diff --git a/lib/policy_service/aggregates/life_policy_application.ex b/lib/policy_service/aggregates/life_policy_application.ex
index 66b2444..9ea00bd 100644
--- a/lib/policy_service/aggregates/life_policy_application.ex
+++ b/lib/policy_service/aggregates/life_policy_application.ex
@@ -33,5 +33,11 @@ defmodule PolicyService.Aggregates.LifePolicyApplication do
   def validate_details(_), do: {:error, :invalid_life_details}
 
   def validate_insured(%{"type" => "corporate"}), do: {:error, :life_insurance_requires_individual}
-  def validate_insured(insured), do: super(insured)
+
+  def validate_insured(%{"type" => "individual", "gender" => gender} = insured)
+      when is_binary(gender) and byte_size(gender) > 0 do
+    super(insured)
+  end
+
+  def validate_insured(%{"type" => "individual"}), do: {:error, :missing_gender}
 end
diff --git a/lib/policy_service/aggregates/policy_application.ex b/lib/policy_service/aggregates/policy_application.ex
index 2e932c0..6d8b75a 100644
--- a/lib/policy_service/aggregates/policy_application.ex
+++ b/lib/policy_service/aggregates/policy_application.ex
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ defmodule PolicyService.Aggregates.PolicyApplication do
       @impl Commanded.Aggregates.Aggregate
       def execute(%__MODULE__{state: nil}, %SubmitPolicyApplication{} = cmd) do
         with :ok <- PolicyService.Aggregates.PolicyApplication.validate_policy_id(cmd.id),
-             :ok <-
-               PolicyService.Aggregates.PolicyApplication.validate_insured(cmd.insured),
+             :ok <- validate_insured(cmd.insured),
              :ok <-
                PolicyService.Aggregates.PolicyApplication.validate_buyer(cmd.buyer),
              :ok <- validate_details(cmd.policy_details),
@@ -242,8 +241,32 @@ defmodule PolicyService.Aggregates.PolicyApplication do
         }
       end
 
+      # ── Validation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+      def validate_insured(%{
+            "type" => "individual",
+            "name" => n,
+            "date_of_birth" => _,
+            "document_id" => d
+          })
+          when is_binary(n) and is_binary(d) and byte_size(n) > 0 and byte_size(d) > 0,
+          do: :ok
+
+      def validate_insured(%{
+            "type" => "corporate",
+            "company_name" => c,
+            "ruc" => r,
+            "legal_rep_name" => rep,
+            "legal_rep_document" => rd
+          })
+          when is_binary(c) and is_binary(r) and is_binary(rep) and is_binary(rd) and
+                 byte_size(c) > 0 and byte_size(r) > 0,
+          do: :ok
+
+      def validate_insured(_), do: {:error, :invalid_insured_info}
+
       # allow each aggregate to override any callback
-      defoverridable execute: 2, apply: 2
+      defoverridable execute: 2, apply: 2, validate_insured: 1
     end
   end
 
@@ -253,28 +276,6 @@ defmodule PolicyService.Aggregates.PolicyApplication do
   def validate_user(id) when is_binary(id) and byte_size(id) > 0, do: :ok
   def validate_user(_), do: {:error, :missing_user_id}
 
-  def validate_insured(%{
-        "type" => "individual",
-        "name" => n,
-        "date_of_birth" => _,
-        "document_id" => d
-      })
-      when is_binary(n) and is_binary(d) and byte_size(n) > 0 and byte_size(d) > 0,
-      do: :ok
-
-  def validate_insured(%{
-        "type" => "corporate",
-        "company_name" => c,
-        "ruc" => r,
-        "legal_rep_name" => rep,
-        "legal_rep_document" => rd
-      })
-      when is_binary(c) and is_binary(r) and is_binary(rep) and is_binary(rd) and
-             byte_size(c) > 0 and byte_size(r) > 0,
-      do: :ok
-
-  def validate_insured(_), do: {:error, :invalid_insured_info}
-
   def validate_buyer(%{
         "type" => "individual",
         "name" => n,
diff --git a/lib/policy_service/projections/policy.ex b/lib/policy_service/projections/policy.ex
index a5b5ab6..b0bf156 100644
--- a/lib/policy_service/projections/policy.ex
+++ b/lib/policy_service/projections/policy.ex
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ defmodule PolicyService.Projections.PolicyApplication do
     max_limit: 100,
     custom_fields: [
       search: [
-        filter: {PolicyService.Projections.PolicyApplicationFilters, :search, []},
+        filter: {PolicyService.Filters.PolicyApplicationFilters, :search, []},
         ecto_type: :string,
         operators: [:==]
       ]