Latest ACORD Headlines
All the headlines from our ACORD Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
Acord New Head of Trusted Choice Branding Initiative
Nov 21 2002 // Larry Acord, with 25 years of experience in company and agency branding and marketing, is the new vice president of Trusted ChoiceSM. Acord, who formerly was vice president of sales and communications for National Grange...
CORRECTION: ACORD Not Related to NAII, inreon
Oct 30 2002 // Both the headline and certain portions of the text in the article that appeared yesterday, October 29, incorrectly identified the NAII as having approved inreon’s use of ACORD standards. This was not correct. The...
inreon Given ‘ACORD’ Certification
Oct 29 2002 // inreon, the Internet-based reinsurance trading platform, established by Swiss Re and Munich Re, announced that it has received certification for its implementation of data standards for facultative reinsurance placement...
Hartford Accepts Exposure Schedules in XML Transaction Based on ACORD XML Large Commercial Standards
Oct 4 2002 // 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...
The State of Agency Technology in 2005
Sep 16 2002 // The agency system is positioned to make significant progress with technology and business process improvement over the next three years, but progress will not happen on its own. It will be realized only through the active...
