Latest ACORD Headlines

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Xerox Survey Reports Productivity as Top Business Priority for ACORD LOMA Attendees

May 25 2004 // In a survey of property, casualty, life and annuities professionals, 39 percent of respondents indicated that increasing productivity is their first priority in improving business processes, while 33 percent cited the need...

ri3k Receives Three ACORD Awards

May 25 2004 // London-based ri3k, the global reinsurance infrastructure provider, announced that it has received three awards from ACORD, presented at the LOMA Conference in Las Vegas, Nev.Ri3k was named the recipient of the following...

ACORD Launches New Advantage Web Site

May 24 2004 // ACORD’s new Advantage Web site (www.acordadvantage.org), which was launched Monday at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum, will reportedly improve ACORD Advantage agents and brokers access to ACORD’s...

ACORD Demos Newly Released Fillable Forms at Conference

May 24 2004 // ACORD demonstrated their newly released ACORD Fillable Forms for the more than 2,000 attendees at 2004 ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum. The fillable forms will help to streamlines the agent information workflow.The...

New RMS Tool Automates Preparation for Exposure Data in Standard ACORD Format

May 17 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, has released a new data formatting tool called the RMS Data Wizard.The tool is designed to help clean up and...

Business Made Easy Integrated Technology Solutions Key to Success

May 17 2004 // Just what are independent agents looking for when it comes to technology?That was the question posed to a number of industry experts who all seemed in agreement—in order to compete in today’s workplace environment,...

ACORD’S Board of Directors Names New Posts

Jan 30 2004 // David Findley, senior vice president, Travelers Insurance, has been designated the new chair of ACORD’s Board of Directors and Charles “Chuck” McCaig, senior vice president and managing director, Chubb...

ACORD Details 2004 Awards Program

Nov 21 2003 // The ACORD Awards will be given out at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum, May 23-25, 2004 in Las Vegas, and the Awards will reportedly focus on outstanding achievements for implementations that highlight business...

ACORD to Provide N.J. Auto ID Cards

Nov 6 2003 // The Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) announced that it will soon be providing temporary as well as permanent auto ID cards in New Jersey, as part of a major change in the...

ACORD, MBA Release New Form: “Evidence of Commercial Property Insurance”

Nov 5 2003 // The Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) have announced the finalization and release of ACORD Form 28, “Evidence of Commercial Property...

Unigard Receives ASCnet Award, Unveils Second Program Using ACORD Standards

Oct 10 2003 // At the recent Applied Systems Client Network’s 18th Annual TENCon -technology, education and networking conference, Washington-based Unigard Insurance Company was one of only 15 companies recognized with...

BCF Technology Joins ACORD

Aug 4 2003 // Carlsbad, Calif.-based BCF Technology Inc., a provider of Web services, integration & aggregation of data, competitive intelligence, and single sign-on technology solutions for the insurance and financial services...

Fair Isaac, Software AG Partner For XML Integration

May 28 2003 // San Rafael, Calif.-based Fair Isaac Corporation and Software AG Inc. announced a marketing partnership in the area of XML data integration and processing. By working together, the companies make it easier for insurers to...

Fair Isaac Releases XML Manager For Insurance Version 2.1

May 28 2003 // Fair Isaac Corporation announced availability of XML Manager For Insurance version 2.1, based on Fair Isaac Blaze Advisor rules management technology. The new release supports the 1.2 release of the ACORD SPX standard and...

The Hartford Launches Agent Suite of Transactions Using XDTI

May 21 2003 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has introduced a suite of transactions for independent agents who use XDimensional Technologies’ (XDTI) Nexsure agency management system, further increasing agents’ ease of...

NAT Inc. Joins ACORD

May 20 2003 // Des Plaines, Ill.-based NAT Inc., an insurance software provider, has joined ACORD to help develop technology standards for the insurance industry and retailers of insurance products in the automotive, consumer retail and...

Unigard Embraces ACORD Standards, Empowers Agents

Feb 13 2003 // Washington-based Unigard Insurance Company (www.unigard.com) has taken the next step of an ongoing commitment to facilitate greater profits for their partner agents through the efficiencies of open ACORD standards. Arne...

Trusted Choice National Televised Ad Campaign Debuts

Feb 10 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIABA) have unveiled their national ad campaign for Trusted ChoiceSM, with television commercials appearing on the nation’s prominent cable news channels: CNN, MSNBC, FOX...

ACORD, ConfirmNet Provides Agents with Online Certificates of Insurance

Jan 28 2003 // ConfirmNet Corporation, a supplier of online solutions for insurance certificate management, has been selected by ACORD to offer independent agents a free online tool to create and deliver certificates of insurance.The...

Visibillity Announces Membership in ACORD

Jan 15 2003 // Chicago-based Visibillity, Inc., a collaborative litigation management solution provider for the insurance industry, announced its membership in Association of Cooperative Operations, Research and Development (ACORD). Faiz...