From the first time I tried it, Umpire Assistant was a revelation - the missing piece that smooths out comparative analysis of opposing estimates with minimal effort. No longer do I have to use 4 screens and a clunky spreadsheet to review 8 or 18 pages of line items. Umpire Assistant is a polished and efficient experience from start to finish, with true apples to apples presentation.

This morning I was reading Chip Merlin's blog and was especially impressed with his "Thought for the Day". Chip quoted Charles Darwin who said, "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." Our industry is constantly changing. When I first started umpiring appraisals, we were using 3 part carbon paper to write estimates and there was no such thing as a smart phones. Look how we revolutionized through various estimating software and hardware with greater capacity. We now use satellite imagery and Artificial Intelligence to aide us in the evaluation of damages. That is why I am so impressed with Laura's product, Umpire Assistant. It bring the evaluation of information into the 21 Century allowing the umpire to be more efficient and productive all why producing a better product. Yes it is a change from the way we did things in the past but as Charles Darwin warns, the species that will survive is the one most responsive to change.