Jurisdiction Assigned To

If a match code greater than 1 is returned, Allocator assigns the policy to the city name listed in the ASCII file (source city). If the city name is misspelled, Allocator may not be able to determine that the source city is a taxable municipality. To correct this you must change the spelling by editing the source city name. If there are numerous problems due to misspelling, correct the spelling in the ASCII file and reprocess it.

This is the local jurisdiction where the policy is geocoded to. This could be a city, county, or fire district.  Allocation is determined as follows:

1. Good Matches: If the match code is 0 or 1, the allocation is based on the location of the matched address.  Allocator plots the coordinates of the matched address to a digital map and returns the city boundary.  If the address falls outside a city boundary, the county is returned.
2. No Close Match, No Candidates: The matched address is poor and is not used. Allocator uses the source city name to determine the taxing jurisdiction. Please note that these addresses should be researched and corrected to ensure proper allocation. If the source city name is blank, the address cannot be allocated.
3. PO Boxes and HC/Rural Route: A good matching address was found, but the box does not represent the location of the insured risk. A physical address should be used instead. The matched city will be used to determine the taxing jurisdiction.

See individual state information for more information.