ACORD has launched a new Testing and Certification Facility within the London insurance market, which will allow ACORD members to test whether software is implemented properly. It will also certify that any messages meet the ACORD Document Repository Interface standard adoption.

ACORD, the Pearl River, N.Y.-based insurance data standards group with offices in London, described its new facility as a “virtual” business partner. London market developers can send ACORD messages to it, have the system validate them and then have it send back responses indicating acceptance or errors.

“This live application streamlines the entire process, thereby increasing certifications and improving communication between business partners,” said ACORD.

“The TCF is a great step forward and a benefit for ACORD members. They can now monitor their tests and fix any bugs on their road to certification while solving the common question of where a problem may be during the data exchange,” according to ACORD's assistant vice president for the London market, Roy Laker.

The ACORD TCF system was a collaborative development effort with ACORD member company TriSystems InfoBahn, the announcement noted.

By using the ACORD TCF, two individual companies can independently test against the facility with the knowledge that once certified, they can work together with their respective implementations.

At present, the system can be used only for document repository interface messages, ACORD noted.

DRI Standards are available for all lines of business, and they enable the communication of free-format documentation, according to ACORD, which added that it will be evaluating expansion of the system for use with other ACORD standards and other geographies.

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ACORD Launches Test Facility Within London Insurance Market

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