Verinode is a Restoration Operator Trust
We are accountable only to the Operators who share and access data, our Members, and the Operator Advisory Council that advises and governs Verinode's research and data handling.
We do not accept payment, sponsorship, or vendor relationships in exchange for research source weighting. No publisher, vendor, carrier, or third-party administrator pays to be a Verinode Research input or to influence how it appears.
Operator data is never sold to carriers, never sold to the insurance industry, never sold to TPAs. Anonymized contributions to the intelligence layer produce a tangible return to the contributing Operator.
How a Verinode Benchmark is built
Every Verinode Benchmark you see in the platform is the combination of two independent pillars. Neither pillar speaks for itself; triangulation is structural, not optional.
Pillar 1
Verinode Research
Industry data points from public and licensed sources, weighted by methodological validity, sample size, and recency. We do not republish any one source; we synthesize an industry view across many. Source names appear here on this page, never inline next to a benchmark in the product.
Pillar 2
Verinode Network
Live, anonymized data from the Operator network. Cohorts are scoped national, regional, or peer-group depending on data density. Below the data-density threshold the metric falls back to the Research pillar alone. Operator data never flows backward to individual Operator identities outside their own account.
The two pillars combine at read time into the published Verinode Benchmark. Click any benchmark in the product to see the breakdown — Research vs Network vs Combined — and the trust tier earned by the data behind it.
Currently publishing 8 synthesized Verinode Research benchmarks across the platform.
Trust tiers
Every benchmark in the product carries a trust tier. The tier reflects the underlying evidence; not what the number says, but what the data behind it can support.
Indicative
2 distinct publishers
Two independent methodologies agree within a narrow band, but the third publisher hasn't joined yet, or one source carries dominant weight. Use directionally; pair with judgment.
Verified Research
3+ distinct publishers, balanced weight
Three or more independent methodologies converge with no single publisher dominating. Defensible in a leadership meeting. The synthesizer's confidence is high.
Combined
Research + Network
Verified Research layered with live Operator-network data from a sufficient peer cohort. The strongest signal Verinode publishes — your peers' actual behavior weighted with the broader industry research.
When a metric has fewer than 2 distinct publisher methodologies, we do not publish a Verinode Research benchmark for it. Single-source pass-through is never published as Verinode Research; that would be rebranding someone else's data, not synthesizing.
Disagreement between sources is surfaced openly: when contributing sources disagree by more than 30% on a metric, the benchmark carries a visible caveat tag.
Research sources
The following sources contribute inputs to Verinode Research. They are listed alphabetically and treated equally on this page. Exact weights and source mixes are not published; that is part of the Verinode Research methodology, governed by the Operator Advisory Council.
A source listed here is not necessarily contributing to every metric; each source covers a different slice of the Restoration intelligence surface. The metric count next to each entry shows how many distinct metric families that source feeds today.
ADP Research
Compensation and labor data
Catalog only
ADP National Employment Report
ADP payroll-data-derived monthly employment and wage trends. Operational data from the largest payroll processor; methodology disclosed.
AHRI
Trade directories
Catalog only
AHRI Certified Equipment Directory
Air-Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Institute equipment certification directory. Manufacturer-attested specs; deterministic and verifiable.
AM Best
Insurance and carrier data
Catalog only
Financial Strength Ratings
AM Best carrier financial strength ratings. Trust signal for carrier program decisions.
BLS
Government data
Catalog only
Employment Cost Index
BLS quarterly compensation cost index. Used for wage-inflation deflation and forward comp projections.
BLS
Government data
2 metrics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual wage data by occupation × state × metro. Already used by the Verinode compensation-benchmarker.
BLS
Government data
Catalog only
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
BLS annual workplace injury and illness incidence rates by industry. Drives Verinode safety benchmarks.
C&R Magazine × KnowHow
Industry surveys
Catalog only
2025 State of the Industry Report
Annual restoration industry self-report survey. Covers FY2024 partial-year data.
C&R Magazine × KnowHow
Industry surveys
94 metrics
2026 State of the Industry Report
Annual restoration industry self-report survey covering revenue, AR, TPA reliance, AI adoption, workforce, M&A, and vendor preferences. Free with email gate. Methodology not fully disclosed; sample size not published. Covers FY2025 calendar year.
C&R Magazine × KnowHow
Industry surveys
Catalog only
2025 State of the Industry Pulse Check
Mid-year recalibration survey from the SOTI authors. Smaller sample than the full annual; lower validity weight.
C&R Magazine × KnowHow
Industry surveys
Catalog only
2024 State of the Industry Report
Annual restoration industry self-report survey. Covers FY2023 partial-year data.
CFMA
Industry research bodies
2 metrics
Construction Industry Annual Financial Survey
Construction Financial Management Association annual financial benchmark covering AR aging, days sales outstanding, and balance-sheet ratios. Construction-industry breadth (broader than restoration) — used for AR / collection benchmarks where restoration cuts are sparse.
IBBA
M&A and broker research
Catalog only
Market Pulse Quarterly Report
International Business Brokers Association quarterly small-business M&A survey. Broker self-reported; lower validity weight reflects limited methodology transparency.
Indeed Hiring Lab
Compensation and labor data
Catalog only
Posted Wage Trends
Indeed posted-wage tracker. Real-time leading indicator of comp shifts vs lagging BLS data. Methodology partially disclosed.
JD Power
Insurance and carrier data
Catalog only
U.S. Property Claims Satisfaction Study
JD Power consumer-side property claims satisfaction rankings. Independent triangulation of carrier reputation. Methodology partially proprietary.
NACM
Industry research bodies
Catalog only
Credit Managers' Index
National Association of Credit Management monthly survey of credit conditions across construction and other sectors. Useful for AR / collection-velocity directional signals.
NAIC
Insurance and carrier data
Catalog only
Market Conduct Annual Statement / Complaint Index
National Association of Insurance Commissioners regulatory data. Carrier-level complaint ratios and claim payment timeliness. Mandatory reporting — independent of carrier marketing.
NOAA
Weather and CAT data
Catalog only
Storm Events Database
NOAA observational database of every CAT event with location and damage estimate. Drives revenue-forecasting and CAT-corridor signals.
RIA
Industry research bodies
42 metrics
RIA Cost of Doing Business 2025
Restoration Industry Association annual benchmark on operating costs, margin, COGS, and AR. Accountant-validated submissions; methodology disclosed publicly. Covers FY2024 data. (Already seeded by migration 20260429.)
SHRM
Industry surveys
5 metrics
SHRM Benchmark Surveys
Society for Human Resource Management annual benchmark surveys covering compensation, benefits, turnover, healthcare coverage, and burnout policy practices. Methodology disclosed; sample sizes published.
U.S. Census Bureau
Government data
2 metrics
Construction Spending (Value of Construction Put in Place)
Census monthly residential vs commercial put-in-place values. Independent triangulation of restoration service-mix shifts.
Verinode | Research
Verinode publications
Catalog only
Verinode Research evaluations and methodology studies
Verinode | Research is the publication arm of the Restoration Operator Trust. Outputs include adjuster scorecard methodology, per-carrier days-to-pay retrospectives, canonical-COA mapping evaluations, vendor ROI evaluations, and process supplement-to-SOP anchor evaluations. All Research outputs are reviewed by the Operator Advisory Council before contributing weight.
Cadence: continuousCoverage: US · CA
Operator Advisory Council
The Operator Advisory Council is the governance body that advises and governs Verinode's Research methodology and Data Handling. The Council ratifies the validity-scoring framework, reviews drift signals on published benchmarks, and approves new sources before they contribute weight to Verinode Research.
Council membership and current charter will be published on this page as the Council is formally constituted. Operator interest in serving on the Council: council@verinode.com.