Reference: Validation Rules for Filings
Overview
To improve the filing experience and minimize the number of flings that must be flagged by the SLA and corrected by filers, the new Broker Portal has improved data validation and rules. Below you can find which fields are required prior to saving a draft transaction, as well as the validations that are performed when a filer attempts to submit a filing.
Validation rules vary by transaction type:
New Renewal Additional Premium Return Premium Flat Cancel Audit
Save Validation
The user will not be able to save a transaction as a draft, or at any point after the initial save, unless the following fields are populated:
Broker Account
Transaction Type.
Policy Number
Insured
Input Limitation
Certain fields may be locked depending on the transaction type. This table lists the fields and the limits upon them, and the applicable transaction types.
Field | Limitation | Applicable Transaction Types |
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Transaction Type | This is determined prior to the Fling screen opening and cannot be edited on the screen. | All |
Location of Risk | This cannot be edited if “Same as Mailng” checkbox is marked. | All |
Line of Business | The Line of Business determined for the original transaction for this policy is not editable. | Additional Premium Return Premium Flat Cancel |
Broker Account | Restricted to broker accounts that the user has filing permission for. | All |
Stamping Fee, Premium Tax | These are calculated by the system at save or submit. | All |
Late Filing Fee | This is automatically added when the Broker Received Date is more than 30 days prior to the date when the filing is submitted. | All |
Submit Validation
The user will not be able to submit a transaction unless all the following conditions are satisfied. Fields that fail validation will be outlined in red with an explanation of what the validation error is displayed.
Field | Condition | Applicable Transaction Types |
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Policy | The policy # is not already in the system. | New |
Effective Date or Endorsement Date | Cannot be prior to the broker’s SLA Active date | All |
Endorsement Date |
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Expiration Date |
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Broker Received Date | The date cannot be in the future | All |
ECP Checkbox | If this is checked, LOB cannot be 103. If this is unchecked, LOB cannot be 999. | All |
Location of Risk | State must be Idaho | All |
Line of Business, Insurer | Field must be populated | All |
Percentage (Insurer) | The total of all percentages must total 100 | All |
Documents:
| Document of this type must have been uploaded |
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Premium, Broker Fee, Other Fee |
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Premium | May only be 0 if there is a non-zero value for Broker Fee or Other Fee | All |