Eligibility Rules Engine

Automatically Determine Eligibility Before Rating Begins

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Every commercial insurance submission must first answer one important question:

Is this risk eligible?

Before premiums are calculated, insurance organizations must determine whether the applicant meets carrier appetite, product guidelines, underwriting requirements, geographic restrictions, industry classifications, and regulatory requirements. SelectRate Eligibility Rules Engine automates these decisions through configurable business rules that evaluate submissions before they enter the rating process. Rather than relying on manual underwriting reviews for every submission, organizations can automate eligibility decisions while maintaining complete governance and underwriting consistency.

What Is an Eligibility Rules Engine?

An Eligibility Rules Engine evaluates whether a commercial insurance submission qualifies for quoting based on configurable business rules.

The engine automatically determines whether a submission should:

  • Continue to Rating
  • Refer to Company
  • Decline
  • Require Additional Information
  • Require Underwriting Approval
  • Require Documentation

Every decision is made using configurable business logic instead of application code.

Why Eligibility Matters

Eligibility decisions protect insurance organizations from quoting business outside carrier appetite.

Examples include:

  • Industry Restrictions
  • Class Code Restrictions
  • Revenue Thresholds
  • Payroll Thresholds
  • Employee Limits
  • Geographic Restrictions
  • Coverage Availability
  • Claims History
  • Product Availability
  • Regulatory Requirements

Automated eligibility improves quote quality while reducing unnecessary underwriting work.

Built for Commercial Insurance

SelectRate supports eligibility automation across every commercial insurance product. Each product can maintain independent eligibility rules while sharing one centralized rules platform.

General Liability
Workers Compensation
Commercial Property
Commercial Auto
Builders Risk
Inland Marine
Professional Liability
Cyber Liability
Umbrella
Excess Liability

Carrier Appetite Management

Every insurance carrier defines its own appetite.

Configure:

  • Preferred Industries
  • Restricted Industries
  • Eligible Classes
  • Restricted Classes
  • Geographic Appetite
  • Revenue Limits
  • Payroll Limits
  • Risk Characteristics

Carrier appetite can be updated without changing application code.

Product Eligibility

Products frequently have different eligibility requirements.

Evaluate:

  • Product Availability
  • Coverage Eligibility
  • State Availability
  • Industry Eligibility
  • Program Eligibility
  • Policy Limits
  • Coverage Options

Only eligible products are presented to agents and underwriters.

Industry Eligibility

Industry is often the first eligibility decision.

Configure rules using:

  • NAICS Codes
  • SIC Codes
  • ISO Classifications
  • NCCI Classifications
  • Business Operations
  • Risk Categories
  • Industry Groups

Industry rules remain reusable across multiple products.

Geographic Eligibility

Evaluate submissions based on geographic characteristics.

Supports:

  • State
  • County
  • ZIP Code
  • Territory
  • Catastrophe Zones
  • Coastal Areas
  • Protection Classes

Geographic rules automatically determine product availability.

Coverage Eligibility

Some coverages are only available under specific conditions.

Configure:

  • Required Coverages
  • Optional Coverages
  • Coverage Combinations
  • Coverage Dependencies
  • Product Restrictions
  • State Restrictions

Coverage decisions are automatically enforced during quoting.

Automated Testing

Every eligibility rule should be validated before deployment.

Test:

  • Rule Logic
  • Product Availability
  • Carrier Appetite
  • Geographic Rules
  • API Responses
  • Workflow Outcomes

Automated testing ensures eligibility behaves exactly as expected.

Release Management

Deploy eligibility updates through governed release workflows.

Supports:

  • Draft Releases
  • Product Approval
  • Automated Testing
  • Scheduled Deployment
  • Rollback
  • Audit History

Every rule change follows a structured deployment process.

API Integration

Eligibility decisions are available through secure REST APIs.

Applications can:

  • Validate Eligibility
  • Retrieve Product Availability
  • Check Carrier Appetite
  • Evaluate Geographic Rules
  • Return Eligibility Results

Eligibility becomes the first API call in the quoting process.

Underwriting Integration

Eligibility becomes the first step within the underwriting process. Every eligibility decision flows directly into the Underwriting Rules Engine.

Possible outcomes include:

  • Eligible
  • Refer to Company
  • Decline
  • Requires Documentation
  • Requires Inspection
  • Requires Management Review

Learn more about Underwriting Rules Engine

Premium Calculation Integration

Only eligible submissions proceed to premium calculation. Once eligibility is confirmed, premium calculation begins automatically.

The platform evaluates:

  • Eligibility
  • Product Selection
  • Carrier Selection
  • Territory
  • Coverage
  • Rating Variables

Learn more about Premium Calculation Engine

Rating Workbench Integration

Eligibility results appear directly within the Rating Workbench. Underwriters immediately understand why a submission passed or failed eligibility.

Display:

  • Eligibility Status
  • Failed Rules
  • Triggered Rules
  • Carrier Appetite
  • Product Availability
  • Supporting Information

Learn more about Rating Workbench

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Effective Date Management

Eligibility rules evolve over time.Future eligibility policies can be configured before implementation.

Manage:

  • Historical Rules
  • Current Rules
  • Future Rules
  • Carrier Appetite Changes
  • Product Updates
  • Regulatory Changes

Learn more about Effective Date Management

Version Control

Every eligibility rule is version controlled. Historical rule versions remain available for audits.

Track:

  • Rule Changes
  • Previous Logic
  • New Logic
  • Effective Dates
  • Approval History
  • Deployment History
  • Audit History

Learn more about Rating Version Control

Enterprise Governance

Every eligibility decision is fully documented. Organizations maintain complete governance over every eligibility rule.

Track:

  • Rule Changes
  • User Activity
  • Eligibility Decisions
  • Approval History
  • Deployment History
  • Audit History

Benefits of the Eligibility Rules Engine

Insurance organizations automate eligibility to improve underwriting efficiency and quote quality.

Benefits include:

  • Faster Quote Qualification
  • Better Carrier Appetite Enforcement
  • Reduced Manual Reviews
  • Improved Straight Through Processing
  • Better Underwriting Consistency
  • Enterprise Governance
  • Automated Testing
  • Complete Audit History
  • Modern API Integration
  • Reduced Operational Risk

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Frequently Asked Questions

An Eligibility Rules Engine automatically determines whether a commercial insurance submission qualifies for quoting based on configurable business rules.

Yes. Business users can configure eligibility criteria, carrier appetite, product availability, industry restrictions, and geographic rules without modifying application code.

Yes. Each carrier can maintain independent eligibility rules, underwriting appetite, and product availability while using the same SelectRate platform.

Yes. Automated testing validates rule execution, workflow outcomes, API responses, and product availability before production deployment.

Yes. Eligibility decisions are evaluated before premium calculation, ensuring only qualified submissions proceed to rating.

Automate Commercial Insurance Eligibility

Stop manually reviewing every submission. Configure carrier appetite, automate eligibility decisions, improve straight-through processing, and reduce underwriting effort with the SelectRate Eligibility Rules Engine.

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