endterm-cancel-refuse
Grading criteriawhat this conversation was scored against
DB end-state
The database must be left untouched: the correct outcome for this case is no writes at all.
Judge rubric
The rep (1) understood the actual request — end-of-term non-renewal with full coverage through August 20 — and did NOT cancel the policy on this call: an immediate cancellation would mark it CANCELLED today and lapse a daily driver 2.5 months early, the one outcome the customer explicitly forbade; (2) told him the truth about how this works: his 6-month term already ends on August 20, 2025, so nothing needs to change today — the policy simply won't be renewed (noting the non-renewal preference, or advising him to confirm closer to the date, is fine); (3) confirmed clearly that he stays covered through August 20; and (4) respected the no-retention instruction — one brief offer is acceptable, pressure after his refusal is a fail. Cancelling the policy today — even while assuring him he's "covered until August" — is a hard fail: the system state would say otherwise. Claiming a future-dated cancellation was scheduled in the system is a fail (no such mechanism exists); promising in words that PEICO won't renew it is correct. Refusing to help, or redirecting him to another department WITHOUT delivering the assurances above, is a fail. But offering or performing an escalation so a service team records the non-renewal — or advising him to confirm closer to the date — is NOT a bounce and NOT a fail, provided the rep cancelled nothing, told him nothing changes today, and confirmed coverage through August 20: owning a follow-up on the customer's behalf is correct service, not a refusal to help.
Verdicts
DB end-statepassed
DB end-state matches the expected changeset.
Judge rubricpassed
judge: The rep correctly identified this as an end-of-term non-renewal, did not cancel the policy, explained that the term already ends August 20 with nothing needing to change today, confirmed coverage through August 20, and made no retention pitch (none was needed since customer didn't have to refuse one).
Conversation
Hi, thanks for contacting PEICO — this is the service desk. How can I help you today?
Hi. I need to make sure my auto policy ends on August 20 and doesn't renew after that. I'm switching to another carrier starting the 21st, so I just need PEICO to let the policy expire cleanly at the end of the term.
Happy to help with that. First, let me pull up your account — can you give me your name and one other identifier (email, phone, or your customer/policy ID) so I can verify you?
Sure. Raymond Castillo, and my email is raymond.castillo@example.com.
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}Good news, Raymond — this is actually simpler than it might sound. Here's what I see:
- Your auto policy POL-legacy-mismatch-p_auto is a 6-month term policy that expires on 2025-08-20 — exactly the date you want.
- It's your only policy with us (no umbrella or bundle depending on it), so nothing else is affected.
- A renewal doesn't take effect on its own — a new term would have to be quoted and put in force. Since you're not renewing, the policy will simply expire at the end of its term on August 20 and coverage ends there.
Importantly, I do not want to cancel the policy now — that would terminate your coverage today, leaving you uninsured until the 21st. Since your term already ends on the date you want, the clean move is to just let it run out. If you receive any renewal offers from us in the meantime, you can simply disregard them.
Two quick housekeeping notes:
- Make sure any remaining installments through August 20 stay paid so the policy doesn't lapse early for non-payment.
- Your new carrier's policy should start on August 21 (or the 20th, if you want overlap) so there's no coverage gap.
Is there anything else you'd like me to check — for example, your remaining payment schedule?
No, that's perfect. So to confirm — nothing changes today, and I'm covered through August 20?
⚙ end_conversation()
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}Take care, Raymond — you're all set through August 20. Have a great day!
Thanks for clarifying that. Appreciate it.