ACORD News
ACORD Debuts Cyber Data Breach Cover Standard; Aon and Beazley Helped
ACORD, the global standards-setting body for insurers, has released what it bills as the industry's first standard for cyber data breach cover. Dubbed the ACORD Cyber Data Breach Standard, it was ...
Marine Insurance Blockchain Makes Its Debut
A blockchain that is said to be the first for $30 billion marine insurance is now in commercial use, according to a coalition of technology, insurance, marine and consulting businesses. EY, ...
Marsh Simplifying Certificates of Insurance Process on Blockchain
Marsh announced it is collaborating with IBM, ACORD and its client, ISN, to develop a commercial blockchain solution for proof of insurance. By using blockchain, or distributed ledger technology, ...
ACORD’s Hartnett Discusses the Future of Industry Standards, Disruption and the Internet of Things
In a recent, wide-ranging conversation with Wells Media Group's Andy Simpson, Bill Hartnett, ACORD's first innovation chief, talked about innovation culture and the power of failure, lessons he ...
A Conversation on Innovation and the Industry’s Future With ACORD’s Hartnett
There are not many insurance executives who will quote inventor Thomas Edison, Microsoft's Steve Baumer, futurist Alvin Toffler, Moore's Law, and philosophers Aristotle and Plato. There are also not ...
ACORD’s First Innovation Chief Talks About the Importance of Culture
There are not many people in the insurance business who can flash business cards with the title "head of innovation." Bill Hartnett, a former executive in the insurance division at Microsoft, was ...
Executives On The Move At XL Catlin, Hiscox, BHSI and More
We have executive appointments and promotions to tell you about at XL Catlin, Hiscox, ACORD, Measure and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance: *** XL Catlin has appointed its post-merger specialty ...
AAIS, ACORD Partner on Standards for Insurers
Two major organizations that supply standard forms, rating information and policies to the property/casualty insurance industry have agreed to work more closely together. The American Association of ...