piCalculator Quick Start Guide - 2014

Quick Start Guide

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https://www.piCalculator.co.uk

1 Adding a Claimant

Click on a Question Mark to see the calculation explained in full.

• From the home page, select ‘Add New’

• Enter your claimants details

• Use the Calendar to enter dates orenter manually as DD/MM/YYY

• Click ‘Save’

• Errors will be highlighted when you click

‘Save’

• The claimant will be saved and all of the

relevant multipliers will be available to

view

2 Adding Loss Data

• Once your new claimant is added, or an existing claimant opened, you canadd all of your Loss Data in one of two ways:

• Using the drop down box at the top

• Large buttons at the bottom

Click ‘Back to Schedule’ to always go back to your Claimants Schedule

3 Calculating Past Losses

• Select ‘General Past Losses’ from the home screen.

• You can give your Losses a Title and

add Narrative.

• Add ‘One Off’ Losses

• Modification to Property

• Other specialist items

• Add a ‘Recurring’ Loss

• Payments that happen a number of times

• Add ‘Narrative’

• You can add narrative to individual losses and line items

• Always Click ‘Add Loss’ or ‘Add Narrative’

• Losses automatically calculated

• Interest automatically calculated

• All data added to claimant

• Schedule updated

Data is automatically saved once you click ‘Add’ or ‘Calculate’

4 Calculate Future Losses

• Select ‘Future Losses’ from the home screen

• As with Past Losses, you can give yourLosses a Title and add Narrative.

• Add ‘One Off’ Purchases

• Individual Payments e.g.:

• Modifications to Property

• One-off Surgery

• Add a ‘Recurring’ Purchase

• Capital items that need replacing e.g.:

• Wheelchairs

• Add a ‘Recurring’ Expense

• Physiotherapy

• Prescriptions

• Add ‘Narrative’

• You can add narrative to individual losses and line items

• Always Click ‘Add Loss’ or ‘Add Narrative’ to ensure your changes are saved.

5 Other Losses

• You can calculate all your other losses in exactly the same way including:

• Past Care Losses

• Variable Lifetime Losses

• Future Loss of Earnings

Using the ‘Action’ Button you can exclude lines from your calculation

5 Other Losses• You can also:

• Add Pension Losses

• Add Housing Losses

• Change Multipliers

• Add Interim Payments

• Upload & attach documentation

Using the ‘Action’ Button you can exclude lines from your calculation

6 Fatal Claims

• From the home page, select ‘Add Fatal’

• Enter deceased’s and claimants details

• Use the Calendar to enter dates orenter manually as DD/MM/YYY

• Click ‘Save’

• Errors will be highlighted when you click

‘Save’

• The claimant will be saved and all of therelevant multipliers will be available to view

• You can then enter loss details as before.

• Narrative

• General Damages

• Special Damages:• Past Losses• Dependency Claims

• Add Interim Payments

• Attached Documents

• Share you Schedule

Click on a Question Mark to see the calculation explained in full.

7 Exporting the Schedule

• Once you have inputted all of your loss data, you can export your Schedule toWord.

• Click ‘Export’

• Save your Schedule to your computer

• Schedule is fully editable

• Data remains safely stored online

• You can Export your Schedule in several different ways:

Client:

• Tables with client details with multipliers & special interest rate.

Client with Explanations:

• All multipliers and interest rates are fully explained.

Calculations:

• Tables with client details with multipliers, special interest rate and eachhead of loss calculation.

Calculations with Explanations:

• All multipliers, interest rates and each head of loss calculation is fullyexplained.

Schedule:

• Full Schedule complete with any inputted narrative.

Schedule with Explanations:

• Each calculation for any head of loss fully explained.

You can Export any Loss calculation on its own, with or without explanations

8 Making Changes

• You can easily update and amend your data.

• Within your Claimant, click ‘Edit’

• Amend the details

• Click ‘Save’

• Details are now changed and saved

• If you change the Trial Date or the Life Expectancy information, all Lossesthat use this information will be automatically re-calculated.

• To edit losses, click ‘Action’ on any

of the losses

• Choose ‘Edit’ from the drop down menu

• You can ‘Delete’ losses this way too

• And ‘Exclude’ items from the Schedule

• You can also ‘Move’ items up and down the Schedule to order them however you want.

9 Home Page & Resources

• The Home Page contains a list of all your Schedules as well as a number ofQuick Calculators & Resources. These are accessed via the large buttons atthe bottom of the home page or via the drop down menus at the top.

• Schedules

• Listed in the order of last edit

• Quick Calculators include:

• Inflation

• Interest

• Age & Duration

• Ogden Calculators

• Tax & NI

• VAT

• Resources Include:

• Ogden Tables – 5th, 6th & 7th Edition

• JC (JSB) Guidelines

• ASHE Tables

• All of these can be used to check calculations or to find information at any time and do not have to relate to an actual Schedule.

FAQ’s

Is it easy to get started on piCalculator?

• Yes. All you need are your log-in details and an internet connection on yourPC, laptop, tablet or smart phone.

How much input will my IT department need to install piCalculator?

• None. piCalculator is based online. As long as you have an internetconnection on your PC, laptop, tablet or smart phone you can access the site.

• You will never be asked to download anything to your computer or network.

• The site is updated and maintained by Rebmark Legal Solutions Ltd.

How secure is piCalculator?

• We take security seriously

• We’re dedicated to ensuring that all the information you store with us is keptsecure and that you’re in control of who can access it.

• We have implemented Extended 2048bit SSL - Secure Sockets Layerencryption on our website. The same Green https:// information you will seeon banks and online shopping sites ensuring your data is secure.

• Your data, including any uploaded documents, is encrypted and stored ondedicated servers, located on facilities at http://www.ukfast.co.uk/our-datacentres.html.

• Rebmark Legal Solutions Limited has been independently audited to ISO27001:2005 standards for our information security management systems.

Will I need training in how to use piCalculator?

• piCalculator has been designed to be simple to use. We think that with thehelp of this guide you should be able to use piCalculator within minutes.

• As long as you have the information to enter, it should be plain to see howand where to enter it in order to produce your Schedule of Loss.

• However, if you feel you could still use some training please contact us andwe can arrange a webinar to take you through each step.

How do I know the calculations are correct?

• All of our data tripled checked to ensure that the correct figures have beenused.

• All of the calculations are explained in detail so you can see how the figurehas been arrived at.

• piCalculator has been used to generate thousands of Schedules for oursubscribers.