Adjuster Liability Exposure Calculator

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Adjuster Liability Exposure Calculator

Estimates an insurance adjuster's potential liability exposure by combining direct claim mishandling risk, bad faith damages, and extra-contractual exposure across multiple claim scenarios.

Total Claim Value ($)

Number of Claims Handled Annually

Estimated Error / Mishandling Rate (%)

Bad Faith Damages Multiplier

Probability of Litigation per Error (%)

Average Defense Cost per Lawsuit ($)

E&O Policy Limit ($)

Jurisdictional Risk Factor

Low Risk (e.g., TX, OH) — 0.8× Moderate Risk (e.g., IL, GA) — 1.0× High Risk (e.g., FL, CA) — 1.3× Very High Risk (e.g., LA, MT) — 1.6×

Calculate Exposure

function adjCalc() { // --- Retrieve inputs --- var claimValue = parseFloat(document.getElementById('adj-claim-value').value); var numClaims = parseFloat(document.getElementById('adj-num-claims').value); var errorRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById('adj-error-rate').value); var badFaithMult = parseFloat(document.getElementById('adj-bad-faith-mult').value); var litigProb = parseFloat(document.getElementById('adj-litigation-prob').value); var defenseCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('adj-defense-cost').value); var eoLimit = parseFloat(document.getElementById('adj-e-o-limit').value); var jurisFactor = parseFloat(document.getElementById('adj-jurisdiction-factor').value);

var resultDiv = document.getElementById('adj-result');

// --- Validation --- var errors = []; if (isNaN(claimValue) || claimValue 100) errors.push("Error Rate must be between 0 and 100."); if (isNaN(badFaithMult) || badFaithMult 10) errors.push("Bad Faith Multiplier must be between 1 and 10."); if (isNaN(litigProb) || litigProb 100) errors.push("Litigation Probability must be between 0 and 100."); if (isNaN(defenseCost) || defenseCost 0) { resultDiv.style.display = 'block'; resultDiv.innerHTML = 'Please correct the following:' + errors.map(function(e){ return ''; }).join('') + ''; return; }

// --- Core Calculations ---

// Step 1: Expected number of erroneous claims per year // erroneousClaims = numClaims × (errorRate / 100) var erroneousClaims = numClaims * (errorRate / 100);

// Step 2: Direct mishandling exposure per erroneous claim // directExposurePerClaim = claimValue (adjuster may owe the full claim amount if improperly denied/delayed) var directExposurePerClaim = claimValue;

// Step 3: Bad faith / extra-contractual exposure per erroneous claim // badFaithExposurePerClaim = claimValue × badFaithMult var badFaithExposurePerClaim = claimValue * badFaithMult;

// Step 4: Total indemnity exposure per erroneous claim (direct + bad faith) // indemnityPerClaim = directExposurePerClaim + badFaithExposurePerClaim var indemnityPerClaim = directExposurePerClaim + badFaithExposurePerClaim;

// Step 5: Expected number of lawsuits per year // expectedLawsuits = erroneousClaims × (litigProb / 100) var expectedLawsuits = erroneousClaims * (litigProb / 100);

// Step 6: Annual defense cost exposure // annualDefenseCost = expectedLawsuits × defenseCost var annualDefenseCost = expectedLawsuits * defenseCost;

// Step 7: Annual gross indemnity exposure (before jurisdiction adjustment) // grossIndemnityExposure = erroneousClaims × indemnityPerClaim × (litigProb / 100) // (Only litigated errors result in adjudicated indemnity awards) var grossIndemnityExposure = erroneousClaims * indemnityPerClaim * (litigProb / 100);

// Step 8: Jurisdiction-adjusted total exposure // totalGrossExposure = (grossIndemnityExposure + annualDefenseCost) × jurisFactor var totalGrossExposure = (grossIndemnityExposure + annualDefenseCost) * jurisFactor;

// Step 9: Net uncovered exposure (excess over E&O limit) // uncoveredExposure = max(0, totalGrossExposure - eoLimit) var uncoveredExposure = Math.max(0, totalGrossExposure - eoLimit);

// Step 10: E&O coverage utilization ratio // coverageUtilization = min(1, totalGrossExposure / eoLimit) × 100 [as %] var coverageUtilization = eoLimit > 0 ? Math.min(1, totalGrossExposure / eoLimit) * 100 : 100;

// Step 11: Exposure severity rating (qualitative) var severityLabel, severityColor; if (totalGrossExposure ' + 'Expected Erroneous Claims / Year' + fmtN(erroneousClaims) + ' claims' + 'Expected Lawsuits / Year' + fmtN(expectedLawsuits) + ' suits' + 'Indemnity Exposure per Litigated Claim' + fmt(indemnityPerClaim) + '' + '  — Direct Mishandling Component' + fmt(directExposurePerClaim) + '' + '  — Bad Faith / Extra-Contractual Component' + fmt(badFaithExposurePerClaim) + '' + 'Annual Gross Indemnity Exposure' + fmt(grossIndemnityExposure) + '' + 'Annual Defense Cost Exposure' + fmt(annualDefenseCost) + '' + 'Total Jurisdiction-Adjusted Exposure' + fmt(totalGrossExposure) + '' + 'E&O Coverage Utilization' + fmtN(coverageUtilization, 1) + '%' + 'Uncovered / Excess Exposure 0 ? '#c0392b' : '#27ae60') + ';">' + fmt(uncoveredExposure) + '' + 'Exposure Severity Rating' + severityLabel + '' + ''; }

#### Formulas Used

1. Erroneous Claims / Year erroneousClaims = numClaims × (errorRate ÷ 100)

2. Bad Faith Exposure per Claim badFaithExposure = claimValue × badFaithMultiplier

3. Total Indemnity Exposure per Litigated Claim indemnityPerClaim = claimValue + badFaithExposure

4. Expected Lawsuits / Year expectedLawsuits = erroneousClaims × (litigationProbability ÷ 100)

5. Annual Gross Indemnity Exposure grossIndemnity = erroneousClaims × indemnityPerClaim × (litigationProbability ÷ 100)

6. Annual Defense Cost Exposure annualDefenseCost = expectedLawsuits × defenseCostPerSuit

7. Total Jurisdiction-Adjusted Exposure totalExposure = (grossIndemnity + annualDefenseCost) × jurisdictionalFactor

8. Uncovered Exposure uncoveredExposure = max(0, totalExposure − E&O Limit)

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