The ACORD AL3 data services implement the AL3 messaging standard used in the insurance industry. AL3 is maintained by the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD), a nonprofit insurance association. AL3 messages handle the transmission of insurance information such as policies and claims.
ACORD AL3 message structure
ACORD has a positional format that uses question marks as placeholders for missing data.
The following example shows an ACORD message that handles watercraft insurance:
1MHG176 IBM716ESTEDL ??????????????????231225 AFW 50270000010406111100051 70 2004061111000512TRG212 70 3P PBOAT FMG 0001040611 040511 PCH 20040611200405112TCG135 2TAG212 00003278 P06260822 WTRP PRODUCER 2ACI200 Stephen F. Newman, Inc. 1600 Delaware Avenue, Suite 999 Seneca NY1499916837168563387 5BIS172 B10001 P Ester W. Powell ??????????????????????????????00003278 ?????????????????????? 9BIS168 B10001 3672 Almond drive Hopatka NY14888 7166090166 5ISI183 B200015BISB10001 ?? ?????????? ???????????????? 5SNG117 B200015BISB10001 01DECJane W. Fieldstone ??1??????????????????? 5BPI285 F100015BISB10001 P06260822 ?????????? FISH 040511050511
ACORD AL3 message in XML format
The ACORD AL3 parser data services can convert ACORD messages into XML format. The following example shows an ACORD message in XML format: