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Soon after beginning to use computers to administer their business, firms realized the the potential for increased efficiency if data could be exchanged between brokers and companies, between insurers and reinsurers. Even when standard forms had been implemented, it quickly became apparent that data meant different things and was handled differently in different companies.

Thus began efforts to develop standards for data elements and their meanings. However, businesses and regulations evolve, and thus standards require ongoing maintenance. To respond to these ongoing requirements for current useful standards, most industries – including insurance – have spawned bodies to manage those standards, such as CSIO for Canadian P&C insurance, CLIEDIS for Canadian life insurance, and ACORD for insurance data standards worldwide.

News and Articles

• CSIO 5th Annual Award Nominations
• IBAC moves to Phase III of Data Exchange Project
• CSIO Announces Appointment of Catherine Smola as President
• London Market Group: How fast is fast enough?
• ACORD Information Model 2.0 Available
• Aite Group Report: ACORD and Implementation for Life Insurance: Challenges and Responses
• Lloyd's of London Joins Retail Agent E&S Initiative: ACORD
• "The Time is NOW!" says the Canadian Life Insurance industry group: CLIEDIS
• Aon Benfield wins four ACORD Awards for its continued commitment to industry leading data standards
• Temple Insurance and Frank Cowan Company Receive ACORD's 'Most Compelling Case Study' Award
• The Life Cycle of Forms - Part 1 - ACORD
• ACORD Responds To Industry Needs with Increased Focus on Standards Education, Compliance
• Aon Benfield joins leading reinsurers in support of ACORD
• Nomination Deadline Approaching for CSIO's 3rd Annual Achievement Award

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Provider Profiles

CSIO – Centre For Study of Insurance Operations Contact us	Head Office: Toronto Serving all Canada	P&C Insurance Data Standards Management of CSIOnet
The Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO) is Canada's national standards organization of property and casualty insurance companies, broker management system/company vendors and independent insurance brokers dedicated since 1981 to improving the efficiency of the broker distribution channel. CSIO is the organization responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and maintenance of industry standards for XML, EDI, and Forms. CSIO provides services nationally in both English and French and has offices located in Montreal and Toronto. CSIO also manages and maintains the "CSIOnet". CSIOnet is the broker based P&C industry’s private network, providing a secure and cost-effective AL3, “EDI” message transmission service. The Independent Broker Distribution Channel and their Insurer partners exclusively use this service at a significant cost savings over traditionally leased lines.