. Insurance Submissions and Proposals

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. What This Course Will Cover Insurance Proposals and Submissions the Basics Account Review—Identifying Exposures Proposals Marketing and Applications Submissions by Line of insurance Binders Policy Review/Summaries/Renewals 3

. Insurance Proposals and Submissions the Basics Standard of Care 4 Based on Regulations To the Insurance Customer To the Insurance Company

. Standards of Care—the Basics Based on Regulations Compliance with such issues as GLBA, Privacy Acts, authority as an agent/broker To the Insurance Company Broker /Agent—does it really matter? That the submission qualifies for the insurance carrier That you are honest and accurate To the Insurance Customer Ordinary care to obtain the coverages they have requested 5

. Standards of Care—the Basics The submission for insurance is the culmination of several steps in a process  Acquire the customer  Broker of Record—Obligation?  Brand New Insured—We do a better job  Brand New Company—a guessing game 6

. Standards of Care—the Basics Identify exposures to risk that can be transferred to insurance Identify exposures to risk that can NOT be transferred to insurance—the competition does this Gather all the necessary information—they assume you know  Values/locations  Payroll/Drivers 7

. Account Review—Identifying Exposures 8

. Account Size May Dictate Process Whether small or large premium, all deserve and expect a certain level of service Agent/broker may differentiate based on size of account: small, mid, large  This will differ by agency/brokerage  Procedure manual should specify procedures  All staff should follow 9

. Account Size May Dictate Process Small Limited Marketing Eligibility Application Cover Letter Mid Size Account Review Coverage Analysis Marketing Proposal Coverage Summary Supporting Documents Large More Detailed More Options More Policies Risk Survey Independent Inspections, etc 10