CAMIC Members Voice Overwhelming Support for Commercial Lines Data Standards

(Toronto – December 10, 2019) CSIO has received overwhelming support from the Canadian Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (CAMIC) for the recent advancements made by the Commercial Lines (CL) Working Group. Recognizing the importance of CL Data Standards, many mutual members have prioritized the implementation of these standards in order to support the automation and digitization of underwriting and rating processes.

CSIO Data Standards are well-established in personal lines, resulting in streamlined workflows and less friction in the broker channel. The CL Working Group was formed in July 2018 to help commercial lines realize the same benefits. Participants include broad stakeholder representation from CSIO insurer, broker and vendor members. Gore Mutual, Heartland Mutual and Wawanesa Insurance are among the CAMIC members who participate in the Working Group.

In the short time since launching, the CL Working Group has finalized the minimum data set common to all commercial risks, regardless of size or complexity, and established a standard set of questions for industry codes required in underwriting small contractor business. CSIO has met with CAMIC members to discuss how vendors and insurers have demonstrated real-time functionalities for quoting using the data standards.

“CAMIC members are very excited about the work that’s been completed to date,” says Normand Lafrenière, President of CAMIC. “The improved quoting process for small contractor business is a significant step towards modernizing the industry and keeping mutuals competitive. I look forward to the continued development of commercial lines data standardization and having this line of business become more automated.”

Building on the successful approach used for small contractor business, the next deliverable of the CL Working Group is to establish standardized underwriting questions to quote small retail and professional services.

For more information, please visit CSIO.com/CLdatastandards.

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