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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>📋 &#039;&#039;&#039;Premium leakage&#039;&#039;&#039; is the revenue an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurer]] fails to collect — or under-collects — relative to what it should have charged based on the actual [[Definition:Exposure | exposure]], correct [[Definition:Rating | rating factors]], and applicable [[Definition:Underwriting guidelines | underwriting rules]]. It occurs when errors, omissions, or misapplications in the [[Definition:Premium pricing | pricing]] and [[Definition:Premium processing | processing]] chain cause the charged [[Definition:Premium | premium]] to fall short of the technically adequate rate. Industry estimates suggest leakage can run anywhere from 2% to as high as 10% of written premium in certain [[Definition:Line of business | lines]], making it one of the largest controllable drains on [[Definition:Underwriting profit | underwriting profitability]].<br /> <br /> ⚙️ Sources of leakage are varied and often systemic. Common culprits include incorrect [[Definition:Classification code | classification codes]], outdated [[Definition:Rate | rates]] applied after a [[Definition:Rate filing | rate revision]] takes effect, unapplied [[Definition:Endorsement | endorsements]], failure to account for [[Definition:Exposure change | mid-term exposure changes]], and manual keying errors during [[Definition:Policy issuance | policy issuance]]. In [[Definition:Delegated underwriting authority (DUA) | delegated authority]] programs, leakage can compound when an [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGA]] or [[Definition:Coverholder | coverholder]] applies discretionary pricing outside approved guidelines and the deviation is not caught during [[Definition:Underwriting audit | audits]]. Carriers combat the problem through [[Definition:Premium audit | premium audits]], automated [[Definition:Rating engine | rating-engine]] validations, and post-bind quality-assurance reviews that compare the quoted premium against what the rules should have produced.<br /> <br /> 💡 Addressing premium leakage delivers a direct, dollar-for-dollar improvement to the [[Definition:Combined ratio | combined ratio]] without requiring rate increases or new business growth — an attractive proposition in competitive markets. [[Definition:Insurtech | Insurtech]] vendors have built analytics platforms that use [[Definition:Machine learning | machine learning]] to flag policies where the charged premium deviates from expected values, enabling carriers to prioritize review of the highest-impact discrepancies. Beyond financial recovery, tackling leakage strengthens [[Definition:Regulatory compliance | regulatory compliance]] — particularly in [[Definition:State-filed rate | filed-rate]] environments where charging less than the approved rate can be as problematic as overcharging — and reinforces the discipline of the [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] process from quote through binding.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Premium audit]]<br /> * [[Definition:Underwriting audit]]<br /> * [[Definition:Rating engine]]<br /> * [[Definition:Combined ratio]]<br /> * [[Definition:Underwriting guidelines]]<br /> * [[Definition:Delegated underwriting authority (DUA)]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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