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Gardner Group
Careers
Bring your skills.
Build better ways to understand risk.
Join a team that combines field experience, technology, and industry knowledge to help insurance organizations make better-informed decisions.
Discover New Opportunities With Us
As a second-generation company, Gardner Group combines decades of loss control experience with innovative technology through our proprietary ViewSpection platform. Our fully virtual administrative team and inspectors work together across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut to deliver reliable, efficient inspection services.
Responsibilities:
As an Inspector, you'll gather property and operations information for both residential and commercial properties. You’ll have the flexibility to schedule your own appointments, travel to different locations, and capture the necessary details using our easy-to-use smartphone app. Once the inspection is complete, you'll submit final reports from your PC or laptop. It’s an independent role that puts you in control!
Qualifications:
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Previous insurance inspection experience is a plus but not required.
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Must have a smartphone for inspections and a PC to submit reports.
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Proficiency with mobile apps and reporting software.
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Strong attention to detail and observational skills.
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Adept at time management and planning.
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Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle for all-season travel
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Background check required.
Why Inspectors love working with us:
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Flexible Schedule: Manage your appointments and hours.
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Expert Support: Access 40 years of insurance inspection knowledge.
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Competitive Pay & Performance Incentive: Inspectors are P/T W-2 employees, paid flat rate per case:
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Home Inspections: $20 and up
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Commercial Inspections: $40 and up
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Farm Inspections: $56 and up
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Additional fees for travel outside of territory and 15% bonus for high performers.
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Job Type: Part-time, On the Road
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Position Summary:
The Insurance Inspection Case Review and Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for reviewing property inspection reports to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to underwriting guidelines. This role plays a critical part in maintaining the quality and integrity of inspection data used in underwriting decisions. The specialist will assess inspection results, identify discrepancies, provide feedback, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
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Review incoming property inspection reports for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with company standards and underwriting guidelines.
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Validate that all required photographs, measurements, and documentation are included and meet quality standards.
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Identify inconsistencies or errors in inspection data and coordinate with inspectors or vendors for clarification or correction.
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Maintain detailed documentation of review findings and corrective actions.
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Provide feedback and training support to field inspectors to promote quality improvements.
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Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
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Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
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Ability to interpret inspection photos, diagrams, and reports.
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Experience with remote collaboration tools and managing workloads independently (especially in remote or hybrid roles).
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Understanding of construction, roofing, and utility types .
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Prior experience in a quality assurance role within an insurance company or inspection vendor environment preferred, related experience considered.
Hourly Rate: $17.00 - $19.00/hour
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Personal Lines Field Services
Residential inspections can range from a fast exterior review to a detailed high-value assessment. The scope should match the decision the carrier needs to make.
Homeowner Photo Only
$40
Documents the dwelling and surrounding exposures so underwriting can see the risk in context rather than working from an address and application alone.
Homeowner Exterior
$75
A exterior inspection without requiring access to the home. Creates a visual record of the dwelling and site, identifying condition, and property characteristics.
Homeowner Interior / Exterior
$100
Interior access adds context that aerial imagery and exterior photographs cannot provide - dwelling and systems conditions.
HIgh-value home
Custom Quote
Tailored to document the construction, finishes, features, and concentration of value that make a distinctive property unique. Replacement-cost support can be added when required.
ViewSpection Remote Inspections
Field inspections remain essential when a property requires physical presence and experienced on-site judgment. But not every risk requires a traditional visit. ViewSpection provides a viable, lower-cost alternative that helps carriers and MGAs gather structured property information in days rather than weeks.
Self-Directed ViewSpection
$15
The policyholder completes guided photos and questions on their own schedule.
guided ViewSpection
$25
ViewSpection handles the capture, while dedicated support guides the policyholder through the process-making it easier, clearer, and more engaging.
guided ViewSpection + interview
$85
Remote visual evidence paired with a structured conversation. The interview adds operational and occupancy context that photos alone cannot provide, creating a richer underwriting record at a fraction of a traditional field visit cost.
POWERED BY
ViewSignals Enhancement & Integration
ViewSignals helps carriers, MGAs, and underwriting teams see risk earlier by connecting inspection findings with public data, property intelligence, and focused analysis. It can surface information gaps, inconsistencies, and conditions that deserve attention before they become buried in a completed report
Adds available public and third-party information to the inspection record — assessor records, property characteristics, permit history, geographic information, and locationbased hazard data.
Property & Location Intelligence
From $5
Combines available imagery, inspection photos, and supporting information to assess visible roof characteristics — covering type, apparent wear, visible damage, and maintenance concerns. Supports underwriting decisions; not a structural certification or engineering report.
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Roof Evaluation
From $8
Using the PropertyLens Roof Lens report, reviews up to 10 years of available aerial imagery to show how the roof has changed over time, identify repair or replacement activity, and provide context around current condition.
Photo Analysis
TBD
ViewSignals Score
ViewSignals is designed as a flexible enhancement to both Gardner Group field inspections and ViewSpection self-inspections
See where attention may be needed first. The ViewSignals Score brings selected property signals together into a single, easy-to-reference indicator. It helps teams prioritize files, recognize patterns, and determine which properties may require additional review.
ViewSignals is designed as a flexible enhancement to both Gardner Group field inspections and ViewSpection self-inspections
Supplements & Special Handling
Additional services ensure every assignment can be completed, documented, and tailored to the specific needs of the risk.
Preserves a clear record of the attempt, access or contact issue, and reason the inspection could not move forward.
Non-Productive Assignment
$20
Second Trip — Custom quote based on base assignment and circumstances.
Additional Building — Hourly, based on number, size, use, and complexity.
Commercial Cooking — $30/cookline.
Solid Fuel Burner — $30/unit.
Replacement Cost — TBD.
Rush Service — 25% surcharge for priority handling.
Additional Services
Records the site visit and conditions that prevented completion, giving the customer context to reschedule, change scope, or close the assignment.
Non-Productive with visit
$30
A focused check documenting whether requested risk improvements appear to have been completed, limited to the recommendation rather than repeating the full original inspection.
Recommendation Check
hourly
Signal First. Report Second.
Company Announcements
Platform updates, maintenance notices, and company communications.