Schaefercity.ai provides AI-powered SaaS products that help insurance carriers, reinsurers, and risk retention groups detect, manage, and reduce the risk of Nuclear Verdicts®—catastrophic jury awards that can reach billions of dollars. Their platform applies predictive analytics and legal expertise throughout the claim lifecycle, from first notice of loss to litigation, to prevent runaway verdicts and protect insurers' bottom lines.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Nuclear Verdicts®—catastrophic jury awards often reaching tens or hundreds of millions of dollars—are rising in frequency and severity, threatening the financial stability of insurance carriers, reinsurers, and risk retention groups. Traditional claims management approaches lack the predictive capabilities needed to identify high-risk files early and develop effective trial strategies, leaving insurers exposed to massive, avoidable losses.
Solution
Schaefercity.ai provides AI-powered SaaS solutions that detect and mitigate Nuclear Verdict® risk throughout the entire claim lifecycle, from first notice of loss to litigation. The platform automatically analyzes live claim files, assigning prediction scores that flag potential Nuclear Verdict® threats, and when a claim fails to settle, its trial strategy solution equips claims professionals and defense counsel with individualized, proven strategies to stop a runaway verdict at trial. Built by insurance defense attorneys and insurance executives, the platform combines legal expertise with predictive analytics to support the entire organization—not just the claims department—enabling carriers to manage catastrophic claims proactively and protect their bottom lines.
Target Audience
Primary customers are insurance carriers, reinsurers, risk retention groups (RRGs), and captive carriers, as well as Lloyd's syndicates and monoline carriers operating in high-severity lines of business. The platform serves organizations needing to manage catastrophic claims, conduct due diligence before underwriting, and ensure proper file assignment across adjusters and defense firms.
Features
- NaVel® (Nuclear Verdict® Detecting): AI-driven detection that automatically analyzes live claim files from FNOL to litigation, providing prediction scores based on early file indicators
- Big Blue™ (Nuclear Verdict® Strategy): Delivers individualized, proven trial strategies for claims that fail to settle, helping defense counsel stop Nuclear Verdicts® at trial
- Complete AI analysis of all insurance claims, not just select files, ensuring no high-risk case goes unnoticed
- Predictive analytics that identify critical claims early, as demonstrated by case studies where early warnings were missed, leading to a $19.5 million missed opportunity
- SOC 2 Type II compliant platform, ensuring data security and trust for enterprise insurance clients
- Supports the entire organization—from claims adjusters to management—providing visibility into file distribution across adjusters and defense firms