ACORD

Business & Finance abbreviation · Insurance

ACORD
Stands forAssociation for Cooperative Operations Research and Development
CategoriesBusiness & Finance

ACORD stands for Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development, an insurance abbreviation.

Nonprofit standards organization for the insurance industry that publishes data standards and the standardized forms used across the US, such as the ACORD 25 certificate of liability insurance.

Example: Fill out an ACORD 125 application for the commercial package quote.

Usage notes

Founded in 1970. Agents commonly refer to forms simply by number, such as "an ACORD 25" or "an ACORD 27."

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