Buyer & owner snapshot guide

Handle hail season calls without missing a claim or a car.

The receptionist sorts insurers from vehicle owners, puts claim details on file, books free hail evaluations, transfers to your team and emails you after every call.

1 agent2 workflowsEvaluation bookingTeam email after every call
SNAPSHOT GUIDEPAINTLESS DENT REPAIR

Auto Hail
Receptionist

Insurer handlingIncluded
Evaluation bookingIncluded
Live transferIncluded
Team emailsIncluded
01 · What it does

Two kinds of callers, both handled.

After a storm the phones fill with owners wanting an evaluation and adjusters chasing estimates. This snapshot answers every call, gets each caller what they need, and keeps your team informed.

Insurers

Claim on file

Company, customer and claim number saved, then straight to your estimator.

Owners

Evaluation booked

Free evaluation booked in the call, with text and email confirmations.

Team

Email after every call

Who called, the details and a summary with the recording.

02 · What is included

The snapshot contents.

AssetQuantityPurpose
Auto Hail Repair Coordinator1 agent

Voice receptionist for insurers and vehicle owners.

Incoming Calls: Insurers and Vehicle Owners1 workflow

Questions, estimate handling, booking and transfer.

After the Call: Team Notifications1 workflow

Insurer or new-lead email after every answered call.

Free Hail Evaluation1 bookable

30-minute in-person evaluation with confirmations and reminders.

Contact fields4 fields

Insurance Company, Insured Customer Name, Claim Number, Vehicle Year, Make and Model.

Company Name variable1 variable

Your shop name in the greeting.

03 · How it works

Two workflows, two kinds of caller.

Auto Hail incoming call workflow
Incoming Calls: Insurers and Vehicle Owners, saved September 24, 2026. Dashed steps need the owner's team phone or booking setup.
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An inbound call is greeted with the shop name and asked whether the caller is from an insurance company or a vehicle owner with hail damage. Insurers answer six questions (first and last name, insurance company, callback number, the customer on the claim and the claim number), all saved to the contact, and are tagged insurance for this call. They choose between an estimate and a vehicle in the shop. Estimate questions split into line items, which are noted without any approval or amount, and process questions, which are answered within limits. Every insurer path ends with a transfer to the team. Vehicle owners answer four questions (name, phone, vehicle year, make and model) and are tagged client for this call. If they have already been evaluated they can ask questions, answered within limits, and are then transferred. If not, they are offered the free evaluation: the booking step books it and confirms the time, a failed booking creates a scheduling task, and a caller who says not now is invited to stop in. The transfer rings the owner's team line; an answered transfer is noted, and no answer or a closed shop creates a return-call task before the call ends.

Auto Hail after-call notifications
After the Call: Team Notifications, saved September 24, 2026. Answered inbound calls only.
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When an answered inbound call ends, the workflow checks the tag set during the call. Insurer calls send the team an email with the representative, company, callback number, customer, claim number, call summary and recording link, then remove the insurance tag. Vehicle-owner calls send a new-lead email with the vehicle, summary and recording link, then remove the client tag. A call with neither tag gets a note and no email.

04 · Set it up

Seven owner steps make it yours.

  • 1
    Set your shop name

    Update the Company Name variable.

  • 2
    Enter your team phone and shop hours

    On the transfer step. Default hours are Monday to Saturday, 8 to 6 Central.

  • 3
    Choose your caller ID

    The number used when transferring.

  • 4
    Set up the Free Hail Evaluation

    Assign staff, set hours and your address, then publish it.

  • 5
    Connect email and SMS

    An email sender for the team emails, an SMS number for booking texts, and confirm the support address.

  • 6
    Add your FAQs

    PDR, estimates and supplements in a knowledge base, so the receptionist can answer them.

  • 7
    Assign the agent to your shop line

    Calls to that number start the receptionist.

Open the step-by-step setup center →

05 · Verify & launch

Run the acceptance calls.

TestExpected behaviorPass condition
Call as an insurer and ask about a vehicleTransfer

Six details on the contact; the team line rings; insurer email after the call; tag removed.

Call as an insurer about estimate line itemsNoted, not approved

Line items noted with no approval or amounts; then the transfer.

Call as a vehicle owner and bookBooked

Booking confirmed on the call, then by text and email; new-lead email after the call.

Vehicle owner, not nowInvitation

The call ends with an invitation to stop in.

Ask what the repair will costNo quote

The agent says the team confirms after the evaluation.

Ask for the team after hoursReturn call

The agent apologizes and a return-call task is created.

Your receptionist is ready.

When the calls pass, activate the agent.

Open the setup center →