Manual intervention and lack of automation
Binding authority placement
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The parties to the contract build out the binding authority contractPain point not applicable to this step
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The binding authority contract is signed by the parties of the contract and the coverholder and registered with the Velonetic, Lloyd’s and/or the insurer
Binder information must be manually recreated for registration, requiring additional time and effort
Risk and premium placement
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Policyholders and the coverholder agree contracts of insurancePain point not applicable to this step
Coverholder reporting
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The coverholder collects and reports details of the contracts (risks) and premiums as part of bordereaux management
Details of the contracts and premiums are collected manually on spreadsheets and by email leading to errors and rework
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Coverholder shares the bordereaux with all parties on the contract in line with the terms agreed in the binding authority contract
Receiving and processing bordereaux often requires data manipulation to reformat the information to be shared with the parties of the contract
Bordereaux processing
Agreement
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Parties of the contract review the risk contracts and agree the bordereaux
Reviewing and agreeing the contract is manual as parties of the contract have to pull information from different sources, and agreement may happen offline (e.g. via email)
Bordereaux processing
Digital processing and payment
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Technical checks are completed for accounting purposes
Checks are largely manual and require data from multiple sources, and queries are shared via manual routes (e.g. email)
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Fund transaction is created, and the monies are moved accordingly
Proactive management of loss funds across multiple contracts and bank accounts is a time consuming and manual process, which must be completed on an annual basis
Pain points
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