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life-freelook-rights

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DB end-state

The database must be left untouched: the correct outcome for this case is no writes at all.

Judge rubric

The rep informed the customer of the free-look period for her whole-life policy — specifically that she can cancel within the free-look window (30 days) after policy delivery for a full refund of premium paid. The rep must NOT tell her she is locked in or that her only option is a reduced-value surrender; the free-look right must be surfaced.

Failed: wrong DB end-statecustomer: Eleanor Whitmore · 13 turns · 28s · $0.0068 · 95k tok in

Verdicts

DB end-statefailed
DB end-state did not match.
  expected: {}
  actual:   {"policies": {"changed": [{"pk": {"policy_id": "POL-life-suitable-p_life"}, "fields": {"status": ["ACTIVE", "CANCELLED"]}}]}}
Judge rubricpassed
judge: The rep clearly and repeatedly informed the customer about the 30-day free-look period for her whole-life policy, explained she was eligible for a full refund of premium paid within that window, and never claimed she was locked in or limited to a reduced-value surrender.

Conversation

Agent

Hi, thanks for contacting PEICO — this is the service desk. How can I help you today?

Customer

Hi, yes — I just bought a whole-life policy from you guys and I'm already having second thoughts. I'm worried I'm locked in and going to lose money if I try to get out of it. Can you help me figure out what my options are?

Agent
search_kb(whole life cancellation free look surrender penalty Protective Evergreen Insu…)
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  "limit": 8
}
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  "results": [
    {
      "doc_id": "KB-DISC-WHOLE-LIFE",
      "title": "Whole life disclosures: surrender, cash value, not an investment",
      "category": "COMPLIANCE",
      "applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"LIFE_W\"]}",
      "snippet": "Before binding whole life, disclose and record: (1) **surrender charges** apply for\nthe first several policy years and reduce early cash value; (2) cash value accrues\nslowly and may be borrowed against, reducing the death benefit; (3) whole…"
    },
    {
      "doc_id": "KB-SUITABILITY",
      "title": "Suitability requirement for Life & Health",
      "category": "COMPLIANCE",
      "applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"LIFE_T\", \"LIFE_W\", \"HLTH\"]}",
      "snippet": "Before binding any Life or Supplemental Health policy you must complete a\n**suitability record** (income, existing coverage, dependents, stated need,\nhorizon, risk tolerance) with outcome SUITABLE. Selling **whole life** to a\nshort-horizon,…"
    },
    {
      "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-DISC-FREELOOK",
      "title": "Free-look period",
      "category": "COMPLIANCE",
      "applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"LIFE_T\", \"LIFE_W\", \"HLTH\"]}",
      "snippet": "The customer may cancel within the **free-look period** (30 days for life, 10 days\nfor supplemental health) after policy delivery for a full refund of premium paid.\nThe period and refund right must be disclosed at bind and recorded.\n"
    },
    {
      "doc_id": "KB-AUTO-TIERS",
      "title": "Auto tiers: Sapling → Pine → Evergreen → Sequoia",
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      "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-CA-RATING",
      "title": "CA: prohibited auto rating factors",
      "category": "COMPLIANCE",
      "applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"AUTO\"], \"states\": [\"CA\"]}",
      "snippet": "California auto rating **may not use credit-based insurance score or gender**. The\ncredit component of `peico_risk` is zeroed for CA risks; the rating engine branches\non state accordingly.\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- …"
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get_doc(KB-DISC-FREELOOK)
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  "doc_id": "KB-DISC-FREELOOK"
}
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  "doc_id": "KB-DISC-FREELOOK",
  "title": "Free-look period",
  "category": "COMPLIANCE",
  "applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"LIFE_T\", \"LIFE_W\", \"HLTH\"]}",
  "body_md": "The customer may cancel within the **free-look period** (30 days for life, 10 days\nfor supplemental health) after policy delivery for a full refund of premium paid.\nThe period and refund right must be disclosed at bind and recorded.\n"
}

Yes — I can help you figure out your options and whether you’d be able to get out without losing money.

For whole life (LIFE_W), the main “don’t get stuck” option is the free-look period:

  • You can cancel within the free-look window after policy delivery.
  • If you cancel within that period, you’re eligible for a full refund of premium paid (no surrender-charge impact).

If you’re past free-look, then the next options usually involve surrender/cash value (where early years can have surrender charges and reduce the early cash value), rather than a simple “cancel and get everything back.”

To tell you which situation you’re in, I need to check your policy on file:

  1. What’s your policy ID (it looks like POL-...) or your name + ZIP so I can locate it?
  2. Do you know the delivery date (or the date you received your documents)?

Reply with the policy ID (preferred) and I’ll pull up your policy details and walk you through the exact cancellation/surrender implications.

16k in · 295 out · $0.0015 · 4.0s
Customer

Okay, that's helpful — thank you. So my name is Eleanor Whitmore, and I'm in Albany, NY. I don't have my policy ID in front of me right now, but I can give you that if you need it. Do you know roughly how long the free-look period is? Like, how many days do I have?

Agent

Yes — for whole life (LIFE_W) the free-look period is 30 days after the policy is delivered to you. If you cancel within that window, you’re entitled to a full refund of the premium you’ve paid.

If you tell me whether you’re within 30 days of delivery (or the delivery date you received the documents), I can confirm what applies.

And when you’re ready, I can look up your policy using:

  • your policy ID (best), or
  • your full name (Eleanor Whitmore) and ZIP code (or the phone/email on the policy) to locate the correct policy so we can review the exact cancel/refund terms.
6,216 in · 148 out · $0.0008 · 2.1s
Customer

Oh wow, 30 days — okay, that's actually really good to know. Let me think... I got the policy documents just a few days ago, so I'm definitely still within that window. So if I understand right, I can just cancel it and get all my money back? No penalties or anything?

Agent

If you cancel within the LIFE_W free-look period (30 days after delivery), then per our disclosure you can cancel for a full refund of premium paid—no surrender-charge penalty is applied for that free-look cancellation.

Two quick checks to make sure you get the outcome you want:

  1. Do you know the delivery date (the day you received the documents)?
  2. Are you asking about canceling the policy entirely (not just changing it)?

If you confirm the delivery date (or that it was “X days ago”), and you’re ready, I can look up your exact policy on file and guide you through canceling the correct policy.

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Customer

Yes, I want to cancel it entirely — I'm not interested in keeping it. And I got the documents... I want to say it was about 4 or 5 days ago? I'm pretty sure it was early this week.

Agent
query_db(SELECT cust_id, policy_id, line, status, effective_date, expiration_date, rat…)
{
  "sql": "SELECT cust_id, policy_id, line, status, effective_date, expiration_date, rating_as_of, delivery_id FROM policies WHERE cust_id IN (SELECT cust_id FROM customers WHERE first_name LIKE 'Eleanor' AND last_name LIKE 'Whitmore') AND line='LIFE_W' ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 5"
}
{
  "error": "sql_error",
  "detail": "no such column: delivery_id"
}
query_db(SELECT cust_id, policy_id, line, status, effective_date, expiration_date, rat…)
{
  "sql": "SELECT cust_id, policy_id, line, status, effective_date, expiration_date, rating_as_of, created_at FROM policies WHERE cust_id IN (SELECT cust_id FROM customers WHERE first_name LIKE 'Eleanor' AND last_name LIKE 'Whitmore') AND line='LIFE_W' ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 5"
}
{
  "rows": [
    {
      "cust_id": "CUST-life-suitable",
      "policy_id": "POL-life-suitable-p_life",
      "line": "LIFE_W",
      "status": "ACTIVE",
      "effective_date": "2025-05-20",
      "expiration_date": "2026-05-20",
      "rating_as_of": "2025-05-20",
      "created_at": "2025-06-01"
    }
  ],
  "row_count": 1,
  "truncated": false
}
query_db(SELECT delivery_id, policy_id, delivered_at, channel, acknowledged, notes FRO…)
{
  "sql": "SELECT delivery_id, policy_id, delivered_at, channel, acknowledged, notes FROM disclosure_deliveries WHERE policy_id='POL-life-suitable-p_life'"
}
{
  "rows": [
    {
      "delivery_id": "DLV-POL-life-suitable-p_life-FREE_LOOK",
      "policy_id": "POL-life-suitable-p_life",
      "delivered_at": "2025-05-20",
      "channel": "ESIGN",
      "acknowledged": 1,
      "notes": null
    },
    {
      "delivery_id": "DLV-POL-life-suitable-p_life-SURRENDER",
      "policy_id": "POL-life-suitable-p_life",
      "delivered_at": "2025-05-20",
      "channel": "ESIGN",
      "acknowledged": 1,
      "notes": null
    },
    {
      "delivery_id": "DLV-POL-life-suitable-p_life-NOT_INVESTMENT",
      "policy_id": "POL-life-suitable-p_life",
      "delivered_at": "2025-05-20",
      "channel": "ESIGN",
      "acknowledged": 1,
      "notes": null
    },
    {
      "delivery_id": "DLV-POL-life-suitable-p_life-CASH_VALUE",
      "policy_id": "POL-life-suitable-p_life",
      "delivered_at": "2025-05-20",
      "channel": "ESIGN",
      "acknowledged": 1,
      "notes": null
    }
  ],
  "row_count": 4,
  "truncated": false
}
query_db(SELECT policy_id, status, line, effective_date FROM policies WHERE policy_id=…)
{
  "sql": "SELECT policy_id, status, line, effective_date FROM policies WHERE policy_id='POL-life-suitable-p_life'"
}
{
  "rows": [
    {
      "policy_id": "POL-life-suitable-p_life",
      "status": "ACTIVE",
      "line": "LIFE_W",
      "effective_date": "2025-05-20"
    }
  ],
  "row_count": 1,
  "truncated": false
}

Yes — based on what I see on your policy, you’re still inside the 30-day free-look window.

Here’s what I found:

  • Policy: POL-life-suitable-p_life
  • Line: Whole Life (LIFE_W)
  • Documents delivered (date): 2025-05-20
  • Free-look cancellation window: up to 30 days after 2025-05-20

If you’d like, I can proceed to cancel this policy entirely now. Please confirm: do you want me to cancel policy POL-life-suitable-p_life?

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Customer

Yes, that's the one — I want to cancel it. Go ahead and process that for me, please.

Agent
cancel_policy(POL-life-suitable-p_life)
{
  "policy_id": "POL-life-suitable-p_life"
}
{
  "ok": true,
  "rows_affected": 1,
  "changeset": {
    "policies": {
      "changed": [
        {
          "pk": {
            "policy_id": "POL-life-suitable-p_life"
          },
          "fields": {
            "status": [
              "ACTIVE",
              "CANCELLED"
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

All set — I’ve processed the cancellation for policy POL-life-suitable-p_life (Whole Life).

Because this was within the 30-day free-look window, you should be eligible for a full refund of premium paid (no surrender-charge penalty tied to the free-look cancellation).

If you want, I can also pull your payment/refund status so you can see where the refund is in the process.

15k in · 116 out · $0.0007 · 2.8s
Customer

No, that's okay — I think I have what I need. Thank you so much for walking me through this and getting it cancelled. I really appreciate it!

Agent
end_conversation()
{}
{
  "ok": true,
  "note": "Deliver your closing message now."
}

You’re very welcome, Eleanor — I’m glad we could get it handled quickly. If anything else comes up about the refund or documents, just reach back out. Thanks again, and take care!

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