Insurance policy review texts: 13 templates for annual check ups

Clients forget their cover until something goes wrong. A short review once a year keeps the policy matched to the life it protects, and a text is the easiest way to ask for the time. These thirteen messages invite a review, ask about life changes, book the call, share what you found, and follow up after. They suggest, they never scare, and none of them promises savings. Use them with clients who agreed to be texted. Copy any message, or add all thirteen to your keyboard and send them from iMessage, WhatsApp, SMS or any other app in one tap. textcuts works in any app where you type.

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Inviting the review

Annual review invite

EssentialPro
Hello {{name}}, it's time for your yearly cover check up. It takes about fifteen minutes and often turns up small things worth fixing. Does {{day}} work for a call?

When to send: Once a year, a month or two after their last review.

Why it works: It frames the review as a short habit with a specific day.

Life changes question

Essential
Has anything changed this year, {{name}}? A move, a new job, a new car, someone joining the household. Any of these can change what your policy should do.

When to send: Before a review or any time in the year.

Why it works: The list jogs memory without sounding like a form.

Short and light

No pressure, {{name}}, just a thought: when did we last look at your policy together? If it's been a while, I can take a quick look this week.

When to send: For clients not reviewed in over a year.

Why it works: The honest question does the work.

Offering two times

EssentialPro
I can do {{time}} or later in the afternoon, {{name}}. Whichever suits you for the review. If texting is easier, we can do it here.

When to send: After they say yes in principle.

Why it works: Two choices and a text option.

Before and during

What to have ready

For our review, {{name}}, it helps to have your current policy papers nearby. If you can't find them, no problem. I'll pull up what I have.

When to send: The day before the call.

Why it works: It removes the excuse of not being prepared.

Asking about a new car

Congratulations on the new car, {{name}}! Please send me the details so I can make sure it's covered the right way from day one.

When to send: When a client mentions a vehicle change.

Why it works: Congratulations first, business second.

Home improvement

If you've renovated or added anything to your home, {{name}}, let me know. The value of the home may have changed, and your cover should follow it.

When to send: When a client mentions building work.

Why it works: It ties cover to something they care about.

Missed call

Pro
Sorry I missed you, {{name}}. I'll try again on {{day}}, or text me a time that works and I'll call then.

When to send: After a call goes unanswered.

Why it works: It saves the client the effort of guessing.

After the review

Review summary

Essential
Thanks for your time today, {{name}}. Here is what we agreed: nothing to change for now, and I'll check again in a year. Text me if your situation changes before then.

When to send: Straight after a review with no changes.

Why it works: A written summary builds trust.

Suggested change

Essential
After our call, {{name}}, I think one change is worth a look: increasing one limit. I'll send the details and the cost so you can decide at your own pace.

When to send: When your review found a gap.

Why it works: It suggests rather than sells.

Cover that no longer fits

I noticed that one item on your policy no longer matches your situation, {{name}}. It might be worth updating, or it might be fine. Shall we talk it through?

When to send: When you spot a mismatch on file.

Why it works: It raises the question without alarm.

Gap left open

You decided to keep your policy as it is, {{name}}, and that's your call. I've noted it on your file. If you change your mind, just text me.

When to send: When a client declines a suggestion.

Why it works: Respect for the decision keeps the relationship.

Thanks

Essential
Thanks for making time, {{name}}. A policy that matches your life is one less thing to worry about. Reach out whenever something changes.

When to send: A few days after the review.

Why it works: It leaves a good last impression.

When to send each message

WhenMessageNote
Once a yearAnnual review inviteThe invite.
Any timeLife changes questionWhen life changes.
Day beforeWhat to have readyWhat to have ready.
After a missed callMissed callSame day.
After the reviewReview summaryWithin hours.
When a gap showsSuggested changeWith details and cost.
A few days afterThanksThanks.

Do not say

  • Texting a number that never agreed to hear from you (a bought list, a number copied from a form for something else, a stranger).

    Instead: Text only people who gave you their number and agreed to texts. Honor stop right away.

    Source

  • Fear based openers ("what happens to your family if...").

    Instead: Ask what changed in their life and offer a calm review.

  • Telling clients they are underinsured without looking at the policy.

    Instead: Read the policy first, then suggest one change.

  • Telling a client to drop an existing life policy for a new one.

    Instead: Compare in full, including costs and what is lost, before any replacement. NAIC replacement rules apply.

    Source

  • Promising a lower premium before a review.

    Instead: Say a review may or may not change the cost.

  • Using "investment" or "savings account" language about life cover.

    Instead: Describe what the policy does and what it costs.

  • Gifts for booking a review.

    Instead: A plain thank you. State inducement rules vary.

Works in WhatsApp, iMessage, Instagram, Messenger and every other app.

Frequently asked questions

How often should I review a client's policy?

Once a year, and any time they tell you about a move, a new car, a new job or a new family member. A short text reminder a month before the renewal works well.

Can I text a client who never agreed to be texted?

No. Send these only to people who gave you their number and agreed to hear from you by text. The FCC's guide and 47 CFR 64.1200 explain the consent rules. Start a first message with a line such as "Tell me if you'd rather not get texts," and stop the moment someone says stop. Keep texting for people you already work with, one message at a time, typed by you.

Do these templates work on the free plan?

Yes. Ten of the thirteen use a single blank, which fills in on the free plan. "Annual review invite", "Offering two times", "Missed call" use two blanks and need Pro to fill both from the keyboard.

Can I send these in WhatsApp, iMessage and SMS?

Yes. textcuts is a keyboard, so the templates work in every app where you type, including iMessage, WhatsApp, SMS and Messenger.