Summarize an Insurance Policy in 2 Minutes
Turn a lengthy insurance policy into a structured summary with key coverages, exclusions, limits, and risk flags — ready for client review or internal analysis.
Prompt
You are a senior insurance analyst reviewing an insurance policy document. I will provide the full text of a policy. Please produce a structured summary that includes: 1. **Policy Type & Number**: Identify the type of insurance and policy number. 2. **Insured & Insurer**: Identify all parties, their roles, and relevant details. 3. **Coverage Summary**: Summarize the core coverages in 2-3 sentences per coverage type. 4. **Policy Period**: State the effective date, expiration, and any renewal provisions. 5. **Key Limits & Deductibles**: List all coverage limits, sub-limits, and deductible amounts. 6. **Exclusions**: List the major exclusions and briefly explain each. 7. **Conditions & Obligations**: For the insured, list the key obligations (notice requirements, duties after loss, etc.). 8. **Endorsements & Riders**: Summarize any endorsements that modify standard coverage. 9. **Premium Structure**: Note the premium amount, payment schedule, and any applicable discounts or surcharges. 10. **Notable or Unusual Clauses**: Flag any provisions that are non-standard or potentially problematic, and briefly explain why. Format the summary with clear headings. Use bullet points for readability. Keep the total summary under 800 words. After the summary, add a section titled "Coverage Gaps & Risk Flags" listing any areas where coverage may be insufficient or where the insured should be aware of potential gaps. Here is the policy: [PASTE THE FULL POLICY TEXT HERE]
Consejos
- If the policy exceeds the AI's context window, split it into sections (declarations, insuring agreement, exclusions, conditions, endorsements) and summarize each separately.
- For best results, include all endorsements and riders — they often materially modify the base coverage.
- After receiving the summary, follow up with questions like 'How does this policy compare to ISO standard forms?' or 'What additional endorsements would you recommend?'
- Use this summary as a starting point for your own analysis, not as the finished work product.
Precauciones
- Never rely on the AI summary without reading the original policy yourself. AI can misinterpret defined terms, miss cross-references between sections, or overlook endorsements that modify base coverage.
- Do not paste confidential client policy documents into consumer AI tools without understanding data retention policies. Use enterprise or API versions with appropriate data handling agreements.
- AI may not recognize jurisdiction-specific implications. Insurance regulation varies significantly by state and country.
- The 'Coverage Gaps' section is a helpful starting point, but it reflects pattern matching, not actuarial or legal judgment.
What This Quick Win Does
Policy review is one of the most time-consuming tasks in insurance practice. A comprehensive commercial policy can span 50+ pages with declarations, insuring agreements, exclusions, conditions, and multiple endorsements. With AI, you can generate a structured first-pass summary in approximately 2 minutes, freeing you to focus your expertise on coverage analysis and client advisory.
This Quick Win gives you a prompt that produces a comprehensive policy summary — the kind you would prepare for a client consultation, an underwriting review, or a claims coverage determination.
How to Use It
Step 1: Prepare the Policy
Open the policy document in a format where you can select and copy the full text. PDF documents may need to be converted to text first.
Make sure you include:
- The declarations page
- The insuring agreement
- All exclusions
- Conditions and definitions
- All endorsements and riders
- Any applicable schedules
Step 2: Open Your AI Tool
Navigate to ChatGPT or Claude. For confidential documents, ensure you are using an enterprise account with appropriate data handling agreements.
Step 3: Paste the Prompt and the Policy
Copy the prompt above, paste it into the AI chat, and replace [PASTE THE FULL POLICY TEXT HERE] with the full text of the policy. Submit the message.
Step 4: Review the Output
The AI will return a structured summary. Read it alongside the original policy, paying particular attention to:
- Defined terms: Verify that the AI correctly identified how key terms are defined throughout the policy.
- Exclusion scope: Check whether the AI caught all exclusions, including those embedded in endorsements.
- Coverage Gaps: Use the flagged items as a checklist for your deeper review.
Step 5: Iterate
Follow up with targeted questions:
- “Compare the exclusions in this policy to a standard ISO commercial general liability form.”
- “What endorsements would you recommend to close the coverage gaps you identified?”
- “Summarize the notice requirements and claims reporting obligations.”
Why This Works
Large language models excel at extracting structured information from document text. Insurance policies follow relatively predictable structures, making them well-suited for AI analysis. The prompt instructs the AI to organize its output in the framework an experienced analyst would use.
What This Does Not Replace
This Quick Win accelerates the first pass. It does not replace:
- Professional judgment about whether coverage is adequate for a specific risk
- Actuarial analysis of pricing adequacy
- Legal interpretation of ambiguous policy language
- Regulatory compliance review for jurisdiction-specific requirements