Pen-Based Claim Estimating Software

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Pen-Based Claim Estimating

Symbility introduces the next revolution in property loss claim processing technology. Our mobile claims software is the first and only designed from the ground up specifically for pen-based, wireless computers. For the first time, claim adjusters and restoration contractors can:

Complete full estimates while moving around the site
Access all claims data from anywhere
Draw graphically rich floorplans, roofplans and exterior elevations using only a pen
Capture room and roof dimensions in one click with a wireless Disto® laser rangefinder
Transmit estimates, photos and floorplans wirelessly to other claim participants before leaving the site
Be notified instantly of all claim activity

Symbility's mobile claims™ system is a revolutionary property claims processing technology that does what no other property loss claims estimating system has ever done before: it allows estimators to create, analyze, edit, review, transmit and receive complete property loss estimates anytime, anywhere.

We're not talking about installing estimating software on your laptop and taking it with you to the job site, then promptly placing it on a clean, flat surface (if there is one) so you can use it. We're talking about taking a full claims system with you as you move around the site. Capturing data directly into it without stopping or returning to your laptop. Sending complete estimates to adjusters or contractors before even leaving the site. We're talking about hyper-efficiency because there's no mouse to mess with, no typing to do and no measuring with a tape measure (if you also use a Leica Disto® Plus).

This is all made possible due to our unique software that is specifically designed for pen-based computing. Designing the software from the ground up for all the nuances of pen computers is the key. Although it's true you can install any software compatible Windows XP on a Tablet PC, unless the software has been designed for a slower CPU, low bandwidth connections, precious battery life, portrait screen orientation, and a "stylus" (pen) as the only input device, you just can't come close to the efficiency of using the Symbility solution.

Preparing On-site Property Loss Claim Estimate

Symbility users keep moving and don't stop while building their estimates, even while recording measurements. You record all details about the loss directly into the pen-based PC, and as you record the details, you create the estimate—including floorplans, roofplans, photos, notes and annotations. No more double-entry of data (once at the site, then again into the computer back at the office).

The Right Tool for the Job

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Choose any tablet PC from a wide range of manufacturers including those from our world class partners Lenovo, Motion Computing and Panasonic.

Use the built-in microphone to record voice annotations and embed them directly into a floorplan or attach them to any line item.

Pen-based scoping is quickest and easiest

Pen-based scoping

Symbility's unique freeform "connect-the-dots" drawing tool (patent pending) lets you scope rooms of any shape and size easily with the stylus. Even angled walls are drawn with ease. Regardless of the shape of rooms or roofs drawn, Symbility calculates the surface area and linear length of the floor, ceiling and every wall—all you do is drag items with the pen from the regionalized pricing database to the surface(s) they apply to, in order to build the estimate. That's the power of the pen.

Embed digital images directly into a floorplan or roofplan, or attach directly to any item.

The stylus and Symbility's annotation tools provide unprecedented levels of communication of exactly what's at the loss site. This results in a more accurate assessment, and a faster understanding for those that are not at the site.

Symbility's unique freeform "connect-the-dots" drawing tool (patent pending) lets you scope rooms of any shape and size easily.

Apply items to any portion of any interior or exterior surface—graphically.

Stairways, doors, windows, missing walls, half-walls, bulkheads, peaked ceilings...if you can use a pen, you can draw them.

Attach notes and photos directly to line items.

Daylight-readable display (on certain models) allows the software to be used even in direct sunlight.

Integrated Bluetooth^® wireless technology (on certain models) allows the instant capture of measurements of exteriors, roofs and interior rooms (including doors, windows, etc.) directly from a Disto^® laser rangefinder (and eliminating up to 60% of the time spent on-site manually measuring with a tape measure.

Symbility's unique wireless claim synchronization technology takes advantage of WiFi (802.11b/g), or wide-area wireless (!X/EV-DO/GPRS/EDGE) technologies and allows field users to send completed or partial estimates to other participants in a claim without even leaving the site. It also provides real-time access to all claim data, so everyone is instantly aware of all activity that occurs in a claim.

Hot-swappable battery lasts up to nine hours for a full day of estimating.

Slate-style Tablet PCs weigh about 3 lbs. and are about 1" thick. They feel like a slightly heftier clipboard and paper pad (but of course give you unlimited paper).

Memory card slot for transferring images from a digital camera (on-site of course).

Simple, intuitive tools for modifying quantities, dimensions and other numerical values quickly with a stylus.

Regularly updated, regionalized Craftsman^TM pricing database.

Not only does Symbility eliminate the double entry of recording the loss details on paper then having to enter that data into a computer to build the estimate (not to mention the driving time to transport it back to your office), but Symbility gets the estimator out of the loss location sooner (vs. the pen-and-paper approach) and with more complete and accurate data. Having a computer with you as you move around the site allows you to take advantage of the main task computers are built for—automation. For example:

If all windows on a floor are identical, define the properties of one (width, height, distance from floor, type, etc.) then copy and paste the rest
Create Item Batches: lists of items that commonly appear together. Ex: apply all 26 items of your standard "Kitchen Fire" batch in one motion, then delete or change any items as necessary
Save any floorplans or roofplans previously drawn for later use on any device you happen to be using

This is especially important in CAT losses where efficiency is crucial... this is where Symbility really shines.

The stylus (pen) is the only input device you need. Everything you do in the software is done with it. This is the key to creating full estimates on-site. Only Symbility has been designed specifically for a pen-based environment.