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Directory of Providers of Insurance Data Standards

Not long after businesses started using computers to administer their business, firms realized that more efficiencies could be gained if data could be exchanged between brokers and companies, between insurers and reinsurers. Even when standard forms had been implemented within an industry, it was quickly discovered that data was rarely defined the same way in two different companies and even when that should happen, the meaning of the data would differ.

Thus began efforts, usually within an industry such as insurance, to develop standards for data elements and their meanings. Once defined however, the business and its regulation change, 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.

Articles

• 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
• South Africa's Financial Intermediaries Association (FIA) Joins ACORD
• Australian Insurance Industry Standardises with ACORD Members Vote to Adopt ACORD Messaging Library
• ACORD ACE Designation Program Marks Milestone
• Information Model Preview Distributed to ACORD Members
• Temple Insurance and Frank Cowan Company Receive ACORD's Innovative Implementation Award
• CITS Initiative Continues to Develop Guidelines for the Life Insurance Industry: CLIEDIS
• CSC To Support Development of Insurance Industry Standards
• ACORD Announces New Designation Program: The ACE Enrollment Open for First Class, Graduation Set for May 2010
• CSIO calls for nominations for 2nd Annual Achievement Awards
• ACORD White Paper Examines Role of Standards in Solvency II Preparedness
• ACORD Selects Progress Software to Support the New ACORD Standards Framework with Progress® DataXtend® Semantic
• ACORD Launches Reinsurance & Large Commercial Blog
• ACORD Launches Implementation Forum This October
• ACORD Receives Donation of Insurance Information Model from Prima Solutions
• ACORD Receives Donation to Enhance Insurance Capability Model from Deloitte
• Policy Works Inc. Receives CSIO Achievement Award

Directory of Providers of Insurance Data Standards

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.
P&C insurance data standards in Canada: CSIO Life insurance data standards in Canada: CLIEDIS Insurance data standards worldwide: ACORD