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- ******CLAIM FILE EVALUATION******
-
- COPYRIGHT 1987
- by
- David Rice
- 556 Forest Dr. S.E.
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- 52406
- (319-364-0451)
-
- When approaching the moment of settlement of a personal injury claim,
- it is most helpful to develop some type of written evaluation. There
- are, of course, several different ways to do this. Each of these ways
- has it's own merit and validity and none are "wrong" (although some
- are more "right" than others). The novitiate, the experienced and the
- inexperienced will encounter the problem of "where do I begin?".
-
- This program, which runs under dBASEII, aids the user in setting up a
- starting point. Often the results of the calculations are quite accu-
- rate to the end as well as the beginning. Insurance Claims Adjusters
- and personal injury Attorneys will find this program most useful. But
- it must be pointed out that evaluating a claim is an art; it is not a
- science. A multitude of variables can be applied to evaluating such
- a matter as a personal injury claim into dollars and cents. There are
- some variables which are basic to all methods, however. This program
- incorporates most of those variables and then some.
-
- The program does not take into consideration such factors as the demo
- -graphic or geographic influences, jury trends, and the like. That
- special "sixth sense", which comes with time and experience cannot be
- computed with a small binary machine.
-
- The results of this program should be used only as a guide and should
- not be used as a BIBLE. The author assumes no liability from the use
- of the program or the results calculated therefrom in any way, shape,
- method, manner or form.
-
- The program consists of three .CMD files and one .MEM file (which can
- be created by running EVAL.CMD). It was written under dBASEII in CPM
- but could easily be changed to run under dBASEIII with MS-DOS.
-
- Permission is granted to freely distribute the program so long as the
- files are distributed together along with the .DOC file and copyright
- notices. It is expressly forbidden to charge a fee for the program,
- and/or to profit from it in any way, shape, method, manner or form.
-
- If you find this program useful to you and/or if you use this program
- a $10.00 donation to the author would be greatly appreciated. If you
- have any questions concerning the program, please address them to the
- author, enclosing a self addressed stamped envelope; or you may call
- at the number listed above.
-
- To begin the program, get into dBASE and type "DO eval". The screen
- will display a short message and prompts will be presented. Enter the
- date as you see fit. After enterting the data, you will be presented
- with the option to view the results or send it to the printer. After
- which, all memory variables are cleared as well as the screen.
-
- If you are not an ins. claims adjuster or a personal injury attorney,
- you may still find the program useful if you ever have the "occasion"
- to have to evaluate your own claim.
- torney,
- you may still find the program useful if you ever have the "occasion"
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