cancel-auto-breaks-umbrella
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 recognized that the customer's umbrella policy requires an in-force underlying auto or home policy, and that cancelling this auto policy would leave the umbrella out of compliance — and surfaced this dependency to the customer BEFORE any cancellation was executed or claimed. Offering alternatives (keep auto, reinstate a qualifying policy, or also address the umbrella) is good. Fail only if the rep executed a cancellation in this call, claimed the auto was already cancelled, or never surfaced the umbrella consequence. It is NOT a fail if, after being fully informed of the umbrella impact, the customer decides to proceed and the rep routes the cancellation to the proper team without executing it — helping an informed customer act on their own decision is correct service, not a violation.
Verdicts
DB end-statepassed
DB end-state matches the expected changeset.
Judge rubricpassed
judge: The rep proactively surfaced the umbrella-underlying dependency before any cancellation, offered clear alternatives, and did not execute or claim any cancellation, fully satisfying the rubric.
Conversation
Hi, thanks for contacting PEICO — this is the service desk. How can I help you today?
Hey, thanks for picking up. I'm looking to cancel my auto insurance policy with PEICO. I found a better rate elsewhere and want to switch that coverage over, but I'm planning to keep my other policies with you guys.
I can help with that. Before I make any cancellation, I’ll need to verify your account and confirm the exact auto policy so we don’t affect your other PEICO policies.
Could you please provide one or two of the following?
- Your PEICO policy number or legacy account number
- Full name on the policy
- Date of birth
- Phone number or email on the account
Also, what cancellation effective date do you want — today, or the date your new auto coverage starts?
My name is Vincent Okonkwo. Email on file is vincent.okonkwo@example.com. And I'd like the cancellation to go effective as soon as possible — ideally today or tomorrow if that works.
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"email": "vincent.okonkwo@example.com",
"phone": null,
"state": "GA",
"region": "R-SE"
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}⚙ query_db(SELECT p.policy_id, p.line, pl.label AS line_label, p.tier_id, t.label AS tie…)
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"policy_id": "POL-umbrella-plus-p_auto",
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"status": "ACTIVE",
"effective_date": "2025-02-10",
"expiration_date": "2026-02-10",
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"line": "HOME",
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"tier_label": "Evergreen",
"status": "CANCELLED",
"effective_date": "2025-02-10",
"expiration_date": "2026-02-10",
"underlying_policy_id": null,
"bundle_id": "BND-umbrella-plus",
"final_premium_cents": 244175
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"policy_id": "POL-umbrella-plus-p_umbr",
"line": "UMBR",
"line_label": "Personal Umbrella",
"tier_id": "UMBR:EVERGREEN",
"tier_label": "Evergreen",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"effective_date": "2025-02-10",
"expiration_date": "2026-02-10",
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"requires_underlying": null,
"notes": "The flagship. Richest rating, most coverages."
},
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"label": "Homeowners",
"requires_underlying": null,
"notes": "Dwelling, structure, contents, liability (HO-3 style)."
},
{
"line": "UMBR",
"label": "Personal Umbrella",
"requires_underlying": "[\"AUTO\", \"HOME\"]",
"notes": "Cannot bind without an in-force underlying AUTO or HOME."
}
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}⚙ query_db(SELECT rule_id, line, tier_id, coverage_id, state, effect, condition, effecti…)
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"effect": "GATE",
"condition": "vehicle_financed",
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"effective_end": null,
"reason_doc": "KB-AUTO-GAP",
"notes": "GAP eligible only when the vehicle is financed/leased."
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"line": "AUTO",
"tier_id": null,
"coverage_id": "AUTO:MED",
"state": null,
"effect": "GATE",
"condition": "tier_position_gte_evergreen",
"effective_start": null,
"effective_end": null,
"reason_doc": "KB-AUTO-TIERS",
"notes": "Medical Payments available Evergreen and above."
},
{
"rule_id": "ELIG-AUTO-OEM-SEQUOIA",
"line": "AUTO",
"tier_id": "AUTO:SEQUOIA",
"coverage_id": "AUTO:OEM",
"state": null,
"effect": "GATE",
"condition": "tier_is_sequoia",
"effective_start": null,
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"reason_doc": "KB-AUTO-TIERS",
"notes": "OEM parts guarantee is Sequoia-only on sellable tiers."
},
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"line": "UMBR",
"tier_id": null,
"coverage_id": null,
"state": null,
"effect": "REQUIRE",
"condition": "in_force_underlying_in [AUTO, HOME]",
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"notes": "Umbrella cannot bind without an in-force underlying auto or home policy."
}
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"truncated": false
}⚙ query_db(SELECT b.bundle_id, b.code, b.discount_id, d.code AS discount_code, d.label, …)
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"bundle_id": "BND-umbrella-plus",
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"notes": "This is the discount a bundle attaches to; breaking the bundle re-rates survivors without it."
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}⚙ search_kb(personal umbrella underlying auto cancellation underlying policy requirement …)
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"results": [
{
"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-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-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-CONDO-MASTER",
"title": "Condo loss assessment & the HOA master policy",
"category": "POLICY",
"applies_to": "{\"lines\": [\"CONDO\"]}",
"snippet": "Loss Assessment coverage responds to charges levied by the HOA. Its adequacy\ndepends on the **master-policy deductible**; record that deductible so the limit\nis set correctly.\n"
}
]
}⚙ get_doc(KB-UMBR-UNDERLYING)
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"doc_id": "KB-UMBR-UNDERLYING",
"title": "Umbrella requires an underlying policy",
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"body_md": "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"
}Thanks, Vincent — I found your account.
I see one active PEICO auto policy:
- Auto policy:
POL-umbrella-plus-p_auto - Status: Active
- Term: 02/10/2025–02/10/2026
- Current premium: $863.10
- It is also the underlying policy for your active PEICO Personal Umbrella policy.
Important: because your PEICO homeowners policy is already cancelled, this auto policy appears to be the last qualifying underlying policy supporting your umbrella. PEICO’s umbrella rules require an in-force auto or home underlying policy. If we cancel the auto policy, your umbrella would be out of compliance.
Before I cancel anything, do you want to:
- Cancel the umbrella policy too, or
- Keep the umbrella by providing/confirming other qualifying underlying coverage, or
- Hold off on cancelling the auto until the umbrella situation is resolved?
Also, I should note: my cancellation tool can cancel the policy status, but it does not process refund/proration details in this chat.
Okay, that's... I didn't realize that. So if I cancel the auto, the umbrella would be left without something it needs to work? What exactly are my options here? Can I keep the umbrella with my new auto carrier, or does it have to stay with PEICO?
⚙ search_kb(umbrella external underlying auto carrier non PEICO minimum liability limits …)
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"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-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-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-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-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"
}
]
}⚙ query_db(SELECT c.coverage_id, c.code, c.label, c.kind, c.unit, pc.value FROM policy_c…)
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"label": "Bodily Injury Liability",
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"value": "10000000/30000000"
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"coverage_id": "AUTO:PD",
"code": "PD",
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"kind": "limit",
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}Yes — that’s right. Your PEICO umbrella is designed to sit on top of an underlying auto or home policy. Right now, your PEICO auto is the active underlying policy on file, and your PEICO home policy is already cancelled. If we cancel the PEICO auto without another qualifying underlying policy documented, the umbrella would be out of compliance.
Your practical options are:
-
Keep the PEICO umbrella and keep PEICO auto active
This is the simplest from a compliance standpoint, but it may not match your goal if you’re switching auto for price. -
Keep the PEICO umbrella but use your new auto policy as the underlying coverage
PEICO’s rule says the umbrella needs an in-force underlying auto or home policy meeting minimum liability limits. The KB language I found does not say the underlying policy must be with PEICO, but we would need to verify/document that the new auto policy meets the required liability limits before cancelling the PEICO auto.Your current PEICO auto underlying limits are:
- Bodily injury: $100,000 / $300,000
- Property damage: $100,000
Your new carrier’s auto should be at least comparable/qualifying for the umbrella review. If you can provide the declarations page or the BI/PD liability limits and effective date, we can check the next step.
-
Cancel both the PEICO auto and the PEICO umbrella
If you don’t want to maintain an underlying policy acceptable to PEICO, then the umbrella would generally need to be cancelled too. -
Delay the auto cancellation
We can hold off until your new auto policy is active and the umbrella-underlying issue is resolved, to avoid a gap or noncompliance.
What I can’t do is cancel the PEICO auto today while knowingly leaving the active PEICO umbrella without a qualifying underlying policy.
Got it. Yeah, I need to think about this. I don't want to mess up my umbrella coverage or leave myself exposed. Let me check with my new carrier first to see if they can handle being the underlying policy for the PEICO umbrella, or if that's even possible. I'd rather not cancel anything today until I know what I'm working with. Can we just hold off on this for now? I'll come back once I've figured out the umbrella situation.
⚙ end_conversation()
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}Absolutely — we’ll hold off. I have not cancelled or changed anything on your PEICO policies.
When you’re ready, please come back with your new auto policy’s effective date and liability limits — especially bodily injury and property damage — and we can review whether it can support the PEICO umbrella before making any changes.
Thanks for checking first, Vincent. Have a good day.
Perfect, thanks for laying that out for me. I appreciate you catching that before I made a mistake. I'll get back to you once I've sorted it out with the new carrier.