Industries Insurance Setup
This skill activates when configuring the Salesforce Industries Insurance (FSC Insurance) product — covering the FSC Insurance permission set license, org-level insurance settings, core insurance objects, OmniScript-based quoting via the Insurance Product Administration API, and policy issuance via the Insurance Connect API. Use this skill before any hands-on configuration work on an insurance-enabled org.
Before Starting
Gather this context before working on anything in this domain:
- Confirm the org has the FSC Insurance permission set license assigned — this is a separate license from the base FSC license and must be provisioned by Salesforce before any insurance objects or settings appear.
- Identify whether the org uses the managed-package Digital Insurance Platform or the native-core path (Salesforce is migrating managed package to core, targeting October 2025). Configuration steps differ between paths.
- Determine whether many-to-many policy relationships or multiple producers per policy are required — these are irreversible org settings in Insurance Settings and cannot be undone once enabled.
- Confirm OmniStudio is licensed if OmniScript-based quoting is in scope — the quoting journey requires OmniStudio runtime.
- Understand the lines of business being configured: personal lines (auto/homeowners), commercial, life/annuity, or specialty — each has different coverage type structures.
Core Concepts
FSC Insurance Permission Set License and Org Settings
Insurance for Financial Services Cloud requires an explicit FSC Insurance permission set license (also called the Industries Insurance Add-On), separate from the core FSC license. After license provisioning, an admin must navigate to Setup > Insurance Settings to enable the feature. Several settings in this panel are permanently irreversible once saved:
- Enable many-to-many policy relationships — allows a policy to be associated with multiple named insureds or accounts via InsurancePolicyParticipant junction records. Once enabled, the underlying data model changes cannot be reversed.
- Enable multiple producers per policy — allows multiple InsurancePolicyParticipant records of type Producer on a single policy. Irreversible.
Enabling these settings without understanding the downstream data model implications is a common and costly mistake. Plan the participant model before touching Insurance Settings.
Core Insurance Objects
The insurance data model centers on these standard objects:
| Object | Role |
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| InsurancePolicy | The master policy record. Linked to Account via NameInsuredId. Supports policy number, effective/expiration dates, status, and line-of-business picklist. |
| InsurancePolicyCoverage | Child of InsurancePolicy. Represents a single coverage line (e.g., collision, liability). Linked to CoverageType. |
| CoverageType | Lookup object defining the type of coverage, used across policies and claims. |
| Claim | Represents an insurance claim. Linked to InsurancePolicy. Has ClaimType picklist and supports ClaimParticipant child records. |
| InsurancePolicyParticipant | Junction between InsurancePolicy and Account/Contact. Role picklist controls named insured, producer, driver, beneficiary, and others. |
| InsurancePolicyProductClause | Stores product clause details attached to a policy, used in clause-driven commercial policies. |
These are platform-native standard objects introduced with FSC Insurance. They are not custom objects and cannot be replaced with generic custom schema.
Insurance Quoting via OmniScript and Connect API
The quoting journey uses OmniStudio OmniScripts with Remote Action elements calling the InsProductService Apex service class. The key method is InsProductService.getRatedProducts(), which returns rated product options for a given quoting context (coverage inputs, account, effective date). The prebuilt LWC component insOsGridProductSelection renders the product selection UI inside an OmniScript step.
After the customer selects a product and the quote is finalized, policy issuance uses the Insurance Policy Administration Connect API:
POST /services/data/vXX.0/connect/insurance/policy-administration/policies
This endpoint creates the InsurancePolicy record and associated coverage records atomically. It is a dedicated insurance endpoint — standard Salesforce DML or generic REST object creation is not a substitute.
The Digital Insurance Platform (DIP) is in mid-transition from a managed package to native Salesforce core (target October 2025). On managed-package orgs, OmniScript components and the InsProductService namespace may differ from native-core orgs. Always confirm which path the org is on before configuring quoting flows.
Common Patterns
Pattern: Quoting OmniScript with Remote Action Rating
When to use: When an org needs a guided quoting experience for agents or customers, using rated insurance products from the backend rating engine.
How it works:
- Create an OmniScript with data-gathering steps (coverage inputs, vehicle/property details, applicant info).
- Add a Remote Action element pointing to
InsProductService.getRatedProducts. Pass coverage inputs as the action input map.
- Add an OmniScript step using the
insOsGridProductSelection LWC component to display returned rated products.
- On product selection, store the selected product context in OmniScript state.
- Add a final Integration Procedure or Remote Action step to POST to the Insurance Policy Administration Connect API to issue the policy.
Why not generic OmniStudio flows: Standard OmniScript HTTP Actions to generic REST endpoints do not carry the insurance context required by the rating engine. The InsProductService Remote Action handles authentication, context assembly, and rating engine routing internally.
Pattern: Claim Setup with Coverage Linking
When to use: When setting up initial claim intake for a new line of business.
How it works:
- Define CoverageType records for each coverage line the org supports (e.g., Bodily Injury, Property Damage, Comprehensive).
- Create ClaimType picklist values in the Claim object matching the lines of business.
- Configure InsurancePolicyCoverage records on policy templates or via automation to link CoverageType to each policy.
- Build Claim intake OmniScripts or Screen Flows that query InsurancePolicyCoverage records to drive which coverages are claimable.
- Use InsurancePolicyParticipant records to associate claimants (role = Claimant) with the policy during claim creation.
Why not generic Case: The Claim object carries insurance-specific fields (ClaimType, InsurancePolicy lookup, coverage association) and is the target of downstream insurance analytics and regulatory reporting. Routing claim intake through Case loses this context.
Decision Guidance
| Situation | Recommended Approach | Reason |
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| Org needs multiple named insureds on one policy | Enable many-to-many policy relationships in Insurance Settings before creating any policies | Irreversible setting; must be decided before go-live |
| Quoting for personal lines with standard products | Use InsProductService.getRatedProducts via OmniScript Remote Action + insOsGridProductSelection LWC | Industry-standard quoting path; other approaches bypass rating engine |
| Org is on managed-package Digital Insurance Platform | Follow managed-package setup guides; namespace prefixes on OmniScript components differ from native core | Mid-transition; native core path is not yet fully GA for all features |
| Need to issue a policy after quote acceptance | Use POST /connect/insurance/policy-administration/policies Connect API | Atomic creation of policy + coverages; DML-only approach misses coverage linking |
| Claim intake required for multiple coverage types | Configure CoverageType records and link via InsurancePolicyCoverage; drive claim form from these records | Preserves regulatory-grade claim-to-coverage traceability |
| Multiple producers or agents on one policy | Enable multiple producers per policy in Insurance Settings (irreversible) | Required for producer commission splits and multi-agent book of business |
Recommended Workflow
Step-by-step instructions for an AI agent or practitioner working on this task:
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Verify licensing and org readiness — Confirm the FSC Insurance permission set license is provisioned. Assign the license to relevant users. Verify OmniStudio is licensed if quoting OmniScripts are in scope. Navigate to Setup > Insurance Settings to confirm the Insurance Settings panel is visible.
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Plan and enable irreversible org settings — Decide before any configuration whether many-to-many policy relationships and/or multiple producers per policy are needed. Document the decision. Enable required settings in Insurance Settings. Record which settings were enabled and when — these cannot be reversed.
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Configure CoverageType and Claim object — Create CoverageType records for each coverage line. Add or verify ClaimType picklist values on the Claim object. Define any custom fields needed for the line of business. Ensure field-level security is set on the FSC Insurance permission set.
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Set up InsurancePolicy and participant model — Create any policy templates or seed data needed for the line of business. Configure the InsurancePolicyParticipant role picklist to include Named Insured, Producer, Driver, Claimant, or Beneficiary as needed. Verify page layouts on InsurancePolicy, InsurancePolicyCoverage, and Claim show relevant fields.
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Build OmniScript quoting flow — Scaffold the quoting OmniScript. Add Remote Action elements for InsProductService.getRatedProducts. Embed the insOsGridProductSelection LWC for product selection. Wire OmniScript state to the Connect API issue policy call. Test with representative coverage inputs.
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Test policy issuance via Connect API — Use Workbench or a test OmniScript step to POST to /connect/insurance/policy-administration/policies with a valid payload. Verify InsurancePolicy and InsurancePolicyCoverage records are created correctly. Confirm InsurancePolicyParticipant records reflect the expected roles.
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Review checklist and document configuration decisions — Run the review checklist below. Document which irreversible settings were enabled, which platform path (managed package vs native core) is in use, and any custom coverage types created.
Review Checklist
Run through these before marking work in this area complete:
Salesforce-Specific Gotchas
Non-obvious platform behaviors that cause real production problems:
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Irreversible Insurance Settings cannot be undone — Enabling many-to-many policy relationships or multiple producers per policy in Insurance Settings permanently alters the org's data model. There is no "undo" button and Salesforce Support cannot reverse these settings. Orgs that enable these without understanding the participant model often face data migration issues at go-live.
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FSC Insurance license is separate from FSC base license — Users with a standard FSC license do not automatically get access to Insurance objects. The FSC Insurance permission set license must be explicitly provisioned by Salesforce (requires an order) and then assigned in Setup. Forgetting this causes confusing "object not found" errors that look like a configuration problem but are actually a licensing gap.
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InsProductService is not callable from standard Apex without the correct namespace — On managed-package orgs, the InsProductService class lives in a namespace. Calling it without the correct namespace prefix causes a compile error. On native-core orgs, the namespace differs. Always confirm which path the org is on and reference the correct class name in Remote Action elements.
Output Artifacts
| Artifact | Description |
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| Insurance Settings decision record | Documentation of which irreversible org settings were enabled and when |
| CoverageType configuration | List of CoverageType records created per line of business |
| OmniScript quoting flow | OmniStudio OmniScript with InsProductService Remote Action and insOsGridProductSelection LWC |
| Policy issuance Connect API payload | Example POST payload for /connect/insurance/policy-administration/policies |
| Permission set license assignment checklist | Record of FSC Insurance license assignments per user/profile |
Related Skills
- omnistudio-admin-configuration — for general OmniStudio setup, FlexCards, and DataRaptor configuration outside the insurance quoting context
- client-onboarding-design — for FSC-based onboarding flows that may feed into insurance policy creation
- household-model-configuration — for FSC account model setup required before insurance participant records can be correctly linked