Market ReformProgramme Office

Market Reform

Solution Providers Forum, 17th March 2006

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Purpose of this forum

• Communication of …..

– Objectives

– Progress/ Key messages

– Future plans

• Interaction

– An opportunity for you to discuss reform issues together

• Feedback

• Not part of the governance i.e. Not a decision making forum

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Agenda

• MRG Objectives 2006

• Progress / key messages

– Contract certainty

– Claims infrastructure

– A&S

• Discussion

• Date of next meeting & ideas for agenda

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MRG Objectives 2006

• Market achievement of monthly volume of certain contracts (30% by Q4 05, 60% by Q2, 85% by Q4)

• Market slip compliance rated 99% (Q1); 85% of slips fully compliant (Q4)

• Resolve signed lines, late orders and other outstanding contract certainty issues (Q2)

• Clear plan for continued improvement of CC in 2007+ (Q3)

• Avoid regulatory intervention

• Build user-friendly front-end for contract certainty checks (Q1)

• Market feasibility for next stage of development of QA tools (Q4)

• Establish measurement regime (Q1); publish accounting checks (Q1)

• For ACORD international standard A&S processes:

– Agree and document outline processes (Q1)

– Publish detailed technical and business information (Q2)

– Agree implementation plan (Q2)

– Secure public commitment to implementation by brokers and carriers; with timetable for migration from old processes (Q4)

• Implement A&S repository (Q4)

Contract Certainty

Accounting & Settlement

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• Publish processes and procedures for electronic claims – Lloyd’s first (Q1); IUA next (Q4)

• Publish implementation manual for electronic transfer of documents using (ACORD DRI) international standards (Q1)

• Plan for common claims procedure in London (Q1)

• Complete IUA repository pilot and agree next steps (Q2)

• Deliver Lloyd's electronic infrastructure into market testing (Q2)

• (At least 4) brokers and (9) Lloyd’s Managing Agents processing 100% of new claims electronically, supported by XCS (Q4)

• Set strategy for claims infrastructure beyond ECF (Q4)

• Publish legacy Code of Practice (Q1); measured progress against code (Q4)

• Measure use of new infrastructure and business benefits (on-going)

• Training: ‘approved’ courses for contract certainty (Q1); framework for claims training (Q2); participation targets (Q4)

MRG Objectives 2006

Claims Infrastructure

Other

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Progress

• Contract Certainty

• Claims Infrastructure

• A&S

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• LMP Slip Quality

– Market target quality of slip rated at 97% for Dec 05 - met

– 59% of slips were 100% compliant to the LMP checklist

• Market Guidance

– All LMA and LMBC members have signed off the CC Code of Practice at Board level + 85% of IUA members

– Late Placements & Legacy Code of Practice published

– Model Signing Provisions – agreed, subject to legal review

• Lloyd’s specific

– Policy checks codified (QA Tool)

– Confirmation of pre-bind checks underway

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Contract Certainty - highlights

• CC Implementation

– The Market is making good progress toward the implementation of the Contract Certainty Code of Practice

– This fact is recognised by the FSA

– December CC statistics published

– Market average (open-market + binders) @ 65%

– Encouraging start – but it is only the beginning

– Meeting the end 2006 target, however, remains challenging.

• FSA Liaison

– The FSA is currently in dialogue at senior executive level to assess what its next steps should be.

– We will know by the end of March as to whether the FSA will move to consultation around implementation of rules or not.

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Claims Infrastructure

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Claims Infrastructure - Summary

• On track for software delivery to allow electronic claims in the Lloyd’s market using ACORD DRI

• Early implementation partnerships growing

• Substantial testing and implementation task this year

• Will change working practices from paper to electronic for many claims practitioners

• Named brokers and Lloyd’s managing agents committed to 100% of new Lloyd’s claims from Q4 2006

• IUA coming on board

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Electronic Claim Files- a Critical Requirement

• Enable parallel presentation to insurers

• Reduce overall transaction time

• Improve transparency of process

• Underwriters can control their own work load

• Allow brokers to concentrate on those claims where value is added

• Claim file always available to insurers

• Fundamental pre-cursor to the LMP objective of streamlined claims agreement

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Repositories

• Multiple repositories in the London market

– Brokers and carriers have their own

– Carriers shouldn’t have to learn different brokers’ repository dialects

• Insurers’ Market Repository

– To hold electronic claim files for carriers

– International ACORD Document Repository Interoperability (DRI) standard to exchange documents

– CLASS will manage the claims transactions.

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Technical Governance

• London Market ACORD DRI Technical Implementation Group

• Virtual Cross A&S/ECF Project Board

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Overall Scope

• Deploys CLASS in the Lloyd’s market

– acts as a simple workflow manager of claims transactions

• Delivers an interactive Insurers’ Market Repository to carriers (a shared electronic filing cabinet)

– Interactive service available to brokers subject to XIS contract

• Adopts ACORD standards for the transfer of electronic documents

– To/From brokers’ repositories (at no charge to brokers)

– To/From carriers’ repositories

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LMA Project Scope

• Implements CLASS at Lloyd’s

– To support Lloyd’s Claims Schemes

• Integrates CLASS and IMR

– a single electronic claims service for Lloyd’s managing agents

• Does NOT change CLASS for brokers

– Multiple interactive services: one for each market

– LIMCLM: operational for IUA

– defined and trialled for Lloyd’s

IUA Project Scope

• 3 month pilot of Insurers’ Market Repository

– To identify any additional IUA requirements

– Expected start during Q2 2006

• Does NOT

– change IUA CLASS (Operational since 1987)

– change CLASS for brokers

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Implementation

• Broker-driven

– with Lloyd’s and IUA carriers and XCS

– by classes of business and risks

– programme office monitoring progress

• New claims and their subsequent transactions

– Existing paper based claims (legacy) to be tackled later

• Early Implementations

– Using today’s CLASS and repository in parallel with the enhancements

– Gives early experience of electronic work and assess impact on procedures and processes

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Early Implementers

Brokers

• Benfield

• Cooper Gay

• Guy Carpenter

• Marsh

• Millers

• Willis

• Aon (waiting for full DRI)

Carriers

• Aegis

• Amlin

• Chaucer

• Faraday

• Hiscox

• Kiln

• Limit

• MAP

• St Paul Travelers

• MAP

• Markel

• Brit

Class of Business

Marine Hull

Aviation Direct

Reinsurance

PI

Non Marine Property

Binding Authorities

FinPro

• Ace

• AIG

• Advent

• Atrium

• Well’n

• Heritage

• Aspen Re

• XCS

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Carriers Wanting to Participate (in the pipeline)

–Allianz

–Global Aerospace

–Munich Re

–Swiss Re

–Beazley

–Liberty

–SVB

–XL Re

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Public Commitment to 100% Target

Brokers

Committed to deliver new claims to Lloyd’s electronically

Aon

Benfield

Marsh

Active support from:

Cooper Gay

Guy Carpenter

JLT

Millers

Willis

Managing Agents

Committed to deal electronically with new claims

Amlin Brit

Faraday Hiscox

Limit Marlborough

St Paul Travelers SVB

Wellington

MRPO Seeking others through early implementers, testers and others

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Next Steps

• Phase 5 delivery to MAT mid-May 2006

• Delivers first version

– of an integrated electronic claims service for Lloyd’s

– replicating existing file electronically

– with improvements where possible

– companies and syndicates can see the same claim

• Things change and we won’t have thought of everything

• There will be more issues and enhancements

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Accounting and Settlement

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A&S Objectives

• Rationalise and streamline business processes, specifically:

– Speed up premium and claims payment

– Remove reliance on paper

– Reduce errors and reconciliation by capturing richer data once

– Enable back office rationalisation

• Implement international standards for the communication and processing of accounting & settlement data (the ACORD XML RLC standards)

Three workstreams ……

– Measurement & checks

– Strategy - ACORD messaging

– Repository

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A&S Measurement & Checks

• Introduction of benchmarking and monitoring of market performance in area of accounting, will begin with existing Stage One process

• Accounting checks will be documented and published, via a QA Tool and within the design documentation

• The validation and processing rules that the Market needs to work to will be available fully to both brokers and carriers

• Brokers should build the documented validation checks into their systems to prevent errors at source

• Improving presentation quality and reducing rejections drives down costs for all and gives potential for faster premium processing due to less rejections

• Reduced reconciliation errors on receipt of signing messages due to improved data quality

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A&S Measurement & Checks

• Benchmarking & monitoring performance graphs to be available end of March

• Accounting checks to be available approx end 1st Qtr – initial delivery; further delivery Q2

• Procedures for paper, repository and electronic submissions to be available by end of 2nd Qtr

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A&S Strategy - Key Features of Approach

• The broker will deal directly with the carrier(s) using electronic (ACORD) messages

• The carrier(s) will have the choice to retain in-house or outsource services where they view a business benefit. This will be transparent to brokers

• Supports early adopters by enabling migration with trading partners as soon as they are able

• Significant departures from today’s environment are:

– There can be one or many service providers operating in the market

– Service providers will “sit behind” the carrier

– Roles will move to the appropriate responsible parties (e.g. Risk carriers become responsible for accounting splits)

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StrategyBenefits of Approach

• Promotes process efficiencies

– Potential for straight through processing, with greater automation

– Re-use of data captured at source reduces re-keying and reconciliation

– Consistent data definition makes interfaces more efficient

– Faster payment cycles and reduced administration costs

• Reduces barriers to business

– International data interchange standards will ensure business can be transacted consistently with other markets

– Carrier adoption of non fundamental accounting removes Londonism and cost for business producers

• Promotes competition

– Competition amongst additional service providers should lead to competitive pricing structures and service levels

– Current service provider can re-position offerings for new approach

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Strategy Challenges• Encouraging broker and carrier investment in change and their

acceptance of transition costs

• Identifying early adopters and progressing take up and managing legacy. Implications of a long tail from first to last adopter

• Role of service providers and smooth interaction of multiple service providers

• Impact on claims agreement practices and Lloyd’s claims scheme i.e. how to run a P2P approach along with a claims scheme

• Ability to continue to support reporting needs [mainly Lloyd’s] in the new environment

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StrategyNext Steps

• Update Detailed Business Design and Technical Information documents (end of 2nd Qtr 2006)

• Document and design; Implementation, Transition and Legacy processes (end of 2nd Qtr 2006)

• Confirm the role of trading partnerships in implementation and roll out (tba)

• Identify Implementation Champions (tba)

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Repository• Broker loads slip, LPANs and supporting documentation to the

repository thereby removing paper and the inherent transportation issues

• Gives insurers access to a copy of the slip and other premium submission documentation in the repository

• DRI enabled repository that also enables direct loading and enquiries to:

– deliver documents to Xchanging Ins-Sure Services for checking– the Utility function of the repository, without XIS processing, allows

brokers to distribute documents in a controlled manner to specified parties i.e. in support of non-bureau or P2P processes

• It is the same physical repository as used for ECF

• DRI functionality consistent with ECF. Brokers have options on how to connect, DRI Push, DRI Pull or Direct load (or additionally email for delivery to Xchanging for checking)

• Faster turnaround times for documentation, and speedier query resolution means signed lines available quicker

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Repository

• Project documentation sign off – Imminent

• Build is being delivered in three releases

• Release 1

– MAT Dates - June/July 2006

– Go Live dates - September 2006

• Releases 2

– TBA

• Release 3

– TBA

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WHAT MIGHT YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT OR TAKE ACTION

ON NOW?

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Key thoughts for suppliers - Repository

• Early review of documentation – when published (on website)

• Consider – with your customers – how they initially wish to connect and what their path to ultimate connection would be

• How and when you can deliver to assist them; how will your systems work alongside?

• How you can assist your customers to participate in testing?

• Are you members of ACORD?

• Are you familiar with the ACORD DRI standards?

• Do you understand the ACORD certification process?

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Discussion / Questions?

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Next meeting

• Date

• Ideas for agenda

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