# Renewal premium change explanation prompt: free ChatGPT template > Explain a renewal premium change to a client using only the reasons the carrier gave, and say plainly when you do not know why it moved. Source: https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts/renewal-premium-change-explanation-prompt · Updated 2026-10-02 · Free from Stepthrough (https://learn.ynteractive.com) [Customer emails](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts#job-customer-emails) · [Insurance](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts#industry-insurance) · Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot Updated October 2, 2026 · By [Robert Breen](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/about) Use this when a renewal quote arrives higher, or lower, and the client writes, "Why did it change?" The tempting answer is a confident story about the market or claims. If the carrier didn't say that, the story is a guess, and clients remember guesses. This prompt writes the explanation from the reasons you have in writing, separates what is known from what is not, and offers options such as a coverage review or shopping other quotes. It will not invent a reason. **Have a professional review it.** This prompt helps you draft, not decide coverage. Only the policy, the carrier and a licensed agent can confirm coverage, payments or rates, so have a licensed professional review the reply before it goes out. ## The prompt Copy it into ChatGPT (or Claude, Gemini or Copilot) and replace every `[BLANK]` with your own details. It uses the four parts from [Prompt Writing 101](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompt-writing-101-role-context-task-format): Role, Context, Task and Format. Copy prompt ```text Role: You are an account manager at [AGENCY] explaining a renewal premium change to [CLIENT]. Context: The expiring and renewal annual premiums for [POLICY] are [PREMIUMS]. The reasons the carrier gave in writing: [CARRIER REASONS]. Changes we made to the policy during the year: [POLICY CHANGES]. What we do not know: [UNKNOWN]. Options we can offer the client: [OPTIONS]. Task: Write the email. Open with both numbers and the difference in dollars. Give only the reasons I listed, in my wording, one sentence each. State clearly what we do not know and say we have asked the carrier. Offer the options in a short list. Do not guess at causes, compare to other clients or the market, or promise the premium can be lowered. Do not describe what the policy covers. Format: Plain text email under 200 words, subject line with "Your renewal", a short list for options, no emoji. ``` ## Fill in the blanks **`[AGENCY]`** Your agency's name. **`[CLIENT]`** The policyholder's name. **`[POLICY]`** The policy type. **`[PREMIUMS]`** The expiring premium and the renewal quote, side by side. **`[CARRIER REASONS]`** Reasons the carrier or its documents actually stated, or "none given". **`[POLICY CHANGES]`** Coverage, vehicle, address or limit changes during the year. **`[UNKNOWN]`** What you couldn't confirm. **`[OPTIONS]`** A review call, adjusting limits or deductible, or getting other quotes. ## Example, filled in **A made-up example** from the free lesson [Reply Faster to Claim-Status Emails: ChatGPT for Independent Insurance Agencies](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-reply-claim-status-emails-insurance-agency). Stonebridge Insurance Agency is the made-up agency from the claim-status lesson. An account manager explains a made-up renewal to a made-up homeowner. The carrier's notice and all figures are invented. Copy example ```text Role: You are an account manager at Stonebridge Insurance Agency explaining a renewal premium change to Carl and Mei Duarte. Context: The expiring and renewal annual premiums for their homeowners policy are $1,480 last year and $1,690 at renewal. The reasons the carrier gave in writing: an updated rebuilding cost estimate for the home. Changes we made to the policy during the year: none. What we do not know: whether any other rating factor changed, because the notice lists only the cost estimate. Options we can offer the client: a call to review the dwelling limit, a look at a higher deductible, or requesting quotes from other carriers. Task: Write the email. Open with both numbers and the difference in dollars. Give only the reasons I listed, in my wording, one sentence each. State clearly what we do not know and say we have asked the carrier. Offer the options in a short list. Do not guess at causes, compare to other clients or the market, or promise the premium can be lowered. Do not describe what the policy covers. Format: Plain text email under 200 words, subject line with "Your renewal", a short list for options, no emoji. ``` ## What a good answer looks like - $1,480, $1,690 and the $210 difference stated before any explanation. - One reason, the updated rebuilding cost estimate, in the carrier's terms. - A plain sentence such as "We don't yet know if anything else changed." - Three options, none presented as a guaranteed saving. ## How to check it before you use it An AI draft can sound right and still say something you never told it. Use the habit from the [Reply Faster lesson](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-reply-to-customer-emails): check every promise, name, date and number against what you gave it before anything goes out. - Check the subtraction and both premiums against the carrier's notice. - Delete any sentence about the market, inflation or claims in the area unless the carrier said it. - Make sure the draft really says you asked the carrier, and then ask. - Have a licensed agent approve the email before it goes out, especially if limits or deductibles are mentioned. ## Why this prompt works Clients can accept a higher number when the explanation is honest. They stop trusting the agency when a reason turns out to be invented. ## Practice it in the free lesson **[Reply Faster to Claim-Status Emails: ChatGPT for Independent Insurance Agencies](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-reply-claim-status-emails-insurance-agency)**: A client with an open auto claim wants a payment date, a rental and a promise about her rate. Give ChatGPT the thread and your agency's facts, catch what it shouldn't promise, and send an honest reply from Gmail. You do every step yourself in a practice copy of ChatGPT, and nothing touches your real accounts. [Start the free lesson](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/insurance-claim-status-reply) Also useful: [Prompt Writing 101: Role, Context, Task, Format](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompt-writing-101-role-context-task-format) ## Terms used here [Hallucination](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/hallucination) · [Deductible](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/deductible) · [Declarations page](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/declarations-page) · [Self-check prompt](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/self-verification) ## Related prompts - [Policy renewal reminder prompt](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts/policy-renewal-reminder-prompt): Remind an insurance client about an upcoming renewal: the date and premium exactly as the carrier issued them, questions about… - [Price increase announcement prompt](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts/price-increase-announcement-prompt): A ChatGPT prompt for announcing a price increase honestly: the old and new price, the start date, your real reason and how to… - [Annual coverage review invite prompt](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts/annual-coverage-review-invite-prompt): Invite an insurance client to a short annual review: why now, what to have handy, two times to pick from. 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The email then says the agency has asked and will follow up, which is better than a guess. [All free prompt templates](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/prompts) · [AI glossary](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary)