TCF has two modes: message only certification and business trading partner certification. The message only certification simply checks your XML message to see if it follows the various rules required by the standards. However,  with the "virtual" business partner, you can send ACORD messages to the TCF, it will validate the messages, and then the TCF will send back responses indicating acceptance or error(s). The TCF can also trigger messages to be sent to you.

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ACORD staff will be there to support you in your testing. They will monitor your test messages at a detailed level and then help you analyze successful and unsuccessful tests. If you are new to Webservices and/or ACORD messaging and need more help in getting your system working, ACORD can also offer implementation assistance at a daily rate.

When you are ready to apply for certification of your messages, we will clear your test environment and then monitor your messages as you go through the suite of tests required for certification of the standards concerned.

If you want to use the TCF or would like more details, please contact us on tcfadmin@acord.org.

• Access the message only certification
• Download TCF description and FAQs
• What does TCF cover?
• Where can I learn more about TCF?
• Who has been certified via TCF?

What does TCF Cover?

Technical standards supported:

• ACORD Messaging Service (AMS) web-services standards, including support for secure https sessions, authentication, and digital signatures
• ACORD Cross Domain Document Repository Interface (DRI) standards
• ACORD RLC Placing XML message standard
• ACORD RLC Accounting XML message standards (Technical and Financial accounts)
• ACORD RLC Claims XML message standards

Business Message Standards Implemented:

• Life, Annuity, and Health XML
• P&C/Surety XML
• Reinsurance/Large Commercial XML

Reinsurance/Large Commercial Details:

• ACORD RLC Placing XML message standard
• ACORD RLC Accounting XML message standards (Technical and Financial accounts
• ACORD RLC Claims XML message standards

RLC Implementation Guides supported:

• ACORD DRI implementation guidelines
• ACORD Placing Implementation Guide
• ACORD Accounting and Claims implementation guide (incorporating the Electronic Back Office Trading (Ebot) Implementation Guide)

Sample of implementation initiatives supported:

• London ELPAN phase 1 (brokers sending electronic closing documents to XIS)
• London ELPAN2 (brokers sending ACORD accounting messages to XIS)
• London Electronic Claim File (brokers sharing claims supporting documents with carriers)
• Placing implementations - within London and elsewhere, including:
  • London "phase 1" one-way messaging
  • London "phase 2" two-way messaging
• European accounting and claims implementations (following eBOT guide)
• International exchange of electronic documents (live in the US, European, Bermudan and London markets)
• Claim notification and settlement implementations (live in European and US markets)

Where can I learn more about TCF?

You can learn more about ACORD TCF on ACORD Video:

Testing and certification facility launch Roy Laker introduces ACORD's Testing and Certification facility.

Who has been certified?

It is important to note that all existing certifications of implementations done prior to the availability of TCF will remain valid. However, new certifications that have been processed by the TCF will have this specifically stated on the certificate itself. You may find that your trading partners require you to obtain certifications that have been processed via the TCF.