How to open ACORD AL3 files?

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How to open ACORD AL3 files?

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What is AL3?

• AL3 is one of the PC standards created by ACORD.
  This standard was developed in the early 1980s.
  AL3 is designed as a batch communication method
  for policy and commission data. Data dictionaries
  and supporting documentation of AL3 standards are
  stored in the Access database maintained by
  ACORD. This database is mainly updated every 6
  months with new variations and changes.
• AL3 standard is widely used across the Insurance
  industry of the USA for property and casualty
  data transmission. As per ACORD, more than 500
  companies are using this standard.

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ACORD AL3 Library

• The ACORD AL3 library accomplishes the AL3
  messages standards. Which is basically used in
  the insurance industry. AL3 Standards are
  maintained by ACORD and AL3 messages handle the
  transmission of insurance information like
  policies, claims and so on.

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Structure of AL3 file

• The structure of the AL3 file consists of groups
  and elements.
• As shown below
• Each group contains a number of elements that
  belong to that particular type of group.
• While we talk about the AL3 Elements, AL3
  elements can contain specific information of
  Insured, policy, and so on. Each element has its
  length, data type, and class type. Description of
  these elements is also available in the ACORD
  database for help.

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How to open AL3 files?

• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a process
  that helps to exchange business documents
  electronically. So AL3 is an EDI standard for the
  insurance industry.
• To open an AL3 file we should have to use
  suitable software. Without any proper or suitable
  software, there will be a window message like
  How do you want to open this file? or Windows
  cannot open this file.
• Software To open AL3 files, you can visit the
  website https//products.winsurtech.com/. Here
  you can find an AL3 Product of Winsurtech named
  AL3 Web Viewer. You can also use the AL3
  Desktop Viewer offered by Winsurtech. This will
  help you to open an AL3 file and also help to
  download the same file in JSON format.

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Can we convert the AL3 files into other formats?

• Yes, it is possible to convert an AL3 file into
  other formats like JSON, AMS_MAP, XML, etc. But
  suitable programming is needed to convert these
  files.
• You can use already existing APIs and software to
  convert AL3 files. Software Winsurtech offers an
  API or even a binary product (that can be
  installed on the server) to Convert an AL3 file
  into JSON, AMS_MAP, and XML formats. This API
  makes it very easy to extract data from the AL3
  file into readable format.
• You can visit the link https//winsurtech.com/al3
  -to-json-rest-api/ for more information.

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