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Listings Updated for Winter/Spring
2009 Cycle
Also see Cross Domain Working Groups
Australia Architecture
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/pcs-au-arch
Email: pcs-au-arch@teams.acord.org
Chairs: Garry Gale, Allianz; Michael Fazzalore, QBE
See Proposal
The Australia insurance market has been speaking about implementing standards for quite a while, and beginning in July of 2008, ACORD has made numerous trips to meet with various organizations to get a feel for the environment. After these visits, it was mutually agreed that there was, indeed a need for ACORD Standards in this market for various lines of business. The scope of this working group is to provide a framework, architecture and message design philosophy that meets the needs of the Australian Business Market, but also meets ACORD NDR rules.
Australia Business
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/pcs-au-bus
Email: pcs-au-bus@teams.acord.org
Chairs: Peter Imeson, Steadfast Group
See Proposal
The Australia insurance market has been speaking about implementing standards for quite a while, and beginning in July of 2008, ACORD has made numerous trips to meet with various organizations to get a feel for the environment. After these visits, it was mutually agreed that there was, indeed a need for ACORD Standards in this market for various lines of business. The scope of this working group is three fold. There are three sub-areas in which the business working group will work: Placement, Settlement and Forms.
Business Owners Policy (BOP) Form
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/pcs-bop
Email: pcs-bop@teams.acord.org
Chair: Brian Bartosh, Top O' Michigan Insurance
See Proposal
This group is working on the promotion and advocacy of new ACORD 125 and 160 forms. They are also reviewing related BOP forms supplements, including:
- 45, Additional Interest
- 185, Restaurant-Tavern Supplement
- 186, Contractors Supplement
- 187, Professional Liability Supplement
- 190, Supplemental Property Application
- 610, Premium Payment Supplement
- 802, Hotel/Motel Supplement
Certificate Forms
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/pcs-certs
Email: pcs-certs@teams.acord.org
Chairs: Nancy Massenburg, Prudential; Jason Schupp, Zurich
See Proposal
The objective of this group will be to review the ACORD certificate forms to see that they meet industry needs, are formatted for automation ease, and are filed in applicable states. There are five certificate forms for review:
- ACORD 23, Leased Auto Certificate of Insurance
- ACORD 24, Certificate of Property Insurance
- ACORD 25, Certificate of Liability Insurance
- ACORD 27, Evidence of Property Insurance
- ACORD 28, Evidence of Commercial Property Insurance
Note: The ACORD 28 is priority #1 amongst this group as related to MR-06-2-7459. Once the review and enhancements to the ACORD 28 are concluded, the group will determine prioritization of the remaining forms. It is anticipated the ACORD 27 will follow the ACORD 28 because of their similarity and the business case of MR-06-2-7459.
Forms Review
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/pcs-formsstanding
Email: pcs-formsstanding@teams.acord.org
Chair: Jo Ann Litwin, Litwin, Castle & Christ
See Proposal
This group facilitates the open discussion of Forms Maintenance Requests that have been submitted. It does not replace the MR Review Standing Working Group; rather, it acts as a buffer for preparation prior to that review. This group also reviews pending regulatory changes rooted in forms development or related enhancements.
Implementation Guides
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/pcs-ig
Email: pcs-ig@teams.acord.org
Chair: Linda Dodson, Chubb
See Proposal
This group will work to provide assistance to those looking to implement ACORD standards through the development of implementation guides that focus on the workflow, not the standard. They will also assist carriers in seeing the "big picture" regarding implementation and real time.
MR Review
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/pcsmr-review
Email: pcsmr-review@teams.acord.org
Chair: TBA
See Proposal
This group provides a forum for the ongoing review of maintenance request submissions coming from the members and standards participants and provides recommendations and guidance on how to best address expressed business, technical, and implementation requirements. The group does not have any special veto or voting prerogative; however the groups' comments or recommendations regarding MRs will be noted on the MR reports along with corresponding comments (if provided) by the MR author(s) and such content is included in the voting ballot materials.
Producer Licensing and Appointment Process and Data Requirements
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/pcs-pla
Email: pcs-pla@teams.acord.org
Chairs: Debbie Gregory, Lockton Companies; Robert Hamburger, Chubb
See Proposal
Building on their successful delivery of a new suite of forms for PCS Producer Appointments (appointing a person) as well as the related XML, the group is now working to:
- Document the P&C Producer Licensing and Appointment process from the perspectives of producers, insurers and solution providers.
- Document the P&C Producer Licensing and Appointment data requirements, by state and jurisdiction from the perspectives of producers, insurers and solution providers.
- Evaluate existing ACORD forms and models relating to these processes.
- Identify existing standards to be adopted and new standards to be developed which will lead to a proposal to extend the working group.
- Author any necessary maintenance requests to existing standards or requests for new messages or forms.
Professional Liability Specialty Lines
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/pcs-specialty
Email: pcs-specialty@teams.acord.org
Chair: Keith Savino, Warwick Resource Group
See Proposal
Recognizing that there were no industry standard forms for professional and specialty lines, this group will be working on the following:
- New Form & Electronic Standards (XML) for Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions
- Review of Crime Forms/Standards
- Review of E&O Form and Standards
- Review of Medical Professional Liability Form/Standards
- Review of Employment Related Practices Liability Form/Standards
- Review of Professional Liability Form/Standards
- Review of other forms/standards as designated by the group
- Advocacy and Implementation materials.
Surety
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/workgroup/pcs-surety
Email: pcs-surety@teams.acord.org
Chair: Mike
Dulz, Travelers; Mele Fuller, Safeco
See Proposal
The Surety
Working Group
has been active
for several
years developing
the Surety
Section of
the ACORD P&C/Surety
XML Business
Message
Standard. With
the development
of the ACORD
Messaging
Library Standard the Surety Working Group will focus on
ongoing implementation
growth and,
where needed,
provide documentation
to assist
implementers.
They will also
monitor and
participate
in the AML efforts with respect
to Surety
as well as focus on communication and education
on the implementation
of surety repository and implementation.
Workers Compensation
Site: http://teams.acord.org/apps/org/workgroup/pcs-wc
Email: pcs-wc@teams.acord.org
Chair:
Randy Molnar, CSC; Randy Mellin, Workers' Compensation
Insurance Rating Bureau of California/WCIO
See Proposal
The current objective for this group is to transform additional
WCIO/IAIABC EDI messages as determined by the Work Group and
to assist in the production of Implementation Guides for each
of the transformed WCIO/IAIABC EDI messages.
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