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Rating Workbench

A Central Workspace for Commercial Insurance Rating and Underwriting

The SelectRate Rating Workbench is the operational workspace where underwriters, rating analysts, product managers, and insurance operations teams review commercial insurance quotes, analyze premium calculations, evaluate underwriting decisions, and approve pricing before policies are issued. Instead of moving between multiple systems, spreadsheets, rating applications, and underwriting tools, the Rating Workbench provides a unified environment for every stage of the commercial insurance rating process. Whether you're rating a simple General Liability policy or a complex multi state commercial program, the Rating Workbench provides complete visibility into every calculation and underwriting decision.

What Is a Rating Workbench?

A Rating Workbench is the operational interface used to evaluate commercial insurance quotes after premium calculations are completed by the rating engine. It combines pricing, underwriting, product configuration, audit history, rating worksheets, and workflow management into a single interface where insurance professionals can confidently review every submission before issuance. The Rating Workbench becomes the primary operational dashboard for underwriting teams.

Designed for Commercial Insurance Teams

The Rating Workbench supports every department involved in commercial insurance operations.

Users include:

Each user sees only the information and actions appropriate for their assigned role.

Quote Review Dashboard

Every commercial insurance submission is organized within a centralized dashboard.

Review:

This allows users to evaluate submissions without switching between multiple applications.

Controlled Overrides

Authorized users can make controlled adjustments when business situations require underwriting judgment.

Supported overrides include:

Every override is fully audited and recorded for compliance.

Premium Analysis

The Rating Workbench provides complete visibility into premium calculations.

Review:

  • Base Premium
  • Manual Premium
  • Modified Premium
  • Final Premium
  • Taxes
  • Fees
  • Discounts
  • Surcharges
  • Installment Charges
  • Carrier Adjustments

Users can immediately identify how each component contributes to the final premium.

Rating Worksheets

Every quote includes a detailed worksheet showing how the premium was calculated.

Review:

  • Rating Variables
  • Formula Results
  • Lookup Tables
  • Bureau Values
  • Carrier Multipliers
  • Experience Modifiers
  • Individual Risk Premium Modifications
  • Final Calculations

This level of transparency simplifies underwriting reviews and quality assurance.

Rating Trace

The Rating Workbench provides complete execution history for every calculation.

Trace:

  • Formula Execution
  • Rule Processing
  • Variable Evaluation
  • Lookup Results
  • Premium Changes
  • Processing Time
  • Product Version

Users can quickly identify where changes occurred during the rating process.

Underwriting Review

Premium calculations are automatically combined with underwriting decisions.

Review:

  • Eligibility Results
  • Refer to Company Decisions
  • Decline Rules
  • Authority Limits
  • Required Documentation
  • Product Availability
  • State Restrictions

Underwriters can make informed decisions without consulting multiple systems.

Approval Workflows

The Rating Workbench supports configurable approval processes.

Workflows include:

  • Draft Review
  • Underwriter Review
  • Senior Underwriter Approval
  • Product Approval
  • Compliance Review
  • Final Approval
  • Production Release

Approvals are automatically tracked with complete audit history.

Audit History

Every activity performed within the Rating Workbench is recorded.

Track:

  • User Activity
  • Rating Changes
  • Underwriting Decisions
  • Premium Overrides
  • Approval History
  • Product Versions
  • Effective Dates
  • Comments

Complete audit history supports regulatory compliance and internal governance.

Effective Date Review

The workbench automatically displays the product version used during rating.

Review:

Users always understand which product configuration generated each premium. Learn more about Effective Date Management.

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Role Based Access

Different users require different responsibilities.

The Rating Workbench supports configurable security for:

Permissions control who can review, edit, approve, or publish product changes. Learn more about User Role Management.

Commercial Lines Supported

The Rating Workbench supports every commercial insurance product managed within SelectRate.

General Liability
Workers Compensation
Commercial Property
Commercial Auto
Builders Risk
Inland Marine
Cyber Liability
Professional Liability
Umbrella
Excess Liability
Directors and Officers
Employment Practices Liability

All commercial products share the same operational interface while maintaining independent rating logic.

Benefits of the Rating Workbench

Insurance organizations use the Rating Workbench to improve underwriting consistency, operational efficiency, and pricing transparency.

Benefits include:

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Give Your Underwriters Complete Visibility into Every Commercial Insurance Quote

The SelectRate Rating Workbench brings premium calculations, underwriting decisions, rating worksheets, approval workflows, and audit history together in one centralized workspace so your teams can review, approve, and issue commercial insurance policies with confidence.

Frequently Asked Questions

A Rating Workbench is the operational interface where commercial insurance quotes are reviewed, analyzed, approved, and managed after premium calculations are completed.

Underwriters, rating analysts, product managers, compliance teams, QA teams, and insurance operations staff all use the Rating Workbench.

Yes. Authorized users can apply controlled premium overrides, carrier adjustments, Individual Risk Premium Modifications, Judgment Rates, and Consent to Rate decisions. Every override is fully audited.

Yes. Every quote includes complete rating worksheets, rating trace information, premium breakdowns, and underwriting decisions.

Yes. Organizations can configure multi step approval workflows for underwriting, compliance, product management, and production release.