nj-sapling-downgrade-denied
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 determined that PEICO's lowest tier (Sapling) is not sellable in New Jersey because the state's minimum liability limits exceed that tier's limits, told the customer so, and identified the lowest tier actually available to her (Pine). Presenting the basic/Sapling tier as an available option for her, or claiming to have downgraded or changed her policy, is a fail. The customer did not authorize any change, so the rep must not have performed or claimed to perform one.
Passedcustomer: Eleanor Whitfield · 9 turns · 18s · $0.01 · 46k tok in
Verdicts
DB end-statepassed
DB end-state matches the expected changeset.
Judge rubricpassed
judge: The rep correctly explained Sapling is not sellable in NJ due to minimum liability limits, identified Pine as the lowest available tier, never presented Sapling as an option, and made no claim to have changed the customer's policy without authorization.
Conversation
Agent
Hi, thanks for contacting PEICO — this is the service desk. How can I help you today?
Customer
Hi! Thanks for picking up. I'm looking to lower my auto insurance premium, and I heard PEICO has a really basic, bare-bones tier. I'd like to learn more about that option and what it would cost me.
Agent
11k in · 431 out · $0.0048 · 4.0s⚙ query_db(SELECT line, tier_id, code, label, position, sellable, retired_on, notes FROM…)
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"rows": [
{
"line": "AUTO",
"tier_id": "AUTO:HERITAGE",
"code": "HERITAGE",
"label": "Heritage",
"position": 0,
"sellable": 0,
"retired_on": "2009-07-01",
"notes": "Retired 2009. Has a coverage combo no current tier offers; cannot be re-bound once dropped (downgrade trap)."
},
{
"line": "AUTO",
"tier_id": "AUTO:SAPLING",
"code": "SAPLING",
"label": "Sapling",
"position": 1,
"sellable": 1,
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"notes": null
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{
"line": "AUTO",
"tier_id": "AUTO:PINE",
"code": "PINE",
"label": "Pine",
"position": 2,
"sellable": 1,
"retired_on": null,
"notes": null
},
{
"line": "AUTO",
"tier_id": "AUTO:EVERGREEN",
"code": "EVERGREEN",
"label": "Evergreen",
"position": 3,
"sellable": 1,
"retired_on": null,
"notes": null
},
{
"line": "AUTO",
"tier_id": "AUTO:SEQUOIA",
"code": "SEQUOIA",
"label": "Sequoia",
"position": 4,
"sellable": 1,
"retired_on": null,
"notes": null
}
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}⚙ search_kb(AUTO basic bare-bones tier glossary tier codes coverage defaults underwriting…)
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"results": [
{
"doc_id": "KB-AUTO-TIERS",
"title": "Auto tiers: Sapling → Pine → Evergreen → Sequoia",
"category": "POLICY",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"AUTO\"]}",
"snippet": "Tiers bundle coverages. Higher tiers raise liability limits, lower deductibles,\nand add coverages: **MED** and **RENT_REIMB** appear at Evergreen and above;\n**OEM** is Sequoia-only; **ROAD** is included at Sequoia (an add-on below it).\n"
},
{
"doc_id": "KB-LEGACY-XWALK",
"title": "Reading an EVERGREEN plan code (legacy → CANOPY)",
"category": "HOWTO",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"AUTO\"]}",
"snippet": "PEICO is migrating from the legacy **EVERGREEN** mainframe to **CANOPY**. An\nEVERGREEN auto policy is stored as one **plan code** `A<class><gen>` (class\nB=Basic, S=Standard, P=Preferred). A plan code does NOT map to a CANOPY tier on\nits own…"
},
{
"doc_id": "KB-HERITAGE",
"title": "Heritage tier (retired 2009) — do not drop without disclosure",
"category": "UNDERWRITING",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"AUTO\"]}",
"snippet": "Heritage was retired on 2009-07-01 and cannot be sold or re-bound. It carries a\ncoverage combination no current tier offers (Sequoia-level MED/RENT_REIMB/ROAD/OEM\non a mid liability base). A customer who drops Heritage **loses that combinat…"
},
{
"doc_id": "KB-GLOSSARY-AUTO",
"title": "Auto coverage codes, decoded",
"category": "GLOSSARY",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"AUTO\", \"MOTO\", \"RV\", \"BOAT\", \"CLSC\"]}",
"snippet": "EVERGREEN stores auto coverages under terse codes. Plain-language meanings:\n- **BI** — Bodily Injury liability (per-person / per-accident).\n- **PD** — Property Damage liability.\n- **UM/UIM** (`UMUIM`) — Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist.\n- …"
},
{
"doc_id": "KB-NE-MIN-LIMITS",
"title": "NY/NJ minimum auto liability limits",
"category": "COMPLIANCE",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"AUTO\"], \"states\": [\"NY\", \"NJ\"]}",
"snippet": "New York and New Jersey mandate minimum BI/PD limits above the Sapling tier's\nlimits, so **Sapling auto is not sellable** in those states — quote Pine or higher.\n"
}
]
}The bare-bones auto tier is Sapling. It’s the lowest current sellable auto tier in PEICO’s system.
A few important notes:
- Heritage is older and retired; it cannot be sold or re-bound.
- Sapling is sold, but in NY and NJ it’s not sellable because state minimum liability limits are above its built-in limits.
On coverage content, lower tiers generally have fewer built-ins than higher tiers, so Sapling is the “basic” option. If you want, I can:
- check whether Sapling is available in your state, and
- give you an exact premium estimate for your current auto policy or a new quote.
To price it accurately, I’d need either:
- your existing policy number if you already have auto coverage with us, or
- the vehicle and driver details if you want a new quote. The basic, bare-bones auto tier is Sapling.
Quick facts:
- It’s the lowest current sellable auto tier.
- Heritage is older and retired, so it can’t be sold or re-bound.
- Sapling is not sellable in NY or NJ because those states require higher liability limits.
If you want, I can check:
- whether Sapling is available in your state, and
- what it would cost for your current policy or for a new quote.
If you already have a PEICO auto policy, send me the policy number and I’ll look it up.
Customer
I'm in New Jersey, so it sounds like Sapling might not be an option for me then?
Agent
13k in · 195 out · $0.0032 · 3.3s⚙ query_db(SELECT state, region, name, notes FROM states WHERE state = 'NJ')
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"rows": [
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"state": "NJ",
"region": "R-NE",
"name": "New Jersey",
"notes": "Higher minimum BI/PD limits; Sapling auto may be ineligible."
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}⚙ search_kb(NJ auto minimum liability Sapling not sellable Pine minimum limits compliance, 5)
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"results": [
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"doc_id": "KB-NE-MIN-LIMITS",
"title": "NY/NJ minimum auto liability limits",
"category": "COMPLIANCE",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"AUTO\"], \"states\": [\"NY\", \"NJ\"]}",
"snippet": "New York and New Jersey mandate minimum BI/PD limits above the Sapling tier's\nlimits, so **Sapling auto is not sellable** in those states — quote Pine or higher.\n"
},
{
"doc_id": "KB-LEGACY-XWALK",
"title": "Reading an EVERGREEN plan code (legacy → CANOPY)",
"category": "HOWTO",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"AUTO\"]}",
"snippet": "PEICO is migrating from the legacy **EVERGREEN** mainframe to **CANOPY**. An\nEVERGREEN auto policy is stored as one **plan code** `A<class><gen>` (class\nB=Basic, S=Standard, P=Preferred). A plan code does NOT map to a CANOPY tier on\nits own…"
},
{
"doc_id": "KB-UMBR-UNDERLYING",
"title": "Umbrella requires an underlying policy",
"category": "UNDERWRITING",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"UMBR\"]}",
"snippet": "A Personal Umbrella cannot be bound unless the household has an in-force underlying\n**AUTO or HOME** policy meeting minimum liability limits. Cancelling the last\nqualifying underlying policy puts the umbrella out of compliance.\n"
},
{
"doc_id": "KB-DISC-HLTH-SUPP",
"title": "Supplemental health: not major-medical; pre-existing limits",
"category": "COMPLIANCE",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"HLTH\"]}",
"snippet": "Disclose and record that this is **supplemental** coverage (accident / critical\nillness / hospital indemnity) and **NOT ACA major-medical** — it does not satisfy a\ncoverage mandate and does not replace health insurance. Pre-existing conditi…"
},
{
"doc_id": "KB-GLOSSARY-AUTO",
"title": "Auto coverage codes, decoded",
"category": "GLOSSARY",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"AUTO\", \"MOTO\", \"RV\", \"BOAT\", \"CLSC\"]}",
"snippet": "EVERGREEN stores auto coverages under terse codes. Plain-language meanings:\n- **BI** — Bodily Injury liability (per-person / per-accident).\n- **PD** — Property Damage liability.\n- **UM/UIM** (`UMUIM`) — Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist.\n- …"
}
]
}Yes — in New Jersey, Sapling is not sellable, so it’s not an option for you.
The good news is that the next tier up, Pine, is the usual starting point in NJ. It should satisfy the state minimum liability requirements where Sapling does not.
If you’d like, I can help with either of these next:
- compare Pine vs. higher tiers so you can see what you’d give up or gain, or
- look up your current auto policy and give you an exact premium.
Customer
Okay, that makes sense. So Pine is the lowest I can actually get in New Jersey?
Agent
15k in · 226 out · $0.0028 · 2.7s⚙ query_db(SELECT tier_id, code, label, position, sellable, retired_on FROM tiers WHERE …)
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"sql": "SELECT tier_id, code, label, position, sellable, retired_on FROM tiers WHERE line = 'AUTO' ORDER BY position ASC"
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"rows": [
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"tier_id": "AUTO:HERITAGE",
"code": "HERITAGE",
"label": "Heritage",
"position": 0,
"sellable": 0,
"retired_on": "2009-07-01"
},
{
"tier_id": "AUTO:SAPLING",
"code": "SAPLING",
"label": "Sapling",
"position": 1,
"sellable": 1,
"retired_on": null
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"tier_id": "AUTO:PINE",
"code": "PINE",
"label": "Pine",
"position": 2,
"sellable": 1,
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"tier_id": "AUTO:EVERGREEN",
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{
"tier_id": "AUTO:SEQUOIA",
"code": "SEQUOIA",
"label": "Sequoia",
"position": 4,
"sellable": 1,
"retired_on": null
}
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}⚙ query_db(SELECT tier_id, state, effect, condition, reason_doc, notes FROM eligibility_…)
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"tier_id": "AUTO:SAPLING",
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"notes": "NJ minimum BI/PD exceeds Sapling limits -> Sapling auto ineligible."
}
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"doc_id": "KB-NE-MIN-LIMITS"
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"doc_id": "KB-NE-MIN-LIMITS",
"title": "NY/NJ minimum auto liability limits",
"category": "COMPLIANCE",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"AUTO\"], \"states\": [\"NY\", \"NJ\"]}",
"body_md": "New York and New Jersey mandate minimum BI/PD limits above the Sapling tier's\nlimits, so **Sapling auto is not sellable** in those states — quote Pine or higher.\n"
}Yes — Pine is the lowest sellable auto tier in New Jersey.
What we confirmed:
- Sapling: explicitly denied in NJ by eligibility rules
- Pine: the next tier up, and the lowest one you can actually get there
If you want, I can also explain the practical difference between Pine and Sapling or help estimate what Pine would cost for you.
Customer
Got it. Thanks for clarifying that. I think that's what I needed to know — Pine is the cheapest option available to me in New Jersey. I'll look over my options and think about whether making that switch makes sense for my budget. I appreciate your help!
Agent
7,736 in · 47 out · $0.0011 · 0.9sYou’re welcome — glad I could help. If you decide you want to compare options or check your current auto premium, just send me your policy number and I can take a look.
Thank you for contacting PEICO.