specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: ACORD
providerId: acord
publisherName: ACORD Corporation
serviceCategory: Insurance Standards / Data Exchange
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - ACORD
  - Insurance
  - Standards
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps scaffold for ACORD. ACORD invoices member organizations for annual
  membership and, separately, for ACORD Solutions Group services. There are no per-API metered charges
  because ACORD publishes standards rather than operating an API.
sources:
  - https://www.acord.org/standards-architecture/acord-data-standards
  - https://www.acord.org/about-acord/membership
notes: ACORD does not publish public dues; FinOps shape below describes the typical line items a member
  organization would see — annual membership and optional Solutions Group / certification fees.
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Membership + Optional Services
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: ACORD
  ServiceCategory: Insurance Standards / Data Exchange
  ProviderName: ACORD
  PublisherName: ACORD Corporation
  InvoiceIssuerName: ACORD Corporation
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: annual_membership
    description: ACORD annual membership dues, scaled to organization type and revenue.
    unit: year
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - organization_type
      - revenue_band
  - name: acord_solutions_group_service
    description: Project-based billing from ACORD Solutions Group (data services, reinsurance services,
      onboarding services).
    unit: project
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - service_line
  - name: certification_fee
    description: Per-certification fee (e.g. AL3, ACORD certification programs).
    unit: certification
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - program
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track ACORD line items from the membership invoice and any ACORD Solutions Group statements
      of work; there is no usage API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate membership cost to the standards / architecture function; allocate Solutions
      Group projects to the line of business that sponsored the engagement (claims, policy, reinsurance).
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization is governance — ensuring the organization adopts ACORD versions consistently
      so investments in standard implementations don't fragment.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Standards / data-architecture leadership owns the membership relationship; project owners
      own Solutions Group spend.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com