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Investigation Support for Insurers — Pakistan & the Gulf

The claim turns on the cause. We establish it independently.

For insurers, loss adjusters, brokers and reinsurers in Pakistan and the Gulf, P3i provides independent fact-finding on the cause and circumstances of complex losses — fire, property, machinery, motor, cargo and liability — without stepping into policy interpretation or adjusting decisions.

Instructed by

Insurers, loss adjusters, brokers, reinsurers

Loss types

Fire, property, machinery, motor, cargo, liability

Deliverable

Independent cause and circumstance report

Boundary

No policy interpretation or adjusting

Since the 1990s

30

years investigating

250+

investigations closed, incl. HiPOs

15

countries served

20+

countries of lead seminars

100+

nationalities trained

How an instruction runs

From notification to a report you can rely on.

Typical sequence for a major loss. Timing is agreed with you for each instruction.

1 · First call

Notification

We tell you what must be preserved before the site is cleared, and agree the scope.

2 · On site

The scene

The loss examined and photographed before clean-up and demolition remove the evidence.

Investigator examining a loss site for insurers

3 · Records

The paper trail

Maintenance, inspection, operating and CCTV records secured before they are overwritten.

Maintenance and inspection records reviewed for a claim

4 · Accounts

The people

Private interviews while memories are fresh, compared with the physical evidence.

Private interview during a loss investigation

5 · Report

The findings

An independent cause and circumstance report, with an evidence index and stated limits.

The questions insurers ask us

Choose the question. See how we answer it.

Evidence gathered during a loss investigation for insurers

What we establish

An independent account of how the loss happened, tied to evidence.

Evidence we rely on

Site examination, records, photographs and interviews.

Services for insurers

Seven files we open for insurers.

FILE 01Major & Complex LossLarge losses are rarely simple. Many parties, many versions, one account.→FILE 02Cause & CircumstanceBefore the decision, the facts. Written to be relied on.→FILE 03Fire & PropertyThe fire is out. The questions are just beginning.→FILE 04Machinery BreakdownThe machine stopped. Was it sudden, or long in coming?→FILE 05Motor & FleetTwo drivers. Two stories. The road, the tracker and the records decide.→FILE 06Second-Look ReviewsA report is on your desk. Does it hold up?→FILE 07Pre-Loss Risk SurveysThe best claim is the one that never happens.→

Where we stop

Facts on one side. Decisions on the other.

Established by P3i

The sequence of events

The cause and contributing conditions

Whether stated controls were in place

What remains uncertain, stated plainly

Reserved to the insurer

Policy interpretation and coverage

Quantum and adjustment

Legal advice and proceedings

The relationship with the insured

A loss notified this week? A first call costs nothing, and we will tell you what should be preserved before the site is cleared.

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Ways to instruct us

One loss, or your whole book.

a.Single instructionOne loss, one agreed scope and timeline.b.Panel appointmentAgreed scopes, response times and report formats across your book.c.Second lookAn independent review of a report you have received.d.Pre-loss surveyA risk survey written from real loss experience.
Insurance claims team reviewing a loss
EXHIBIT A
Investigator on an industrial loss site
EXHIBIT B

The P3i approach

How we investigate a loss for insurers. Fact-finding, not fault-finding.

Every P3i investigation is led by a senior investigator and supported by internationally qualified process specialists. You will not receive a list of people to blame, or a long list of generic actions. You will receive the facts, the proven causes, and a short plan that closes the gaps, in this case and across your system.

Independent

No products, repairs or contracts to sell you afterwards.

Senior-led

Thirty years of investigation, from the first call to the final briefing.

Beyond the event

Process specialists find the other cracks before they fail.

Ready to present

Written for boards, buyers, insurers and regulators.

How P3i does it for you

  1. 01

    Instruct us in one call

    Loss, parties, deadline. We confirm scope and attendance.

  2. 02

    Attend before the site is cleared

    Scene, parts, records and CCTV secured.

  3. 03

    Establish cause and circumstance

    Independently, whichever way the facts point.

  4. 04

    Test the declarations

    Whether stated protections and maintenance were real.

  5. 05

    Report for your decision

    Facts only; coverage and quantum stay with you.

What you receive

Cause and circumstance reportEvidence indexDeclaration checkRisk-on-site findingsPhotographic recordPanel reporting format

Call us when

A large loss just notifiedThe insured’s account needs independent verificationSeveral parties involvedYou need facts before reserving

Free 30-minute case assessment.

Tell us what happened. In confidence, we will tell you what the investigation should cover, how long it will take and what to preserve today.

How we work with you

What happens after you call.

For an insurance instruction, the first call covers the loss, the parties involved, what must be preserved and the scope you need. From there, this is the usual pattern.

  1. First hour

    A call with a lead investigator. You leave it knowing what to preserve today and who to call next.

  2. Day one

    An investigator on site, anywhere in Pakistan. Scope and fixed fee agreed in writing.

  3. Week one

    A private briefing on early findings, so urgent risks are dealt with before the report is finished.

  4. Weeks three to four

    The final report, the wider system review and a remedial work plan, presented to your team.

  5. After

    We come back to check the actions were completed and actually worked.

Typical timings for a single-site event. Complex, multi-party matters take longer, and we tell you so on the first call.

What you receive

A full investigation report. This is only its first page.

The summary is what leadership reads first. Behind it sits the complete file: every witness heard, every document and record examined, and every finding tied to numbered evidence, so a board, an insurer, a buyer or a regulator can test it.

P3i Investigation Report · Summary Page 1 · Executive summary

1 · Established sequence

2 · Causes

Immediate
Underlying
Systemic

3 · Wider system findings

4 · Remedial work plan

ActionOwnerDateTest of effectiveness Fit personal locks for every operatorPlant Mgr30 daysSpot audit, 10 isolations

Illustrative summary page. Report length and structure depend on the scope of each case.

Inside the full report

  1. 01Executive summary SHOWNThe findings and actions leadership needs, on one page. This is the page shown here.
  2. 02Terms of reference & scopeThe questions asked, the boundaries of the investigation and who commissioned it.
  3. 03MethodHow evidence was gathered, and which analysis methods were chosen for this case, and why.
  4. 04Verified chronologyThe sequence of events, reconstructed from records, data and accounts, minute by minute where it matters.
  5. 05Site & technical examinationScene, equipment, failed parts, measurements and photographs, with specialists where needed.
  6. 06Witness evidenceInterview schedule, accounts in summary, and where the witnesses agree and where they conflict.
  7. 07Documents & recordsPermits, procedures, maintenance, training, rosters, CCTV, tracker and control-system data reviewed.
  8. 08Causal analysisImmediate, underlying and system causes, each one tied to numbered evidence.
  9. 09System reviewWhere the same weaknesses exist elsewhere in the operation.
  10. 10Findings & conclusionsWhat is proven, what is probable, and what remains open, stated plainly.
  11. 11Recommendations & work planTargeted actions, each with an owner, a date and a test of whether it worked.
  12. 12AppendicesEvidence register, photograph log, interview records, drawings and data extracts.

Every action has an owner, a date and a test of whether it worked. The evidence stays indexed, so any reader can check how each conclusion was reached.

From our files

CASE 15 · ANONYMISEDMajor fire at a textile facilityRead the case →CASE 09 · ANONYMISEDMajor equipment damageRead the case →

See all 16 cases →   Client names, people, locations and dates removed.

Questions

What claims teams ask us first.

Do you decide whether the claim is covered?

No. Coverage, quantum and adjustment decisions stay with the insurer and adjuster. We provide the facts those decisions rest on.

How quickly can you attend a loss?

We aim to attend major losses in Pakistan promptly, and can advise on evidence preservation on the first call.

Can we appoint P3i to our panel?

Yes. We work on single instructions and on panel arrangements with agreed scopes and reporting formats.

Decide on facts. Not on versions.

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