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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏥 '''Claims triage''' is the process by which an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurer]] or [[Definition:Third-party administrator (TPA) | third-party administrator]] evaluates incoming [[Definition:Claim | claims]] and assigns them to the appropriate handling path based on complexity, potential severity, and required expertise. Borrowed conceptually from emergency medicine, the term captures the idea that not every claim demands the same level of attention—straightforward, low-value claims can be fast-tracked through [[Definition:Straight-through processing (STP) | straight-through processing]], while complex or high-exposure cases are routed to senior [[Definition:Claims adjuster | adjusters]] or specialist units.<br />
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⚙️ At the point of [[Definition:First notice of loss (FNOL) | first notice of loss]], triage rules—whether manual guidelines or [[Definition:Artificial intelligence | AI]]-driven models—examine data such as the [[Definition:Line of business | line of business]], reported loss amount, [[Definition:Coverage | coverage]] type, claimant history, and red-flag indicators for [[Definition:Insurance fraud | fraud]]. Based on this assessment, the claim is categorized into a tier: it might be auto-adjudicated and paid within minutes, assigned to a general adjuster's queue, or escalated immediately to a [[Definition:Special investigations unit (SIU) | special investigations unit]]. Modern [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] platforms leverage [[Definition:Natural language processing (NLP) | natural language processing]] and [[Definition:Predictive analytics | predictive analytics]] to score claims at intake, dramatically reducing the time between notification and the start of active handling.<br />
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🎯 Effective triage directly influences both [[Definition:Loss adjustment expense (LAE) | loss adjustment expenses]] and customer satisfaction. When simple claims are resolved quickly, [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholders]] experience faster payouts and the insurer conserves adjuster resources for cases that genuinely require investigation or negotiation. Conversely, poor triage—routing a potentially litigated [[Definition:Bodily injury | bodily injury]] claim into a low-touch queue, for instance—can lead to [[Definition:Reserve deficiency | reserve deficiencies]], delayed interventions, and inflated [[Definition:Claims cost | claims costs]] that ripple through the [[Definition:Loss ratio (L/R) | loss ratio]].<br />
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'''Related concepts:'''<br />
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* [[Definition:First notice of loss (FNOL)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Claims adjuster]]<br />
* [[Definition:Straight-through processing (STP)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Special investigations unit (SIU)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Loss adjustment expense (LAE)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Claims management]]<br />
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