Claims & Subrogation
The situation
After a cargo loss, investigators often have to reconstruct what happened from system records, driver accounts, police reports and the records of several parties.
The critical questions are physical. Was the asset secured as required? Who was authorized to access or move it? Was that authorization actually used? When and where did custody or equipment state change?
Why it matters
Admiral preserves a physical record of the controls, authorization and events surrounding the loss, giving claims teams evidence from the asset itself rather than relying only on accounts assembled afterward.
Verify the Controls Were in Force
Determine whether doors, digital seals and movement protection were in the required state at the relevant time.
Reconstruct the Sequence
See when the asset was secured, released, opened, moved or re-secured, together with where each event occurred.
Attribute Controlled Actions
Identify who sealed or broke a digital seal, or whose authorization enabled an access or movement event.
Compare Authorization With Execution
Determine whether the physical event followed an authorized workflow or happened outside it.
Clarify Custody Between Parties
Establish when equipment changed hands and what its physical state was at the handoff.
Support Subrogation and Recovery
Give investigators a common evidentiary record when responsibility is disputed among shippers, carriers, lessors, terminals or other parties.
The same controls that help an underwriter decide which risks to accept before a shipment create the evidence needed to understand what happened when a loss occurs.
Before the loss, enforce the required controls. After the loss, prove what physically happened.