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Process · Claim assessment and settlement

Claim assessment and settlement

A claim belongs to a policy and carries the reported loss evidence. Assessment decides whether the reported case can move forward. The benefit decision and provider payment then remain separate, linked records.

Step by step

  1. Report loss Claims Examiner

    Claims Examiner records the loss date, report date, claimed amount and evidence on the policy.

    • Retain dates, amount and loss evidence
    • Updates Claims, Policies
  2. Assess claim Claims Examiner

    The assessment action moves an eligible Reported claim to Assessment or records a reasoned refusal.

    • Move Reported to Assessment or record refusal
    • Updates Claims, Operation receipts
  3. Decide benefit Authorized Underwriter

    Authorized Underwriter approves, declines or requests evidence and records the benefit amount and reason.

    • Retain authorized decision and reason
    • Updates Claim decisions, Claims
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  4. Settle claim Authorized Underwriter

    A verified provider payment against the approved decision supports the move to Settled.

    • Match verified payment and move Approved to Settled
    • Updates Claim payments, Claim decisions, Claims
  5. Reconcile outcome Authorized Underwriter

    Authorized Underwriter checks the operation receipt and persisted payment effect.

    • Compare operation with persisted effect
    • Updates Operation receipts, Claim payments
Claims Examiner
Prepares and assesses the loss.
Authorized Underwriter
Decides the benefit and reconciles settlement.
Auditor
Reads the case and evidence.

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