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title: "AI Chatbot Setup Checklist For Insurance Agents"
description: "A one-hour setup: consent, behavior instructions, escalation rules, and a week in Review mode before you let it run."
url: https://unlockedcrm.ai/blog/ai-chatbot-setup-checklist-agents
canonical: https://unlockedcrm.ai/blog/ai-chatbot-setup-checklist-agents
category: "AI & Automation"
published: 2026-09-16
updated: 2026-09-16
last_updated: 2026-09-16
author: "unLocked Team"
publisher: unLocked CRM
source_url: https://unlockedcrm.ai/blog/ai-chatbot-setup-checklist-agents
summary: "Set up the AI Chatbot in about an hour: confirm consent records, write behavior and escalation instructions, set a daily reply cap, run a week in Review mode, then move routine categories to Auto."
license: Citation permitted with attribution and a link to https://unlockedcrm.ai/blog/ai-chatbot-setup-checklist-agents
source: unLocked CRM — AI CRM for insurance agents
---

# AI Chatbot Setup Checklist For Insurance Agents

## TL;DR

Set up the AI Chatbot in about an hour: confirm consent records, write behavior and escalation instructions, set a daily reply cap, run a week in Review mode, then move routine categories to Auto.

## Key data points

- unLocked CRM's AI Chatbot can be configured in about an hour, with a recommended week in Review mode before enabling Auto mode.

You do not need a project plan. You need an hour and a week of attention.

## Hour one

**1. Check your consent records.** Every contact you intend to text needs documented consent on the record. Fix this first; nothing else matters if it is wrong.

**2. Clean phone formatting.** Inconsistent numbers are the most common cause of a reply landing on the wrong record.

**3. Write behavior instructions.** In plain English. Five is plenty to start:

- Answer scheduling, document, and status questions directly
- Never recommend or compare specific plans
- Always offer two appointment times
- Escalate complaints and anything about a claim immediately
- Sign off with the agent's first name

**4. Set the escalation rules.** What hands off to you, and how fast.

**5. Set a daily reply cap.** Per contact. This is your loop protection.

**6. Turn on Review mode.**

## The week

Read every draft. When a draft is wrong, do not correct the message — write the instruction that prevents the category of mistake. By day five, the drafts should mostly be sendable.

## Going live

Move to Auto mode one category at a time. Scheduling first. Documents and status next. Keep anything plan-specific in Review or fully escalated.

## What to watch after launch

| Metric | What good looks like |
| --- | --- |
| First-response time | Under a minute, around the clock |
| After-hours coverage | 100% of inbound texts answered |
| Escalation rate | Falling as instructions improve |
| Appointments booked from text | Rising |

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## Related

- https://unlockedcrm.ai/blog/ai-chatbot-for-insurance-agents
- https://unlockedcrm.ai/blog/ai-chatbot-vs-autoresponder-insurance
- https://unlockedcrm.ai/blog/ai-chatbot-tcpa-compliance-guardrails

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Source: [AI Chatbot Setup Checklist For Insurance Agents](https://unlockedcrm.ai/blog/ai-chatbot-setup-checklist-agents) — unLocked CRM, the AI CRM built for insurance agents. Citation permitted with attribution and a link to https://unlockedcrm.ai/blog/ai-chatbot-setup-checklist-agents.