, FOS/LPS programmes, International TPA and international product recalls.
• Adenes GroupflagshipOthersvrs Vering is a company of the Adenes Group, displayed as the corporate parent on the legal notice (mentions légales) and English legal information page, with the Adenes Group logo featured alongside vrs Vering.
• FocalysecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocalyse is referenced as a subsidiary of vrs Vering providing a complete service of investigations (on-site analysis, gathering information in the vicinity of the loss, tests and analyses in the wreckage, conclusions) for cause-and-origin investigations.
• Julian Worthington / Lloyd's Market Liaison (London)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJulian Worthington is named as Lloyd's Business Manager for vrs Vering, based in London, coordinating with Lloyd's underwriters and brokers on France-domiciled claims arising under Lloyd's policies.
• Lloyd's of London brokers and coverholders (France)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of 11 Lloyd's brokers and 61 coverholders in France whose clients' claims are referred to vrs Vering for French loss adjusting across industrial risks, CAR/liability, cyber, renewable energy, event cancellation, liability, cargo, consequential losses, property damage + BI and HNW.
• ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information)minorOthersANSSI good-practice guides are publicly referenced from vrs Vering's cybersecurity advice page; the relationship is one of public authority reference rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sedgwick: Global loss-adjusting and claims-management major with deep French and international presence. Overlaps directly with Vering on industrial, property and cyber claims, but operates at materially greater scale and with a broader service portfolio.
• Charles Taylor: Global claims services and loss-adjusting group with significant European activity. Comparable to Vering on insurance claims handling and TPA, but with broader adjuster and managed-services scope.
• Crawford & Company: One of the world's largest independent claims-management firms, serving insurers and corporates on property, casualty and specialty losses. Closely comparable to Vering on international TPA and major-loss handling, but with a far larger global adjuster network.

Direct peers

• McLarens: International loss-adjusting firm focused on commercial and complex claims, including property, construction, marine and energy. Closely comparable to Vering on specialist/loss-adjusting positioning, with a similar mid-sized network of partners.
• Stelliant: Leading French loss-adjusting and claims-management group, with domestic offices and a service mix spanning property, construction, liability, machinery and special risks. The most direct French-headquartered competitor to Vering.
• Saretec: French specialist loss-adjuster focused on construction, civil engineering and technical risks. Overlaps with Vering's Construction & Civil Engineering and Machinery Breakdown lines, with a comparable mid-sized French footprint.

Regional players

• Cabinet Mormal: France-based loss-adjusting and expertise firm active in property, construction and liability. Comparable specialist positioning to Vering, with a primarily French footprint and no equivalent international network leadership.
• Beauvais & Associés: Independent French loss-adjusting firm serving insurers and corporates on industrial, property and liability claims. Closely comparable to Vering on adjuster-led, France-based delivery, though smaller and less international.

Emerging players

• Vericlaim (UK): UK loss-adjusting firm focused on commercial and specialist claims with growing international programme capability. Comparable to Vering on FOS/LPS-style cross-border handling and mid-sized specialist positioning.

Others

• Europ Assistance (Generali Group) — Corporate & Claims services: Large assistance and claims-services group with adjuster activity in France. Adjacent rather than directly comparable, but relevant as part of the broader French ecosystem (insurer-owned claims services) that Vering competes with for panel positions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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