ACORD News

AAIS, ACORD Partner on Standards for Insurers

Two major organizations that supply standard forms, rating information and policies to the property/casualty insurance industry have agreed to work more closely together. The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), and ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) have …

ACORD CEO Maciag to Retire in 2016

Gregory Maciag, president and CEO of ACORD, said he plans to retire in one year on January 15, 2016 after nearly 40 years with the international insurance data and forms standards-setting organization. The ACORD board of directors has accepted Maciag’s …

Game Changer: Agency Download with the Leader in CRM

Westerville, OH, 6/10/13 – Revolution Group, a Silver Salesforce.com Cloud Alliance Partner and leading technology integration provider specializing in the property/casualty segment of the insurance industry, is pleased to announce the company has joined ACORD, an information standards organization serving …

Standards Organizations ACORD, DISA to Merge

ACORD, the nonprofit global data standards organization for the insurance industry, and DISA, the organization for development of healthcare and cross-industry e-commerce business interchange standards, said that the two organizations will consolidate under the ACORD banner. “This merger allows us …

Russian Insurance Community Works on Implementing ACORD Standards

Global standards development organization ACORD announced that a coalition of major Russian insurers, including subsidiaries of Allianz and Zurich, have agreed to work together to implement its standards. “When completed, this will become the first documented ACORD implementation in the …

WEBCETERA® Integrates Editable ACORD® forms within EZLynx®

Flower Mound, TX, 07/25/12 – WEBCETERA®, the leading provider of insurance industry software solutions and creator of EZLynx®, today announced the integration of fully editable ACORD® forms into the EZLynx product. This new functionality will be made available at no …

Oklahoma to Adopt ACORD Form for Loss Reporting

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced from the 2012 National Tornado Preparedness Summit his intent to standardize Oklahoma’s insurance industry by utilizing ACORD’s 1 – Property Loss Notice form. “This form will allow citizens to fill out one form …

Tech Chiefs Take on Standards, iPad, Light Bulb at Surplus Lines Conference

Thomas Alva Edison would have been glowing had he been at the “Technology Issues in the U.S. & U.K.” panel discussion at the annual National Association of Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) conference in San Diego on Wednesday. The panel was …

ACORD Launches Standards Development Pilot in So. Africa

Insurers and brokers are beginning a pilot of ACORD Standards in South Africa. “Piloting is the stage after development efforts where participants utilize the Standards in real-world situations to ensure all needs are met,” the announcement explained. “This effort focuses …

XL Re Teams with Aon Benfield to Implement E-commerce Messaging