Insurance Claim Management

Create, manage, and track insurance claims directly from service requests. Collaborate with insurance companies, contractors, and site managers through a streamlined workflow.

Overview

Managing Insurance Claims is now integrated into the Facilities Maintenance System. An Insurance claim can be created directly from a Service Request, linking them together.

Insurance Claims Management Overview
Overview of the Insurance Claims management interface in Facilitease

From here you can:

  • Involve the relevant Insurance Company
  • Request additional information from site and/or the Contractor
  • Complete and submit your finalized claim to the Insurance Company

The current workflow allows interaction between:

  • Site Managers - Can provide incident details and additional information
  • Contractors - Can submit repair details and documentation
  • Insurance Companies - Can acknowledge, request info, and approve/decline claims
  • Helpdesk / System Administrators - Can manage the entire claims process

Insurance Workflow

The workflow diagram shows how Insurance Claims work within the system:

Insurance Claims Workflow Diagram
Workflow diagram showing the insurance claims process from creation to approval
Insurance Claim started via Service Request
Review & lodge with Insurance Company
Acknowledgment & file # assigned
Need more info?
Yes
Request from Site/Contractor
No
Submit to Insurance
Insurance Accept/Decline
Manage per business process

Color Key:

  • Green - Core milestones of the claim
  • Blue - Optional: Request info from contractor/site manager

Workflow Scenarios

Scenario #1: Full Collaboration

Insurance Company, Site Manager, and Contractors are existing users in the system.

  • Process starts from an existing Service Request linking the two together
  • Insurance company receives initial details and acknowledges the claim, assigning a file number
  • Additional information can be requested directly from site and/or contractor
  • All details collated and submitted back to Insurance company
  • Claim is approved and finalization is worked through

Scenario #2: Internal Management

Internal user manages all milestones.

  • Process starts from an existing Service Request
  • Specific user(s) managing the process manually add milestone dates
  • All relevant information and statuses updated as and when required

Scenario #3: Hybrid Approach

Combination of Scenarios #1 and #2.

  • Some users interact in the system while others provide information externally
  • You decide who interacts and at what step in the process
  • Your business process determines the workflow

Creating an Insurance Claim

In the Facilities Maintenance industry, there are very few instances where you would have an Insurance Claim without a related job. For this reason, claims are created directly from the Service Request.

Who Can Create: This process can be started by: Customer Site Manager (if allowed in configuration), Helpdesk users, Contact Centre users, and System Administrators.

Step 1: Initiate the Claim

  1. Open the Service Request - Navigate to the Service Request related to the insurance claim
  2. Access More Actions - Hover over More Actions
  3. Create Insurance Claim - Click on Create Insurance Claim
Create Insurance Claim from More Actions menu
Accessing the Create Insurance Claim option from the More Actions menu

Step 2: Claim Details (Page 1)

Add all the initial incident/insurance claim details:

  1. Date + Time of Incident/Event
  2. Notifying Employee Name
  3. Employee Position/Job
  4. Insurance Company - Select from existing or add new
  5. File Number - If you have this already
  6. Short Description - Defaults to Service Request name
  7. Incident Description - Detailed description of what happened
  8. Incident/Risk and Contact Details - Including vehicle details if relevant
  9. Click Next
Claim Details form - Page 1
Insurance claim details form showing incident information fields

Step 3: Authority Details (Page 2)

  1. Did you ring 111 or other Authority? - Answer Yes/No
  2. Authority Name - Person or company name
  3. Authority Report Number - Reference from authority
  4. Authority Personnel Name - Contact name
  5. Authority Phone Number
  6. Authority Call Date + Time
  7. Authority Notes
  8. Click Next
Authority Details form - Page 2
Authority details form for recording emergency services contact information

Step 4: Injury/Illness Details (Page 3)

  1. Is there CCTV footage? - Yes/No
  2. Was there an injury or illness as a result? - Yes/No
  3. Injury/Illness Type
  4. Injury Source/Nature
  5. Hospitalised overnight? - Yes/No
  6. Body Part - Name the body part(s) injured
  7. Did employee die? - Yes/No
  8. Date of Death - If applicable
  9. Additional Injury Information
  10. Click Next
Injury/Illness Details form - Page 3
Injury and illness details form for recording medical information

Dynamic Fields: Some questions will show and hide depending on answers to previous questions.

Step 5: Additional Information (Page 4)

  1. Related Contractor Jobs - Add if there are multiple jobs related to the claim
  2. Attachments - Add any relevant documents, photos, etc.
  3. Helpdesk/Contact Centre Comments
  4. Click Create Insurance Form
Additional Information form - Page 4
Additional information form for attachments and contractor job links

Viewing Your Claims

Once created, the Insurance Form is linked to the Service Request and can be accessed from multiple locations.

View from Service Request

The Insurance Claims section will appear in the Service Request with the Update Details button for various actions.

Insurance Claims section in Service Request
Insurance Claims section displayed within a Service Request record

View All Claims

  1. Select Service Requests from the menu
  2. Select Insurance Claims

From the Insurance Claims list, you can:

  • Update or request information from site and/or contractor
  • Click the Title to view/edit full claim details
  • Use the Update Details button for quick actions
Insurance Claims list view
Insurance Claims list showing all claims with status and action options

Available Actions

Acknowledge Claim Confirm claim receipt and assign file number
Add Costs Add estimated costs and recovery amounts
Request Info from Contractor Send request for additional details
Request Info from Site Send request to site manager
Update Claim Details Edit incident, injury, authority details
Update Question Answers Modify entity question responses
Update Statuses Change milestone and claim statuses

Scenario #1: Full Collaboration Workflow

When Insurance Company, Site Manager, and Contractors are existing users in the system.

Update Details menu options
Update Details dropdown showing available claim management actions

Acknowledge Claim

Acknowledgement confirms the Insurance Company is aware of the incident and a File/Reference number has been assigned.

  1. Click Update Details button
  2. Select Acknowledge Claim
  3. Add the File/Reference Number from Insurance Company
  4. Click Continue

Note: This button only appears when the current claim status is New.

Acknowledge Claim form
Acknowledge Claim form for entering the file/reference number

Request Information from Contractor

  1. Add details about what information you require
  2. Add/Adjust the Contractor Company
  3. Add the date you requested the Information (defaults to today)
  4. Click Continue

The Contractor will receive an email with a link to update the record in the system.

Request Information from Contractor form
Form for requesting additional information from the contractor

Contractor Submits Information

This button is only visible to the Contractor Admin:

  1. Contractor adds the requested details
  2. Contractor adds any relevant attachments
  3. Click Continue

The Helpdesk and Notified users will receive an email notification.

Contractor submits information form
Contractor view for submitting requested information and attachments

Request Information from Site Manager

  1. Add details about what information you require
  2. Click Continue

The Site Email will receive an email with a link to update the record.

Request Information from Site Manager form
Form for requesting additional information from the site manager

Site Manager Submits Information

This button is only visible to the Site Manager. They can update existing details and add new information across multiple tabs:

  • Incident/Claim Details
  • Injury/Illness
  • 111 or Other Authority
Site Manager submits information
Site Manager view for updating incident details and submitting information

Submit Final Claim to Insurance Company

  1. Click Submit Final Claim Form
  2. Review/update the Insurance Company
  3. Review/update the submission date
  4. Click Continue

The Insurance Company receives all claim details and the completed claim form. If they have system access (Scenario #1), they can also request additional detail from Site or Contractor.

When the claim is Approved/Declined, the status auto-changes and notifications are sent.

Submit Final Claim form
Submit Final Claim form for sending completed claim to insurance company

Scenario #2: Manual Updates

Use this when managing an Insurance Claim outside of the system but still need to capture Milestone information for tracking or visibility.

Add Costs

  1. Click Add Costs button
  2. Add/Update Costs (incl. estimates)
  3. Add/Update Expected Recovery Outstanding
  4. Click Continue
Add Costs form
Add Costs form for entering estimated costs and expected recovery amounts

Update Claim Details

Click Update Claim Details to modify any information across three tabs:

  • Incident/Claim Details - Insurance Company, File Number, Employee info, Description, Costs, Attachments
  • Injury/Illness - Injury type, source, body parts, hospitalization
  • 111 or Other Authority - Authority name, report number, contact details
Update Claim Details form
Update Claim Details form with multiple tabs for editing claim information

Update Statuses

Click Update Statuses to modify milestone and overall claim statuses:

Status Field Description
Status Overall claim status (New, In Progress, Submitted, Approved, Declined, Closed)
Site Update Status Status of information request from site
Contractor Update Status Status of information request from contractor
Cost Status Status of cost collection
Recovery Status Status of recovery process
Update Statuses form
Update Statuses form for managing claim and milestone statuses

Adding a New Insurance Company

Step 1: Basic Information

  1. Click System Details from the menu
  2. Select Insurance Companies
  3. Click Add
  4. Set Status (Active by default)
  5. Add Insurance Company Name
  6. Add Company Logo (appears on Insurance PDF form)
  7. Add Contact Phone
  8. Add Notification Email (receives system notifications)
  9. Add Additional Notified Users if needed
  10. Add Description if required
  11. Add Additional Insurance Questions if required
  12. Click on Insurance Company Settings tab
Add Insurance Company form
Form for adding a new insurance company with contact details

Step 2: Company Settings

Configure which entities this Insurance Company belongs to:

  • Divisions
  • Helpdesks
  • Regions
  • Service Types
  • Global Site Groups
  • Customers
  • Customer Site Groups
  • Sites

By default, these are set to ALL. Apply specific settings if needed.

Click Save to complete.

Insurance Company Settings tab
Insurance Company Settings tab for configuring entity access

Adding Insurance Users

Create users who can interact with Insurance Claims on behalf of an Insurance Company.

Step 1: User Info

  1. Go to Users from the menu
  2. Click Add User
  3. Set User Status (Active)
  4. Add Job Title
  5. Add First Name and Last Name
  6. Add Username
  7. Add Password (or leave blank for auto-generation)
  8. Add User Email
  9. Add Phone Number
  10. Set User Start Date
  11. Set Access Group to Insurance
  12. Upload Photo if required
  13. Click Next
Add Insurance User form
User information form for creating insurance company users

Step 2: Access Settings

  1. Select which Insurance Companies this user belongs to
  2. Click Save
Insurance User Access Settings
Access settings for assigning insurance company to the user

Adding Entity Questions

Create custom questions for your Insurance Claims process. These can be specific to your requirements or requested by clients/insurance companies.

Step 1: Question Setup

  1. Go to System Details > Entity Questions
  2. Click Add
  3. Set Status (Active by default)
  4. Set Show in Entity to Insurance Claims
  5. Add Title - Name of your question
  6. Set Sort Order - Display order on the form
  7. Set Required Question - Yes/No to make mandatory
  8. Write the Question
  9. Select Answer Type (Radio Box, Dropdown, Text, etc.)
  10. Select Answer Category if required (groups questions together)
  11. Add Answer Options for dropdown types
  12. Set Show Additional Info text box - Shows comment box when specific option selected
  13. Set Additional Information Required - Makes additional comments mandatory
  14. Click Settings tab

Step 2: Question Settings

Apply criteria for where this question appears:

  • Divisions
  • Customers
  • Contractors
  • Insurance Companies
  • Regions
  • Service Types
  • Helpdesks
  • Customer Site Groups
  • Global Site Groups
  • Sites

By default, questions apply to ALL categories. Click Save to complete.

Entity Questions for Insurance Claims
Entity Questions configuration for adding custom questions to insurance claims