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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🔄 &#039;&#039;&#039;Sum insured review&#039;&#039;&#039; is a periodic reassessment of the declared value or coverage limit on an [[Definition:Insurance policy | insurance policy]] to ensure it still reflects the true exposure being protected. In [[Definition:Property insurance | property insurance]], for example, rebuilding costs, asset values, and inflation can shift significantly between [[Definition:Policy renewal | renewals]], and a sum insured review is the mechanism that catches — and corrects — any mismatch before a [[Definition:Claim | claim]] reveals it. [[Definition:Insurance carrier | Carriers]], [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]], and [[Definition:Risk manager | risk managers]] all have a stake in keeping declared values accurate.<br /> <br /> ⚙️ The review process typically involves updated [[Definition:Valuation | valuations]] of insured assets, often guided by professional appraisers, construction cost indices, or data-driven tools offered by [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] platforms. The findings feed directly into the [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] workflow: if the review shows the [[Definition:Sum insured | sum insured]] has fallen below the actual replacement cost, the [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholder]] faces the risk of [[Definition:Underinsurance | underinsurance]] and potential [[Definition:Average clause | average clause]] penalties at claims time. Conversely, an inflated sum insured means the customer is overpaying on [[Definition:Premium | premiums]]. Some carriers now automate these reviews using [[Definition:Geospatial data | geospatial data]] and property analytics, triggering mid-term adjustments rather than waiting for renewal.<br /> <br /> 📈 Regular sum insured reviews protect all parties in the insurance relationship. Policyholders avoid the financial shock of a claim settlement that covers only a fraction of their loss, while carriers reduce the volatility that comes from systematic [[Definition:Underinsurance | underinsurance]] across a portfolio. In commercial lines, where asset bases can change rapidly through acquisitions or capital expenditure, embedding sum insured reviews into the [[Definition:Risk management | risk management]] cycle is considered a best practice — and some [[Definition:Binding authority agreement | binding authority agreements]] explicitly require them as a condition of delegated authority.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Sum insured]]<br /> * [[Definition:Underinsurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Average clause]]<br /> * [[Definition:Replacement cost]]<br /> * [[Definition:Policy renewal]]<br /> * [[Definition:Valuation]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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