DENVER (January 15, 2026) –  Umpire Assistant Company announces the launch of the Umpire Assistant App, a dispute-resolution platform built to help professionals organize, compare, reconcile, and document disputed property insurance estimates through a structured, line-item workflow designed for speed, transparency, and defensibility.

Disputed estimates often contain the same core categories—yet differ in scope, quantities, pricing assumptions, and formatting. The result is a familiar bottleneck: the work becomes harder to compare, harder to communicate, and harder to conclude. Umpire Assistant addresses that by making  the differences in estimates visible and comparable, then guiding users through a repeatable decision workflow that produces clear documentation of what was selected and why.

All new users can get their first project free with no credit card required by signing up at https://UmpireAssist.com/.

“The industry doesn’t need more noise – it needs a clearer way to see the dispute,” said Laura Haber, Founder, Visionary and CEO of Umpire Assistant. “Umpire Assistant was built to help professionals bring structure to the comparison, clarity to the decisions, and defensibility to the final documentation – without changing what the job is. It simply makes the work easier to execute and easier to stand behind.”

Simplifying the appraisal and pre-appraisal workflow in five steps

Umpire Assistant guides users through a structured dispute workflow to:

1. Create the project
2. Upload estimates (PDF)
3. Organize (prepare and structure the data for comparison)
4. Pair items (create comparable lineups across estimates)
5. Generate & review summaries, then finalize Selections to produce a Final Dispute Summary and supporting outputs (including award/release documentation where applicable)

What it does

Umpire Assistant (UA) is designed as a neutral, data-driven workflow intended to support documentation clarity and record integrity by structuring disputed estimates into comparable lineups and producing consistent summaries – without performing claim adjustment or advocacy.

Umpire Assistant launches with three purpose-built modules—UA, ADR, and SettleFast—each tailored to a distinct path to resolution and the professionals who operate within it. UA supports appraisal-focused workflows for umpires, appraisers, and other neutral professionals who need structured, line-item comparisons and defensible documentation; ADR supports pre-appraisal negotiation and alternative dispute resolution efforts for professionals working to close gaps earlier; and SettleFast supports contractors and restoration professionals managing supplements and pre-appraisal settlement work. Together, the three modules provide a consistent workflow for organizing disputed estimates, aligning comparable line items, and documenting outcomes with clarity.

That focus on clarity and tone from the very beginning is central to Umpire Assistant’s mission. According to Haber, the platform’s vision was inspired by language she read in a court order about appraisal—specifically, the risk that the process can be initiated in an adversarial, rather than collaborative, atmosphere.

In an Order Re: Petition for Appointment of Umpire, District Court Judge John L. Wheeler wrote: “Given the entrenched position of each party in opposition to each of the nominations by the opposing party, the Court is reluctant to appoint any of the individuals identified by either party. This reluctance is not because the Court has made any determination as to the qualifications, experience, or bias which any nominee may possess, but because of the risk of initiating the appraisal process in an adversarial, rather than a collaborative atmosphere.”

AI that supports structure — not “chatbot math”

Umpire Assistant uses AI to help structure and interpret raw data from the estimates inside a controlled workflow, while keeping decisions explicit and outputs consistent.

“We keep hearing, ‘GPT can do that,’ and it’s a misunderstanding of the actual problem,” said Daniel E. Chartock, Chief Technology Officer of Umpire Assistant. “General-purpose chat tools aren’t designed to produce repeatable, auditable line-item comparisons with consistent calculations and a defensible record of selections. Umpire Assistant uses AI in the right places – to organize, structure, and surface differences – while the platform preserves what matters most: transparent human decisions and consistent outputs you can stand behind.”

Early feedback from independent industry professionals has focused on one theme: speed and clarity without sacrificing rigor. In one testimonial, James Dombrowski (General Adjuster, CPAU, Umpire & Appraiser) describes Umpire Assistant as a “revelation,” contrasting it with the old reality of juggling multiple screens and a “clunky spreadsheet” to compare dense line-item estimates – calling the platform a polished and efficient way to perform the work.

John A. Voelpel, III (CPCU, AIC) echoes that sentiment, highlighting the value of bringing modern structure and workflow discipline into a process that has historically been manual and fragmented. Since launch, Umpire Assistant reports that hundreds of referrals have been sent by industry professionals, signaling early momentum from the community the product was built to serve.

Availability

The application is available immediately.  Interested users can signup and get their first project free at https://UmpireAssist.com.

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About Umpire Assistant Company

Umpire Assistant Company builds software designed to help professionals resolve disputed property insurance estimates with greater clarity, efficiency, and defensibility. The Umpire Assistant platform provides structured workflows that support line-item organization, apples-to-apples comparisons, documented selections, and consistent dispute summaries. U.S. Patent(s) Pending. For more information, please visit https://UmpireAssist.com/

About Laura Haber

Laura Haber is the Founder, Visionary and CEO of Umpire Assistant, and the Founder of Claims Master, Inc (CMI). An experienced insurance professional and Umpire, Haber created Umpire Assistant to modernize how disputed property insurance estimates are organized, compared, and documented—bringing a structured, line-item approach to appraisal and pre-appraisal resolution workflows. She is also an All-Lines Adjuster licensed across multiple states.

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