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Letter to the Editor
Thursday January 3
CIECA Publishes First Subrogation Message Standard
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) has completed and published its eighth BMS Standards Release, 2007R2. Part of this new Release is the Subrogation Assignment message.“Development of the Subrogation Assignment is a milestone for CIECA. It represents the first standard developed as a direct result of CIECA Strategic Initiatives. Until the 2007R2, the BMS standards addressed collision industry issues solely. One of CIECA Strategic Initiatives is to expand into other claims processing areas,” said Fred Iantorno, CIECA’s Executive Director.
“Subrogation is tangential to Collision claims processing. The information and data collected during the repair process, such as Estimates and Invoices, are part of Subrogation documentation. Addressing electronic exchange message standards was a natural extension of the work CIECA already has completed,” added Iantorno.
“The Subrogation Assignment Message addresses an important industry need: to enable standardized electronic interactions between carriers and vendors. This will save time and expense for all involved parties and ultimately improve policyholder service,” said Alan Aleia, CIECA Subrogation Committee Chair and independent consultant to the insurance industry on subrogation and claim automation matters.
Aleia added, “Our work group is composed of a cross section of industry participants whose efforts and contributions were vital to the successful completion the Subro Assignment Message. This is the first of several messages our work group has planed for subrogation transactions.”
CIECA publishes and provides two BMS releases annually. New messages are added and existing messages are enhanced as a direct result of the changing needs of the industry. CIECA also publishes and provides a robust Road Map of its BMS messages program, available on the CIECA web site.
More information about CIECA and its standards can be viewed on the CIECA web site, www.cieca.com.
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