Typhoon No. 19 Sompo major companies Damage assessment while watching local video on smartphone October 16th 13:51
Non-life insurance companies receive a series of claims and inquiries from people affected by Typhoon No. 19. In order to make payments as soon as possible, major companies are embarking on measures using the latest technology, such as assessing damage while watching local images on smartphones.
Of these, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance is assessing the damage of submerged vehicles by linking the area around JR Musashi-Kosugi Station in Kawasaki City, which was heavily inundated, with the Yokohama office using live video from a smartphone.
An employee who is qualified for assessment instructs a local employee with a smartphone on the point to shoot, and while watching the video sent in real time, what kind of damage is in the depth of water immersion and equipment in the car I recorded it finely.
Compared to previous methods of having qualified employees go to the site, it is possible to assess about three times the number of vehicles per day, so cars that have been assessed on the 16th can be assessed within a few days if the conditions are met. Insurance money is paid.
Mr. Hitoshi Mizuno, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, said, “Our mission is to pay for insurance as soon as possible.
In addition, Tokio Marine & Nichido has also made the first attempt to grasp the damage situation by reading satellite photos with AI = artificial intelligence, and major companies want to use the latest technology to make payments as soon as possible. is.