If your agency elects to use policy binder transactions, the binder should be confirmed using the Binder Bill form when you receive the policy or endorsement from the company. This assures that your accounting transactions post properly.
Click Actions > Policy > Binder Bill. The Binder Bill form displays.
Select the binder transaction to be replaced (confirmed).
If you want to replace the binder transaction with a new transaction, select the New option in the Replace With Transaction section and then choose the transaction type (e.g., New Business, Renew Policy, etc.) from the list. After you enter a Description, click OK.
If you want to merge the binder transaction with an existing policy (e.g., Downloaded policy image), select the Existingoption in theReplace With Transactionsection and then choose the policy from the list. After you enter aDescription, clickOK.
Clicking OK on the Binder Bill form opens the Policy form. Review the form to verify that all sections are in agreement with the order to the company and what was received. Edit amounts in the Transaction Premiums / Billing section per the amounts on the policy documents, if they are different.
If Transaction Premium amounts are different than the binder billing amounts, you can create an invoice for the difference, or void the original invoice and re-invoice the correct premium.
Repeat steps #3-5 for each binder transaction on the current policy that needs replacing.
See the Binder Bill Form Selections section later in this topic for more details.
Field |
What is this? |
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What Binder transaction are you replacing? |
All binder transactions for the current policy appear in this list. Select the transaction you want to replace. |
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Replace With |
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Upon replacing the binder transaction, the contra amount originally posted to the 11213-Deferred A/R Agency Business account, is reversed and posted to the appropriate company payable, commission payable, commission income, and commission expense accounts. Credits are represented in parenthesis.
This example is based on the Binder Post Method=Post Expense After Replaced on Later of Effective or Replace Date.
GL Account |
Amount |
GL Account |
Amount |
Original Binder Invoice Transaction |
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11211 A/R - Agency Business |
10,000.00 |
11213-Deferred A/R Agency Business |
(10,000.00) |
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11213-Deferred A/R Agency Business |
10,000.00
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21111-Account Payable to Insurance Companies |
(9,000.00) |
40111-Agency Commission P&C Insurance Companies |
(1,000.00) |
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21131-Commissions Payable Agency Business |
(500.00) |
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51110-AB Commission Expense Agency Business |
500.00 |
Do you need to create a cover letter to send with the policy? See Form Letters for more information.