Average number of days elapsed between the submission of a completed claim by a stakeholder (client of the organization) and their receipt of payment or claim denial, for all claims settled during the reporting period.
Average number of days elapsed between the submission of a completed claim by a stakeholder (client of the organization) and their receipt of payment or claim denial, for all claims settled during the reporting period.
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
This metric is intended to capture how long on average (in days) it takes the organization to process completed claims.
Organizations should calculate this metric using the average days’ duration between the date of a claim’s submission and the date that the affected stakeholder receives payment or claim denial.
Organizations can use the raw data relevant to this metric when calculating Promptness of Claims Settlement (PI9897).
For more detail on the Promptness of Claims Settlement and for guidance on interpretation, see the Microinsurance Network's Social Performance Indicators for Microinsurance, p. 19 (https://www.social-protection.org/gimi/ShowRessource.action?id=5270).
June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
Immaterial change. Usage guidance updated to clarify "beneficiary" as "affected stakeholders."
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
New metric. Promptness of Claims Processing (PI8919) was developed via the IRIS Taxonomy Group.