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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>📊 '''Data reporting''' in the insurance industry refers to the structured process of collecting, formatting, and submitting operational and financial data to internal stakeholders, [[Definition:Insurance carrier | carriers]], [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]], [[Definition:Insurance regulator | regulators]], or market authorities such as [[Definition:Lloyd's of London | Lloyd's]]. Unlike ad hoc analysis, data reporting follows predefined schedules, templates, and [[Definition:Data standard | data standards]] — ensuring that information about [[Definition:Premium | premiums]], [[Definition:Claim | claims]], [[Definition:Exposure | exposures]], and [[Definition:Loss ratio (L/R) | loss ratios]] flows consistently across the value chain. In delegated authority arrangements, for example, a [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | managing general agent]] must report [[Definition:Bordereaux | bordereaux]] data back to its capacity providers at agreed intervals.<br />
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⚙️ The mechanics depend on who is reporting, to whom, and for what purpose. A [[Definition:Coverholder | coverholder]] operating under a [[Definition:Binding authority agreement | binding authority agreement]] typically submits monthly or quarterly premium and claims bordereaux to the [[Definition:Lead underwriter | lead underwriter]], conforming to formats like the Lloyd's [[Definition:Core data record (CDR) | core data record]] or ACORD standards. [[Definition:Insurance regulator | Regulators]] impose their own reporting cadences — statutory filings, [[Definition:Solvency II | Solvency II]] quantitative reporting templates, and state-level financial statements each carry distinct field requirements and deadlines. Modern [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] platforms increasingly automate these workflows, ingesting transactional data from [[Definition:Policy administration system | policy administration systems]] and transforming it into submission-ready outputs with minimal manual intervention.<br />
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🔍 Reliable data reporting underpins virtually every strategic and compliance function in insurance. Carriers cannot accurately reserve for [[Definition:Loss reserve | losses]], price [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] treaties, or satisfy regulatory capital requirements without timely, high-quality data feeds. When reporting breaks down — through delays, inconsistent coding, or missing fields — the consequences cascade: [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] decisions rest on stale information, audit findings multiply, and market access can be jeopardized. For delegated authority programs in particular, the quality of data reporting often determines whether a [[Definition:Program administrator | program administrator]] retains its appointment or sees its authority curtailed.<br />
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'''Related concepts:'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Bordereaux]]<br />
* [[Definition:Data standard]]<br />
* [[Definition:Core data record (CDR)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Regulatory reporting]]<br />
* [[Definition:Delegated underwriting authority (DUA)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Policy administration system]]<br />
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