Insurance Restoration Consultants

What Insurance Restoration Consultants does

Insurance Restoration Consultants (IRC) is a private, third-party independent consulting firm serving the insurance, restoration, construction, and legal industries across the United States. Founded by David Hood and headquartered in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, the company provides expert property damage consulting services including cause of loss analysis, supported property loss estimating (using Xactimate software and Actual Cost Value / Replacement Cost Value calculations), job site and project monitoring, dispute resolution and appraisals (umpire/appraiser/intermediary services), litigation support and expert testimony, and national large loss and catastrophe coverage. The firm also deploys drone-based aerial inspections for roof evaluations and ladder assists. Service delivery is supported by a distributed network of regional consultants across 12 U.S. offices spanning the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Midwest, and Southwest, allowing IRC to mobilize for catastrophe events at a national scale.

The company serves four primary customer segments: insurance carriers and brokers (the primary segment, using IRC for scope of damages, cause of loss, and supported estimating); commercial enterprises such as hotels, hospitals, warehouses, and industrial sites (using IRC for owner's representation, quality assurance, and risk analysis); real estate and property management firms (using IRC for project monitoring and quality control on owned or managed properties); and law firms (using IRC for expert witnesses, umpire/appraiser roles, and dispute resolution). Revenue is generated entirely through professional services on a quote/engagement basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The workforce consists of approximately 11-50 employees per third-party firmographic data, with a named management team of roughly 20 individuals including a President (Bob Talarico), Vice President (Scott Danko), General Manager (Ed Christenson), Founder (David Hood), Controller (Lynn Black), and a network of regional consultants. Staff hold multiple industry certifications including CR, CMR, WRT, FSRT, HAAG, AMRT, and CPIA, and the firm holds memberships in the Restoration Industry Association (RIA), IICRC, HAAG, and the Insurance Appraisal & Umpire Association. The business is founder/management-owned with no external institutional investment, acquisitions, or public listing disclosed in available data. Revenue, funding, and detailed financial metrics are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Insurance Restoration Consultants

Legal name

Insurance Restoration Consultants

Website

https://insrescon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Insurance Restoration Consultants is a private U.S. consulting firm providing third-party independent property damage assessment, cause-of-loss analysis, supported estimating, project monitoring, dispute resolution, and expert testimony to insurance carriers, commercial enterprises, property managers, and law firms across 12 regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance & Property Claims Restoration Consulting

NAICS

Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Claims Advocacy & Loss Recovery Services (FSAEADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Insurance Claims, Property Loss & Business Interruption Valuation (BPAHANAM), Business Interruption & Insurance Claim Valuation (FSAEAHAM), Post-Incident Recovery, Damage Assessment & Restoration Coordination (BPABANAL)

Keywords

• Property damage consulting
• Insurance claims consulting
• Restoration consulting
• Cause of loss analysis
• Expert witness testimony

Headquarters

HQ city

Sewickley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Revenue generated through providing third-party independent expert consulting services to insurance carriers, brokers, commercial enterprises, real estate companies, and law firms. Services include property damage assessment, restoration consulting, expert testimony, and dispute resolution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Insurance Restoration Consultants delivers third-party, independent expert consulting to insurance carriers, brokers, commercial enterprises, real estate/property management companies, and law firms. Its core offerings are property damage assessment, cause of loss analysis, supported loss estimating (Actual Cash Value / Replacement Cost Value), job site/project monitoring, dispute resolution, and litigation/expert testimony, supported by drone inspections and certified restoration expertise across the United States.

Product overview

Insurance Restoration Consultants is a Third-Party, Independent & Expert Consulting Company offering professional opinions, expert restoration consulting, and supported estimates to the Insurance, Restoration, Construction & Legal Industries. The company provides a comprehensive suite of property damage services organized into two main categories: Consulting Areas (Insurance Restoration Consulting, Commercial Restoration Consulting, Real Estate Restoration Consulting, and Legal Restoration Consulting) and Expert Services (Fire/Smoke/Water/Mold Restoration Consulting, Cause of Loss Analysis & Opinion, Supported Property Loss Estimating, Job Site/Project Monitoring, Dispute Resolution & Appraisals, Litigation/Expert Testimony, National Large Loss & Catastrophe Coverage, and Drone Inspections). The firm serves residential, commercial, large loss, industrial, high rise, governmental, historical, and special structures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire, Smoke, Water & Mold Restoration Consulting Provides restoration consulting services including restoration timeframes, project monitoring, project costs and bid analysis, project budgeting, planning and monitoring, code compliance analysis, and quality control for fire, smoke, water and mold property losses. Targeted at insurance carriers, property owners, and legal professionals managing restoration projects.
• Cause of Loss Analysis & Opinion Provides property loss scope analysis, detailed written reports with photographs and conclusions, roof evaluations, wear and tear vs. storm-related incident determinations, bio-hazard inspections, chimney inspections, plumbing line scans, retaining wall evaluations, construction defect analysis, structural damage evaluations, vandalism assessments, and swimming pool/liner inspections. Targeted at insurance carriers, attorneys, and property owners requiring an independent determination of damage cause.
• Supported Property Loss Estimating Provides supported comparative estimates, Actual Cash Value and Replacement Cost Value calculations, estimates based on engineer or investigator findings, and restoration project estimate review and analysis. Targeted at insurance carriers and legal professionals needing defensible, independently supported repair/replace estimates for property claims and litigation.
• Job Site/Project Monitoring Provides onsite project monitoring to ensure time frames, budgets and overall workmanship quality are met, including scope, planning, budgeting, and monitoring from start to finish. Targeted at insurance carriers, property owners, and managers needing independent oversight of restoration and construction projects.
• Dispute Resolution & Appraisals Consultants act as umpires, appraisers, or intermediaries in disputed insurance and property loss situations, with necessary certifications (including CPIA) to serve as experts in court of law. Targeted at insurance carriers, policyholders, and legal professionals resolving disputed property claims.
• Litigation/Expert Testimony Provides third-party, independent evaluations with detailed cause of damage reports and supported repair/replace estimates that withstand challenges in court systems, with consultants providing expert testimony. Targeted at law firms and insurance carriers involved in litigation over property losses.
• National Large Loss & Catastrophe Coverage Consulting services available for property claims across the country, from large loss to catastrophic weather events, providing expert scope and estimate of each loss through the firm's 12 regional offices. Targeted at insurance carriers needing rapid, geographically distributed expert response to large or catastrophe-level losses.
• Drone Inspections Utilizes drone technology for property inspections, providing aerial views and assessments for roof evaluations and ladder assists in support of damage assessment and cause of loss work. Targeted at insurance carriers and property owners requiring rapid, safe aerial documentation of property conditions.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• RIA (Restoration Industry Association)minorOthersProfessional association membership displaying industry credibility. IRC shows RIA logo on website indicating membership/affiliation with the Restoration Industry Association.
• IICRC (Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification)minorOthersProfessional certification and membership organization. IRC staff hold IICRC certifications including FSRT, WRT designations.
• HAAG Certified InspectorsminorOthersRoof inspection certification program. IRC staff hold HAAG Expert Roof Inspector certifications for both commercial and residential properties.
• Insurance Appraisal & Umpire AssociationminorOthersProfessional association for insurance appraisers and umpires. IRC consultants have obtained CPIA (Certified Property Insurance Appraiser) designation through this organization.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• MasonRichter Forensic Engineering: Mid-size forensic engineering firm providing property damage, fire origin, and structural evaluations for insurers and attorneys. Niche-scale peer with overlapping cause-of-loss and estimate services.
• Property Damage Appraisers (PDA): Independent property damage appraisal firm serving insurance carriers with scope, estimate, and umpire services. Direct overlap with IRC's supported estimating and dispute resolution offerings at a smaller scale.

Broad incumbents

• J.S. Held: Large multi-discipline consulting firm offering property damage consulting, forensic engineering, and expert testimony for insurance claims. Direct overlap with IRC's restoration consulting, cause of loss, and umpire services but at significantly greater scale and with broader service lines.
• EFI Global (Sedgwick): Forensic engineering and property loss consulting firm (now part of Sedgwick) offering cause and origin, scope and estimate, and expert testimony services. Highly comparable third-party insurance claims expertise.
• Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi): Forensic engineering and scientific consulting firm with property loss, fire investigation, and restoration-related practices. Competes for the same independent expert and litigation support engagements.
• Rimkus Consulting Group: Multidisciplinary forensic consulting firm providing property loss, building envelope, and restoration-related expert services to insurance carriers and legal clients. Comparable in serving the same insurance/legal buyer base with third-party expert reports.

Direct peers

• YA Group: Insurance adjusting and claims consulting firm providing property damage estimating, umpire, and dispute resolution services. Closely comparable service set with shared carrier and legal client base.
• The Vertex Companies: Forensic consulting and construction advisory firm offering restoration consulting, property loss, and expert testimony services. Comparable mid-size independent peer serving insurance carriers, attorneys, and property owners.
• Donan Engineering: Forensic investigation firm specializing in fire origin/cause, structural failure, and property loss determinations for insurance carriers and attorneys. Direct competitor in third-party expert reports and litigation support.
• Haag Global (Haag Engineering): Engineering and consulting firm best known for HAAG-certified roof inspection programs and property damage assessment. IRC staff hold HAAG certifications, positioning Haag as both a peer and adjacent certification body.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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