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» VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM 57 SPECIAL ADVERTORIAL SECTION LENDERS & SERVICERS OUTSOURCERS AGENTS & BROKERS ATTORNEYS SERVICE PROVIDER WEATHERCHECK 502.208.8424 www.weathercheck.co COMPANY DESCRIPTION: WeatherCheck is the best way to know when and how to act—before and after damaging weather events—to maximize recovery from defaulted assets. Every real estate portfolio needs the security of WeatherCheck, a new tool for saving money, saving time, reducing costs, and optimizing insurance efficiency. Every asset is insured, but are premiums leveraged well? Customers can maximize recovery from weather damage to defaulted assets by knowing when and how badly they are affected. WeatherCheck is the only company making premise-specific damage assessments and sending pre- and post-event weather alerts to trigger specific actions. Take preventative action? Fix or not fix? File a claim or not? Activate field servicers and maintenance crews? WeatherCheck is the solution. WeatherCheck starts by looking back a full year, for existing damage still eligible for claims, then monitors addresses 24/7/365, with a proprietary, conservative algorithm clients can trust. KEY PERSONNEL » » Demetrius»Gray,»Founder, CEO » » Jermaine»Watkins, Founder, CTO » » Chona»Camomot, Chief of Staff » » Jake»Tidmore,»Sales Manager » » Tanya»Wlodarczyk,»Design Manager » » Jan»Winter,»Content Manager BUSINESS LINES/SERVICES/PRODUCTS WeatherCheck helps real estate owners find structural damage eligible for value recapture through insurance claims. The company currently monitors for hail, and will add monitoring for eight other perils by the end of 2018, including wind. Customers pay for insurance, now they know every time that it will pay off. DELIVERY PLATFORM WeatherCheck is a software as a service (SaaS) company, that enrolls addresses through annual subscriptions. All services are available 24/7/365. KEY FEATURES/BENEFITS Key features of WeatherCheck include automated response with immediate notification for impending and incurred weather-caused damage to each enrolled property; damage assessments for better informed decision-making that reduces costs; SMS and email notifications to a list of designees; easy enrollment with user- friendly dashboard; and exemplary customer service response. WeatherCheck automates a weather response strategy, so clients can mitigate damage before events, and maximize recovery after. For assets where no one is living currently, WeatherCheck is like being there, 24/7/365. The increasing frequency and intensity of destructive weather events has pushed property preservation to primary concern for owners. It's not a matter of "if" anymore, it's a matter of when and how badly customers' portfolios will be affected. WeatherCheck can monitor any structure. WeatherCheck gives customers the control of knowing precisely when and how to act, without paying someone to get up on every roof. Customers will always know the condition of each property and avoid credit harm from carrying an excessive percentage of damaged properties. Immediate notification means the customer is the first to report damage, so they are the first to get repaired, even after major events. USER STATS WeatherCheck serves a national customer base of more than 23,000 properties owned by real estate investment trusts, property management firms, single-family rental companies, enterprise owners, institutional owners, affordable housing trusts and nonprofits, municipalities, government agencies, and individual homeowners. COMPANY HISTORY WeatherCheck was founded after the company realized how many people, lenders, servicers, and investors were not getting anywhere close to the full value of their asset insurance. Many don't know when or how to file a claim successfully. The company quickly realized a key market is RE portfolios, with managers physically removed from assets which are often insured only for structural damage. WeatherCheck set out to automate the entire process, and truly disrupt the way real estate coverage is used: in favor of the insured, as with car or health insurance. Their concept is working. WeatherCheck is one of two winners of the inaugural INGUARD Fellowship, an international project to connect insurance carriers, technology companies, and startups. WeatherCheck's CEO, Demetrius Gray, is a sixth-generation Kentuckian and third- generation entrepreneur, with experience building and selling companies in the real estate and construction spaces. Founded in 2016, the keys to the company's success are their team of smart, creative collaborators, and dedication to service. Every portfolio needs the security of Weathercheck, to optimize insurance efficiency. Go to WeatherCheck.co today and check any address for free.

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