What Cabinet ACEMA does

Cabinet ACEMA is a French expert consulting firm specializing in construction damage assessment and insurance claims management, founded in 2014 and headquartered at 4 Place Louis Armand in Paris's 12th arrondissement. The firm operates as ACEMA SASU, a privately held single-shareholder simplified joint-stock company with €7,000 of share capital and no external institutional investors. ACEMA exclusively represents insured property owners in both amicable (negotiated) and judicial resolution of construction damage claims, deliberately maintaining no contractual relationships with insurance companies or construction firms to avoid conflicts of interest — an ethical positioning that has been central to the firm since its founding.

ACEMA delivers services through a network of 14 specialized expert engineers distributed across French territory, covering all major construction domains including geotechnics and hydrology, Voiries Réseaux Divers (VRD), foundations, concrete and metal structures, timber framing, roofing, facades, electrical systems, fire safety installations, HVAC and plumbing, refrigeration panels, and regulatory compliance (ICPE, thermal, accessibility, labor code). Each expert brings 10–20 years of industry experience, and the firm supplements its core bench with a network of high-level specialist partners for sub-domain expertise. Services span the full lifecycle of a claim — from initial damage occurrence through technical assessment, negotiation with insurers, and final indemnification and repair oversight.

The business operates on a professional services revenue model, charging per engagement for expert assessment, claims management, and expert witness services. Go-to-market is sales-led and reputation-driven, with no active digital marketing; client acquisition occurs through professional networks, insurance sector referrals, and property management relationships. The customer base includes institutional investors (Amundi, AEW), insurers (Aviva, Cardif BNP Paribas Group), real estate operators (Gecina, Vinci Immobilier, BNP Paribas Real Estate), industrial firms (INEOS, Groupe Lactalis), retail (Intermarché), luxury goods (LVMH), and public entities (Caisse des Dépôts Groupe). FY2025 revenue stands at €3M across 18 total collaborators.

Name

Cabinet ACEMA

Legal name

ACEMA SASU

Website

https://acema.expert

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cabinet ACEMA is a French expert consulting firm, founded in 2014, that provides construction damage assessment and insurance claims management exclusively for insured property owners. It deploys 14 specialized engineers across France covering all construction domains, generating €3M in FY2025 revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Expert Consulting Services: Fees for professional expertise in damage assessment, claim management, and expert witness services for insured property owners. Services rendered in both amicable (negotiated settlement) and judicial (court proceedings) contexts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cabinet ACEMA is a French expert consulting firm that provides construction damage assessment and insurance claims management services for insured property owners. A network of 14 specialized engineers covers all construction domains (geotechnics, foundations, structures, roofing, facades, fire safety, electrical, HVAC, refrigeration, regulatory compliance) and supports clients from damage occurrence through indemnification and repair, in both amicable and judicial resolution pathways.

Product overview

Cabinet ACEMA is a unified service offering centered on construction damage expertise and insurance claims management. The core offering combines expert assessment services across diverse construction domains—geotechnics, foundations, concrete and metal structures, roofing, facades, fire safety, electrical, HVAC, and refrigeration—with claims negotiation support for insured property owners. Services are delivered through a network of 14 expert engineers distributed across France, operating exclusively on behalf of insured owners to avoid conflicts of interest with insurers or construction companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expertise en Construction et Gestion des Sinistres Core expert consulting service providing construction damage assessment and insurance claims management for insured property owners. Covers both amicable (negotiated) and judicial resolution pathways, from damage occurrence through indemnification and repair. Delivered to professional property owners, institutional investors, industrial corporates, and public entities.

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Network of Specialist PartnersminorOthersACEMA works with a network of high-level specialist partners in various construction domains. These partners provide specialized expertise in specific technical areas beyond the core team's capabilities, enabling comprehensive coverage of all construction damage assessment needs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Elex: France's largest loss-adjusting (expertise) firm operating on behalf of both insurers and policyholders. Elex is the most direct competitor to ACEMA in construction damage assessment, with broader geographic coverage and a larger expert network.
• Stelliant: French insurance loss adjustment and claims management group (formerly B2A). Comparable to ACEMA across construction expertise, damage assessment, and property claims handling, with a larger national footprint.
• Qualiconsult: French technical control and construction expertise firm. Comparable to ACEMA in construction damage assessment, regulatory compliance, and structural evaluation across all construction domains.
• Ginger CEBTP: French engineering firm specializing in construction and geotechnical expertise. Direct overlap with ACEMA's geotechnics, foundations, and structures expertise modules, serving property owners and developers on damage claims.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) major with French operations. Performs construction expertise, regulatory compliance audits, and asset integrity services overlapping with ACEMA's damage assessment and regulatory modules.
• Sedgwick: Global claims management and loss adjusting giant with French operations. Competes in construction damage expertise and insurance claim management at a much larger scale, serving both insurers and corporate clients.
• Veritas (France): French arm of the Veritas testing/certification group. Provides construction technical expertise and building compliance services overlapping with ACEMA's regulatory and structural assessment offerings.
• Cunningham Lindsey (now Sedgwick): International loss adjusting firm absorbed into Sedgwick; historically a peer in construction damage and insurance expertise serving both insurer and insured clients in France.
• SOCOTEC: Major French technical inspection and construction expertise firm. Overlaps with ACEMA in construction damage assessment, regulatory compliance (fire safety, thermal, accessibility), and technical due diligence across building portfolios.

Others

• Allianz Claims Services (for reference, insurer-side peer): Large insurer with in-house claims management services. Not a direct competitor but illustrates the insurer-side claims ecosystem that ACEMA's insured-owner-side expertise service balances against. Useful comp for demand-side dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cabinet-acema

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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