How To Fix /PM0/ALB_MESSAGES518 - Premium payer and insured person may not be different

/PM0/ALB_MESSAGES518 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PM0/ALB_MESSAGES -

• Message number: 518

• Message text: Premium payer and insured person may not be different

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /PM0/ALB_MESSAGES518 - Premium payer and insured person may not be different ?

  The SAP error message /PM0/ALB_MESSAGES518 indicates that there is a conflict between the premium payer and the insured person in the context of insurance or health care management within the SAP system. This error typically arises in scenarios where the system expects the premium payer (the entity responsible for paying the insurance premium) and the insured person (the individual covered by the insurance) to be the same entity, but they have been defined differently in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Entry Error: The premium payer and the insured person have been entered as different entities in the system.
  Configuration Issue: The system configuration may require that the premium payer and the insured person must be the same, which is not being adhered to in the current transaction.
  Business Rules: The business rules defined in the SAP system may enforce that the premium payer and the insured person must be identical for certain types of insurance