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Hartford Accepts Exposure Schedules in XML Transaction Based on ACORD XML Large Commercial Standards

The Hartford Financial Services Group has eliminated the need to rekey large amounts of property, auto and workers’ compensation data as part of the application and rating process for middle market business. The Hartford is the first insurer to successfully …

Where is P/C Industry Headed’

Orlando – “We cannot afford to pay another loss like 9/11.” Just one of the thoughts of Frank Coyne, president and CEO of Insurance Services Office (ISO), during a general sessions panel on the final day of the 2002 ACORD …

Real World Solutions the Focus at ACORD

With the “Real World Solutions” theme, the annual ACORD Conference will take place May 19-21 at Walt Disney World’s Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Fla. The theme will focus on the role of standards for insurance and reinsurance corporate business strategies, …

ACORD Brings Insurance Industry to OASIS

ACORD, the insurance industry standards organization, has become the latest industry group to appoint a representative to the OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) Technical Committee. ACORD joins liaisons from a broad group of industry standards organizations in the subcommittee that …

The Alea Group Joins ACORD

The Alea Group has joined ACORD, the global insurance standards body, to participate in defining e-commerce standards for the international Insurance and Reinsurance sector. Alea’s aim is to contribute to, and support, ACORD’s efforts to develop and deploy standards, using …

ACORD Selects ebix.com to Build Web Site

Ebix.com Inc., an insurance portal, announced that ACORD has selected ebix.com Inc. to redesign and rebuild the association’s web site—ACORD.com. The next generation of the Web site will include improvements to the overall site look and feel, enhanced navigational capability …

ACORD Announces New Additions to 2002

New ACORD Awards will be given out at the ACORD Annual Conference this May 19-21 in Orlando, Fla. These awards will recognize companies who have either implemented ACORD standards for a particular business process to improve automation, redesigned a business …

Gaspar Heads ACORD Board; Norman is Chair Elect

The Board of Directors of ACORD has confirmed Carl L. Gaspar, as the Chair and Marilyn Norman as Chair Elect for 2002. “This is a huge honor and culminates a career-long interest in agency automation and involvement with ACORD”, said …

AUGIE Aids in Survey to Determine Needs of Agents

The ACORD User Groups Information Exchange (AUGIE) has been working with insurance companies, vendors and the national agency management system user groups to develop a comprehensive survey in an effort to determine what agents want out of their automation system …

What the Heck Is XML’

A persistent problem in delivering the insurance product quickly and accurately to the consumer is that there is no uniform way for all the players behind the scenes to communicate. There are way too many human touches and reentry of …