Insurance Premium Leakage Playbook

A practical playbook to reduce insurance leakage—premium audits, endorsements, broker fees, misclassified exposure data, and renewal surprises—with templates.

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Reduce insurance leakage by controlling the 5 places premiums drift: exposure data, audits/true-ups, endorsements, broker fees, and rushed renewals.

Primary outcomes:

  • Cost reduction: prevents avoidable true-ups and misc premium increases
  • Risk mitigation: reduces coverage gaps and unpleasant exclusions
  • Carbon impact: not applicable

The 5 leakage zones

  1. Exposure data errors (wrong payroll classes, wrong property values)
  2. Premium audits and true-ups (late/inaccurate data → penalties)
  3. Endorsements and mid-term changes (untracked premium impact)
  4. Broker compensation opacity (fees and commissions unclear)
  5. Rushed renewals (no time to market options or negotiate)

60-day premium leakage audit sprint

Days 1–15

  • inventory all policies and premiums
  • collect endorsements and mid-term changes
  • pull claims/loss runs summary

Days 16–30

  • reconcile exposure data (payroll/property/vehicles)
  • identify potential overstatements
  • confirm broker fee structure

Days 31–60

  • correct exposure errors before audit deadlines
  • document endorsement governance
  • implement renewal calendar discipline

Templates (copy/paste)

1) Endorsement and Mid-Term Change Log

DatePolicyChangePremium impact $Approved byEvidence linkNotes

2) Audit Readiness Checklist

Copyable template (TEXT)

Audit Readiness Checklist

- exposure data compiled and validated
- class codes reviewed (if applicable)
- property schedule updated
- endorsements logged with premium impacts
- broker compensation understood
- renewal timeline set with milestones

  • Insurance Program Cost Control Kit ()
  • Spend Visibility Starter Copy Pack ()
  • Savings Realization Proof System ()
  • Insurance Renewal Impact Calculator ()

Definition of Done

  • exposure data is validated before audits
  • endorsements are tracked with premium impact and approvals
  • renewals run on a calendar, not panic

Change log

v1.0 (2026-01): Latest release