Hurricane Blackout

Note: Users must have the authority, "Hurricane Blackout," (Diamond Administration group) to access, add, edit and delete Hurricane Blackout periods.

 

Hurricane Blackout allows a user to enter by state, county (or counties) and line of business an effective and expiration date that prohibits non-pay direct bill Legal Notices when a "Black Out" period occurs due to hurricane season. Basically, during the blackout period, no policies written in the specified state / county / line of business will be allowed to go into legal cancellation or be cancelled for non-pay. If they are already in legal notice when the blackout period begins, they will not cancel until End of Day on the expiration date of the blackout period. Policies that were not in Legal Notice at the time of the blackout period, but have an amount due that is greater than the minimum invoice amount, will have their cancel date set to the end date of the blackout period plus Legal Notice Days.

Add a Blackout Period

To access the Hurricane Blackout screen:

 

 

When the Hurricane Blackout Setup screen displays:

 

  1. Select Add.

  2. On the Add Hurricane Blackout Date screen:

 

 

  1. In the Processes section of the screen, selecting any of the fields places a check mark next to an option. When a check mark exists:

 

 

  1. Once all information has been entered and selected, click Save. When the Save button is chosen, the system performs the following:

 

 

 

 

 

When the Hurricane Blackout Setup screen returns, the blackout period entered displays in the list view.

Hurricane Blackout Setup Screen: Toolbar Options

Other options on the Hurricane Blackout Setup toolbar include:

 

 

Note: If you have selected "All" for lines of business for a blackout period, make sure you edit the description. For example, if you have added "Hurricane Katrina" with all lines of business, select each hurricane_id and add the line's name in the description (e.g., Hurricane Katrina-Auto, Hurricane Katrina-Home, Hurricane Katrina-Umbrella, etc.) If you must do a billing transaction, Edit Hurricane Information, to change the blackout period this information is displayed when selecting the blackout period from the New Hurricane Blackout field.

 

Hurricane Blackout Setup Screen: Other Options

In the Status section, other options on the Hurricane Blackout Setup screen include: