Every organization needs to make information technology work. ACORD helps provide a bridge between business and IT.

ACORD brings business experts together with information technology professionals to create standards-based data handling improvement and efficiency. Since 1970, ACORD has been serving the insurance industry as its nonprofit standards developer. Today we’re recognized as a global leader in XML standards for electronic data sharing.

ACORD’s membership is diverse. Each member has a particular agenda and priorities. But all ACORD members share one key characteristic. They need to exchange data effectively internally between systems and business units and externally with trading partners.