When you've suffered a loss to your insured property, a loss assessor may be your best friend You, the claimant, hire these people to come into your damaged business or home to fight on your side: to assess the damage that has been done, to document everything, to help coordinate with contractors who come in to fix your property, to ensure you get all that you are entitled to from the insurers, and finally to make certain that your property is taken care of as quickly as is feasible