Professional, evidence-based investigation services for insurers, brokers, underwriting managers and corporate clients. Thirty years of experience combining detective-level rigour with deep insurance-industry expertise.
Every Gooding & Associates engagement is built on the same four-step process — and the same four professional values.
On-site attendance, evidence gathering, witness interviews — applied with detective-level rigour.
Examine the policy, evaluate the evidence, identify gaps. Independent of any underwriting interest.
Comprehensive, defensible written findings — suitable for legal proceedings if required.
Fair, evidence-based outcomes that protect insurer interests while maintaining client trust.
A focused, specialist suite of investigation, risk and assessing services — delivered independently, with the rigour of three decades in the field.
Discreet, professional investigations on behalf of corporate clients, insurers, attorneys and private individuals.
Independent merit investigations on short-term insurance claims — domestic, commercial and motor.
End-to-end investigation of commercial property losses, business interruption, and domestic incidents.
Investigation of motor theft, hijacking and accident claims — scene attendance, SAPS liaison, tracking-data analysis.
Theft, burglary, armed robbery, fraud — leveraging former Detective Sergeant experience.
Investigation of GIT losses including hijacking, pilferage and route-deviation incidents.
On-site investigation of fire and arson-related losses, in collaboration with technical specialists where required.
On-site investigation of liability claims — interviews with all parties and witnesses, evidence gathering, statements and photographs.
Pre-risk and survey-style assessments for insurers and brokers seeking objective on-site evaluation.
Domestic and commercial — sum-insured checks, contents inventories, all-risks schedules with written recommendations.
Independent assessing for general claims where a fair, impartial opinion on liability and quantum is required.
Outsourced investigation and assessing support for loss adjusters, insurers and in-house teams managing overflow, regional or specialist claims in KZN.
Brian Gooding is the founder and lead investigator of Gooding & Associates. His career spans more than three decades, beginning in serious-crime investigation with the South African Police Services and progressing through senior investigative and loss-adjusting roles in the SA insurance industry.
The discipline of building legally sound cases — gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, presenting findings in court — forms the foundation of how he approaches every investigation today.
"Fair, defensible outcomes come from thorough, impartial investigation. That has been true for thirty years, and it's the standard every Gooding & Associates report is built around."
Standard turnaround: claim attendance throughout KZN within 48 hours, broader coverage by arrangement. We work on a Service Level Agreement basis or per instruction.
brian@goodingassociates.co.za+27 82 572 2360
A full Rate Card is available on request.