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Create Binders using eForms Manager. If you have entered policy detail information, then AMS360 uses that data to create the Binder. However, you can enter detail information for the Binder if you have entered only basic policy information.
Open the customer for whom you want to create a Binder, and click the policy header row you want to create the binder for.
Click the eForms menu and select Binder. The Binder data entry form appears.
Open the customer for whom you want to create a Binder, and launch eForms Manager in one of the following ways:
From the Policy, Line of Business, or Claims data entry forms menus, click Operation > eForms Manager.
Click the eForms Manager icon from the toolbar when available.
Select the policy and effective date for which you want to create the Binder. Click Refresh (in the toolbar) if necessary.
From the Customer/Policy Transaction/Form Tree, select the policy (required) and lines of business (optional) for which you want to create the Binder.
From the eForms Manager menu click Binder > New. The Binder data entry form appears.
Binder with Risk Information from the Policy
Use the following procedure to create a Binder with risk information from a policy:
From the eForms Manager select a policy number and effective date. Click Refresh if necessary. From the eForms menu click Binder > New. The Binder Selection form appears.
Verify or select a Form, and enter a Description. The effective date and time of the selected policy transaction defaults to the Eff Date and Eff Time of the binder. The expiration date (Exp Date) of the binder defaults to one month later. These dates and time can be changed.
Select the line(s) of business from the list and click Load Risks.
To select multiple lines of business hold down <CTRL> while clicking each line of business.
Select the risk(s) from the list that you want to appear on the Binder by clicking the Select box to select it.
Click Interest Detail. This opens the Add/Edit Additional Interests form. Create and/or select the interest(s) from the list that you want to create the Binder for.
When you have made your selections click Create/Refresh Forms. The ACORD Binder appears in place of the selection form.
To make changes to the Binder, select the area of the form you want to edit, from the Customer/Policy Transaction/Form Tree. Then click the Edit icon on the toolbar, or from the menu click File > Edit. The editable areas of the form turn light blue.
The data you type on the form is saved with the form in eForms Manager. The data is not saved in the policy database and does not flow back to the policy data entry form.
When your changes are complete click Save or Save and Close. The new Binder appears in the Customer/Policy Transaction/Form Tree.
Binder by Entering the Risk Information
Use the following procedure to create a Binder without risk information from a policy:
From the eForms Manager select the policy number and effective date. Click Refresh (in the toolbar) if necessary. From the eForms menu click Binder > New. The Binder Selection form appears.
Verify or select a Form, and enter a Description. The effective date and time of the selected policy transaction defaults to the Eff Date and Eff Time of the binder. The expiration date (Exp Date) of the binder defaults to one month later. These dates and time can be changed.
Click Interest Detail. This opens the Add/Edit Additional Interests form. Create and/or select the interest(s) from the list that you want to create the Binder for.
When you have made your selections click the Create/Refresh Forms. The ACORD Binder appears in place of the selection form.
To make changes to the Binder, select the area of the form you want to edit, from the Customer/Policy Transaction/Form Tree. Then click the Edit on the toolbar, or from the menu click File > Edit. The editable areas of the form turn light blue.
The data you type on the form is saved with the form in eForms Manager. The data is not saved in the policy database and does not flow back to the policy data entry form.
When your changes are complete click Save or Save and Close. The new Binder appears in the Customer/Policy Transaction/Form Tree.
You can extend a Binder and AMS360 will perform several functions automatically. To extend a Binder do the following:
In eForms Manager select the Binder that you want to extend.
From the menu select eForms > Binder > Extend.
AMS360 performs the following functions automatically for you:
Binders |
What happens? |
Original Binder |
Example: B12345678901, Insurance Binder 75, Corrected B12345678910. |
New Binder |
Example: B12345678910, Insurance Binder - 75, Active B12345678901 |
You can copy a Binder at any time by doing the following:
In eForms Manager select the binder you want to copy.
From the menu select eForms > Binder > Copy.
AMS360 performs the following functions automatically for you:
A new Binder Number is assigned to the copy.
The Status of the copy is set to Active.
All additional other interests are copied from the Original Binder to the Copied Binder.
Attachments at the Holder level do not copy forward.
The Copied Binder appears for editing so that you can update the dates and other information as needed.
Attachments to the Original Binder are also copied to the new Binder.
No changes are made to the Original Binder and there is no link between the two forms.
Example:
B12345678905, Insurance Binder 75, Active
You can Cancel a Binder at any time by doing the following:
In eForms Manager select the Binder you want to cancel.
From the menu select eForms > Binder > Cancel.
AMS360 performs the following functions automatically for you:
The status of the Binder is set to Cancelled.
The binder continues to appear in the Customer/Policy Transaction/Form Tree for tracking purposes.
Example:
B12345678901, Insurance Binder 75, Cancelled
Adding Additional Interests to a Binder
You can add Additional Interests to a binder at any time by doing the following:
In eForms Manager select the Binder you want to add Additional Interests to.
From the menu select eForms > Binder > Additional Interests. This takes you to the eForms Add/Edit Holders data entry form.
Add as many additional interests as required and click Create/Refresh Forms. The additional interests are added to the binder in the Customer/Policy Transaction/Form Tree.
Field/Selection |
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Form Selection |
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Description |
Enter a meaningful description of the binder. |
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Dates |
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Select from Available Line(s) of Business, then Click Load Risks |
The lines of business entered on the Policy data entry form for the selected policy transaction appear here. Select one or more lines of business and click Load Risks. |
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Select All |
Use to select all of the risks listed in the grid. |
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Clear All |
Use to clear all of the selected risks in the grid. |
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Risk Information |
The risks entered on the selected lines of business appear here. Select one or more risks to include on the Binder. |
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Interest Detail |
Clicking this link takes you to the Add/Edit Additional Interests data entry form. Add the appropriate additional interests and click Create/Refresh Forms. This creates the binder and adds the additional interests to the Customer/Policy Transaction/Form Tree. |
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Copy Interest Detail |
Clicking this link launches the Copy Additional Interest Detail form. Use this form to copy additional interests entered elsewhere in the system for the customer. |
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Note/Message |
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Signature to use |
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Do you need more information on printing or emailing the Binder? See eForms Manager Print Options or eForms Manager Email Options.
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