Gregory Maciag: Steadfast Drives ACORD Standards in Australia

Friday, 19 October 2012

Steadfast Drives ACORD Standards in Australia

Robert Kelly, Steadfast Chairman, spoke at ITC 2012 on the benefits of ACORD Standards to the Australia insurance market. Whether it was data messaging or ACORD Forms (something I remember proposing a few years back), he was ecstatic about the outcome. Robert founded Steadfast (A network of brokers) and they are doing an IPO in 2013.

People are always looking for the seemingly illusive business case for industry standards. For Robert Kelly, ACORD Standards are just part of the business. How refreshing!

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Posted on Friday, 19 October 2012 in Implementation, Standards | Permalink

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New Book

My latest book presents the challenges members face when adopting industry standards as well as the opportunities that come as a result. It features my discussions with many people over many years and follows the foundation I set in my first book "The Business Information Revolution".

Industry standards are never adopted in a vacuum. They become part and parcel of all the trials and tribulations managers face in their day to day work. ACORD Standards are always part of a larger software development project that brings along people, priorities and politics. Adopting industry standards isn't simple, but the benefits far outweigh the problems of building and maintaining proprietary alternatives.

I trust that you will appreciate my frankness, identify with some of the challenges and learn from what others have done to pave the way.