{"id":17516,"date":"2024-09-06T13:46:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T17:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/?p=17516"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:15:48","slug":"coverage-risks-in-your-pre-renewal-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/blogs\/coverage-risks-in-your-pre-renewal-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The coverage risks hiding in your insurance renewal process &#8211; and how to minimize them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17519 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CloserLookHeader-1024x535.png\" alt=\"Take a closer look at hidden risks in your insurance policy renewal process\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CloserLookHeader-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CloserLookHeader-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CloserLookHeader-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CloserLookHeader.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With the current hard market, carrier delays, and increasing rates and coverages required, retailers are in a difficult position: maintaining adequate coverage for your insureds while shopping different carriers and finding the lowest rates. Maintaining strong and healthy relationships with your named insureds requires not only accuracy, but also that the coverages selected are sufficient and adequate in the event of a loss. To keep current clients satisfied, your renewals should be proactive, timely, and most importantly, based on accurate information.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">But when you&#8217;re comparing quotes and coverages for your entire book of business, the pre-renewal process can get complicated &#8211; and risky. More steps mean more opportunities for mistakes, and if anything is missed and a new policy doesn&#8217;t provide adequate coverage, liability is 100% on your agency. Ensuring that the amount of coverage is satisfactory means more than just peace of mind for your insureds. It&#8217;s often a legal or network requirement for certain types of policies, and underinsurance leaves both you and your client vulnerable to loss.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Let&#8217;s look at three questions you should be asking about your <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">insurance policy renewal process<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to ensure you aren&#8217;t opening your agency to unnecessary risk.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Is your AMS data always consistent and accurate?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The information in your agency management system is crucial &#8211; you are liable if there are inaccuracies. With 4-6 different quotes for each client and minute differences in coverage for each, updating your AMS with new data is no small task. In the \u201crenewal scramble,\u201d stress is high and mistakes can happen. Your account managers are already at capacity, and they don&#8217;t have the bandwidth to spend hours meticulously moving data over and reviewing it for mistakes. You don\u2019t want to share inaccurate or incomplete information with carriers, and even small errors could result in coverage gaps.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How we help:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Our teams work as a capacity lift for your agency &#8211; it&#8217;s like hiring extra help, but we&#8217;ve done the interviewing and training already. We follow your best practices to ensure the AMS is updated with accurate data, so your team doesn&#8217;t have to worry about this extra busywork and can focus on creating a positive experience for clients.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Are you comparing apples and oranges?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Especially when you\u2019re remarketing a policy, it\u2019s critical to perform quote checks <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">before <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">renewal \u2013 not after the policy is bound. Without that extra step comparing quotes, you\u2019re creating a huge potential source of error and risk. It&#8217;s hard to track different premiums and coverages through different carriers across multiple books of business, where each client\u2019s circumstance is unique \u2013 there&#8217;s too much work for your team and too much room for error.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How we help:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Our team lays out information in a user-friendly format, highlighting discrepancies and differences between policies. Everything is collected into a single source document for easy reference, giving your agents the information they need to make the best recommendation for every insured. This helps to ensure adequate coverage that accounts for all new data and fully protects the policyholder.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Are your insureds well-informed and confident?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can&#8217;t rely on your clients to be insurance experts &#8211; doing the due diligence and providing the right information is on you. Although it\u2019s crucial to educate your insureds about their coverage options, they are ultimately trusting your agency to ensure they aren\u2019t under- or over-insured. You must understand the customer and their needs, and help determine which coverages will adequately protect them. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How we help:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Not only is our process more efficient for your agency, it&#8217;s also better for your insureds. Seeing the information gives them peace of mind that they&#8217;re making the right choice and helps them feel confident that your business is reliable. Our pre-renewal checklist helps ensure the right coverages and right amounts are on the policy to avoid any major catastrophe or unexpected detrimental situation.\u202fWhen you\u2019re confident in your process, your insureds are confident in their coverage \u2013 and in you.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Improve your insurance policy renewal process<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Want to go the extra step during pre-renewal, ensure your data&#8217;s integrity, and keep your clients happy? Our offshore services provide you with a dedicated team to handle your pre-renewal process and help ensure adequate coverage for your named insureds. We don\u2019t just take quote comparisons off your plate \u2013 our BPM teams can also handle the other time-consuming steps that create risk and prevent you from focusing on what\u2019s important. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resourcepro.com\/retail\/extend-your-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Find out how to extend your team with our expert support.<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the current hard market, carrier delays, and increasing rates and coverages required, retailers are in a difficult position: maintaining adequate coverage for your insureds while shopping different carriers and finding the lowest rates. 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