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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>📊 '''Error ratio''' is a quality-control metric used across the insurance industry to quantify the frequency of mistakes in key operational processes — [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]], [[Definition:Policy administration | policy administration]], [[Definition:Claims processing | claims processing]], [[Definition:Billing | billing]], and [[Definition:Bordereaux | bordereaux]] reporting. Expressed as a percentage of total transactions containing one or more errors, it provides a straightforward benchmark for measuring how accurately an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurer]], [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGA]], or [[Definition:Third-party administrator (TPA) | third-party administrator]] is executing its workflows. A policy-issuance error ratio of 3%, for example, means that three out of every hundred policies issued during a given period contained at least one data or coverage error.<br />
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⚙️ Organizations track this metric by sampling completed transactions, auditing them against source documents and business rules, and categorizing discrepancies by type — miskeyed premium amounts, incorrect [[Definition:Policy endorsement | endorsement]] attachments, wrong [[Definition:Classification code | classification codes]], or missing [[Definition:Subjectivity | subjectivities]] are common findings. [[Definition:Delegated underwriting authority (DUA) | Delegated authority]] arrangements heighten the importance of error ratios because the granting carrier depends on the [[Definition:Coverholder | coverholder's]] operational accuracy. Many [[Definition:Binding authority agreement | binding authority agreements]] include contractual error-ratio thresholds, and exceeding them can trigger remediation plans or, in severe cases, suspension of the [[Definition:Delegated underwriting authority (DUA) | delegation]]. Audit teams at [[Definition:Lloyd's of London | Lloyd's]] and large carriers regularly review coverholders' error ratios as part of their oversight programs.<br />
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🎯 Persistently high error ratios do more than create administrative headaches — they erode [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] integrity, lead to mispriced [[Definition:Premium | premiums]], delay [[Definition:Insurance claim | claim]] settlements, and expose the organization to [[Definition:Errors and omissions insurance (E&O) | E&O]] liability and regulatory scrutiny. Conversely, a consistently low error ratio signals disciplined processes and reliable data, which strengthens relationships with capacity providers and supports favorable [[Definition:Audit | audit]] outcomes. [[Definition:Insurtech | Insurtech]] solutions such as automated validation rules, optical character recognition, and real-time data checks have become important tools for driving error ratios down across the policy lifecycle.<br />
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'''Related concepts:'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Quality assurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Policy administration]]<br />
* [[Definition:Delegated underwriting authority (DUA)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Bordereaux]]<br />
* [[Definition:Audit]]<br />
* [[Definition:Straight-through processing (STP)]]<br />
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