This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Insurance Underwriting Information Services Transaction Set (255) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This standard can be used to request specific services from information providers in support of the insurance underwriting process. In addition, the standard can be used between trading partners to request/receive status information on outstanding requests.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To specify identifying information
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify account information
To specify a code and the amount, quantity associated with it, or both
To identify the type and transmission of paperwork or supporting information
To specify identifying information
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify pertinent dates and times
To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To indicate the action to be taken with the information provided or the status of the entity described
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To supply demographic information
To provide additional demographic information to the receiving school, institution, or agency to assist in identifying the particular student
To provide characteristics that may have multiple values
To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information
To provide basic information about the electronic format of the interchange data
To transfer binary data in a single data segment and allow identification of the end of the data segment through a count; there is no identification of the internal structure of the binary data in this segment
To specify basic and most frequently used line item data
To indicate the action to be taken with the information provided or the status of the entity described
To supply additional demographic identification
To specify identifying information
To specify any or all of a date, a time, or a time period
To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information
To indicate that the next segment begins a loop
To reference a line number in a transaction set
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To provide additional demographic information to the receiving school, institution, or agency to assist in identifying the particular student
To describe employment position
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify basic data about the contract or contract line item
To specify any or all of a date, a time, or a time period
To provide characteristics that may have multiple values
To specify identifying information
To identify the type and transmission of paperwork or supporting information
To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information
To indicate that the loop immediately preceding this segment is complete
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
