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Death/Deceased Homeowner

Death/Deceased Homeowner

Handled By: Customer Support Agents

Background: There may be instances that EverBright Customer Support receives a notification of a homeowner’s death.

Process Overview

STEP

ACTION

STEP

ACTION

1

  • How was the notification received?

  • Inbound Call/Email

  • Proceed to Step 2

  • Account Servicing

2

Using the following table, has M3 been approved? How to verify if M3 has been approved

IF:

THEN:

  • M3 has been approved

  • M2 with system photos uploaded

  • Proceed to Step 3

  • M2 with no system photos uploaded

3

  1. Gather the following information:

    1. Requestor’s first and last name

    2. First and last name of homeowner

    3. Property job address

    4. Relationship to the homeowner

    5. Email address

    6. Phone number

  2. Instruct the caller/requestor that they will be receiving an email after the call. Ask them to reply to the email and attach a copy of the death certificate and executorship, or estate documents.

Hello,

Thank you for contacting EverBright Support. Please reply to this email with a copy of the death certificate and executorship, or estate documents.

Regards,

  • Is all the required information/supporting documentation above available?

    • If yes, proceed to Step 4

    • If no, Stop

4

  • Create a case in Salesforce:

  • Update the special account condition on the account level to “deceased”

5

  • Did the caller/requestor advise/inquire they want to take over/responsibility of the solar system for the deceased homeowner? ***PENDING REVIEW***

IF:

THEN:

  • Yes; caller/requestor wants to take over/responsibility

08/27/2024: This step is under review with @Nehemiah @ EverBright to ensure if this is the correct process

  • No; caller/requestor DOESN’T want to take over/responsibility

Lead Resolution will then create a case assignment for Risk to review 

Request from Account Servicing

[These types of requests are typically received as a Account Servicing complaint ticket email]

STEP

ACTION

STEP

ACTION

1

  • Create a case in Salesforce:

    • Creating and Assigning Cases | Creating a case

      • Primary Reason: System Transfer/UCC terminations

      • Secondary Reason: Death Post-PTO

    • Case Description:

      • Date of death

      • How was Account Servicing asked to proceed

      • Attach supporting documentation attachments provided by Account Servicing

  • Update the special account condition on the account level to “deceased”

2

  • How is Account Servicing requesting to proceed:

IF:

THEN:

  • Transfer assumption to a new person

  • Charged off and send for probate

  • Default

  • Reply to Account Servicing with the following:

Hello,

Thank you for the documents attached. Our records have been updated. Please allow the account to default.

Regards,

[Agent Name]

  • Close the case ticket and Stop

Account Servicing Overall Process

The information below is a Account Servicing-based process and is a reference for Account Servicing’s overview process.

Any customer inquiries about death/deceased homeowners, follow the above Process Overview.

Deceased Notification

When a caller advises a liable party has passed away, complete the following steps.
Remember to empathize with the caller.
Indicate you are sorry for their loss.

STEP

ACTION

STEP

ACTION

1

  • Remember, if the caller has not received prior authorization by the liable party to
    receive account information, ensure no account specific information is provided.

2

  • Request the caller to send in a copy of the Death Certificate via mail or fax.

    • Mail to correspondence address:
      PO BOX 91910 Sioux Falls, SD 57109

    • Fax 605-305-3185

    • If the caller is an authorized user or another liable party, they can send the
      document via portal message.

3

  • If the caller has Executor of Estate Documents:

    • Request the caller to send in a copy of the Executor of Estate Documents via mail or
      fax.

    • Executor of Estate documentation acts as a Waiver for the party to receive
      information about an account and make changes.

Screenshots of PDF SOP provided by Account Servicing

 

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