Policy & certificates
administrator
Certificates issued within the hour, endorsements processed properly, schedules checked against what was actually placed, and client records accurate — the constant interruption work, handled.
The interruption tax on a broking business
A certificate of currency request always arrives when the broker is with a client. So does an endorsement, a change of address, a vehicle addition, a request for a policy copy.
Individually they take minutes. Collectively they fragment the day of the only person in the business who can give advice — and each one is a context switch away from renewal or new business work.
A dedicated policy administrator absorbs all of it. The broker's day stops being interrupted, and clients get a faster response than they were getting before.
What they process
- Certificates of currency — Issued promptly from your system on request, which is the single most common interruption in a broking office.
- Endorsements — Mid-term changes processed with the insurer — additions, deletions, address and detail changes — and confirmed back to the client.
- Schedule checking — Policy schedules checked against what was placed, so errors are caught by you rather than by the client at claim time.
- Policy documentation — Documents issued to clients, filed against the record and confirmed received.
- Client record upkeep — Contacts, exposures, renewal dates and claims history kept accurate in your broking platform.
- Premium funding administration — Applications prepared and tracked, and settlement documentation chased.
- Compliance file checks — Files checked for completeness against your licensee's requirements, with gaps chased while the detail is fresh.
- Cancellations and refunds — Cancellations processed, refunds calculated per the insurer's terms and confirmed to the client.
The advice line
Processing travels. Anything touching what cover a client should hold does not.
- Advice on coverWhether an endorsement is adequate, or whether cover should change, is licensed advice.
- Sums insuredNever advised on, even when a client asks directly during a routine change.
- Compliance judgementsThey check files against your checklist; whether a file is adequate is your licensee's judgement.
- Cancellation adviceProcessing a cancellation is administration. Advising on the consequences is advice.