Insurance integration

The Hartford EDI and data integration

A guide to exchanging policy, billing, commission, claim and payment data with The Hartford: company facts from its website, what property and casualty insurers typically exchange, and what to confirm before setup.

Overview

Understanding The Hartford integration

Who this is for: Agencies, brokers, managing general agents, administrators, repair and service vendors, and finance teams that exchange data with The Hartford.

The Hartford sells business, home and car insurance. Its website is thehartford.com.

This page is an integration guide. It uses the public pages and documents of The Hartford that are listed under Sources, which we read on November 10, 2026 and summarize in our own words; it does not reproduce them, and no private specification was used. Connection requirements usually come from The Hartford itself, through its onboarding team, its companion guides or its partner portal, and they can differ by line of business, program, state and region.

What The Hartford's own pages say: The Hartford says its Download Program automates updating policy transactions and commission statements in an agency's management system.

Property and casualty insurers exchange policy, billing, commission and claim data with agencies, brokers, managing general agents, third-party administrators and service vendors. Much of it runs as ACORD data, XML, agreed flat files or spreadsheets rather than X12, and each insurer implements the formats a little differently. Payments between the parties usually move as bank files. ECOM can read and integrate ACORD data; the formats and versions a partner uses are confirmed during scoping. Everything on this page that is not attributed to The Hartford's own pages is general practice, not The Hartford's published requirement; confirm each point with The Hartford before you build maps or test.

Workflows

Typical The Hartford business workflows

Typical requirements—confirm with your trading partner. Typical flows in this industry, not The Hartford's published process.

Typical data exchange

  1. 1Agree formats and delivery
  2. 2Map policy and billing data
  3. 3Exchange files or messages
  4. 4Reconcile payments
  5. 5Correct rejected records

Documents and APIs

The Hartford documents by program

Typical requirements—confirm with your trading partner. We could not verify The Hartford's EDI requirements from a published source, so these are documents commonly exchanged in this industry, not The Hartford's confirmed requirements. Confirm the list, versions and programs with The Hartford.

DocumentNameDirectionProgramStatusPurpose
ACORD ACORD policy and agency data Both directions Not stated General guidance Typically carries policy, endorsement, billing and commission data between agencies, brokers and the insurer.
Claims Claim files and status Both directions Not stated General guidance Typically carries claim notices, status and payment details between the insurer, administrators and vendors.
Bordereaux Premium and loss reports To The Hartford Not stated General guidance Typically reports premium and losses for business that an agency or administrator handles on the insurer's behalf.
Payments Premium, commission and claim payments Both directions Not stated General guidance Typically moves as bank files with remittance detail that must match policy and claim records.

Connectivity

How companies connect

  • AS2 or SFTP

    Many insurers and administrators exchange files directly over SFTP or AS2. Confirm which methods The Hartford accepts.

    General guidance

  • Network or clearinghouse

    Some exchanges run through a value-added network or clearinghouse that translates and routes files to the partner.

    General guidance

  • Portals and APIs

    Some insurers offer partner portals or APIs for enrollment, policy, claims or payment data; access usually requires an account and a login.

    General guidance

Challenges

Common integration challenges

  • A layout per partner

    Each insurer implements ACORD data and agreed files a little differently, so one source record is mapped separately for every partner.

  • Specifications by request

    Format specifications usually reach you through the insurer or through ACORD membership rather than a public download, so scoping starts by collecting them.

  • Reconciliation

    Policy, billing and payment records must agree across the agency, insurer and bank files, or the gaps surface as unmatched payments.

  • Confirm the current requirements

    Document sets, versions and delivery rules change, and they come from The Hartford directly, so confirm the current ones before building maps or testing.

How ECOM helps

How ECOM can support your The Hartford integration

ERP integration options

ECOM connects the files The Hartford asks for with your policy administration, claims, benefits and finance systems, so data moves without re-keying and exceptions are shown before a partner reports them.

Visibility and exception management

ECOM can monitor each The Hartford exchange and show late, missing or rejected files and mismatches, so your team can resolve exceptions before they affect payments or coverage.

Next step

Get help with your The Hartford program

Each request goes to an ECOM EDI specialist with The Hartford's name attached, so the reply starts from your program.

  • Review The Hartford's requirements

    Send us The Hartford's guide or your program details; we explain the documents, rules and options for meeting them.

    Request a requirements review
  • Connect The Hartford to your ERP

    Policy, claim, enrollment, billing and payment data in and out of the policy, claims, benefits and finance systems you already run.

    Discuss ERP integration
  • Testing and certification

    Build, test and certify each The Hartford document, then go live with monitoring from the first file.

    Plan testing and certification

Typical requirements

Which The Hartford exchange applies to you

Typical requirements—confirm with your trading partner. This section is general practice for this type of insurer, not requirements published by The Hartford. This guide does not imply approval, certification or a partnership.

Agency and broker downloads

Agencies and brokers typically receive policy, billing and commission data from the carrier, often as ACORD data or an agreed download from the agency management system, and send new business and changes back. This is separate from claims and from invoices for services.

Claims and vendor exchanges

Claim notices, status and payments move between the carrier, adjusters, administrators and repair or service vendors. Vendors that invoice for their work usually do so through the carrier's own procurement or payment channel; confirm with The Hartford which channel applies.

Regions, states and affiliates

The Hartford may operate through different legal entities, states and regions. Requirements, contacts and connection methods can differ by entity, state, region, line of business and program, so confirm which The Hartford entity and region applies to you before you build or test.

Typical onboarding checklist

  1. Confirm the legal entity, line of business and region you exchange data with.
  2. Ask for the current file layouts, versions and any companion guide.
  3. Agree the connection method and who receives the files.
  4. Map your policy, billing or claim records to the layout.
  5. Test with sample files and review rejected records.
  6. Plan payments and reconciliation, then monitor from the first live file.

The Hartford integration FAQs

Which documents or files do partners of The Hartford usually exchange?

Partners of property and casualty insurers typically exchange ACORD policy and agency data, claim files and status, premium and loss reports, premium, commission and claim payments. That is general practice, not The Hartford's published list; confirm the set with The Hartford.

Where do the requirements for connecting with The Hartford come from?

From The Hartford itself, usually through its onboarding team, companion guides or partner portal. This page does not reproduce them, and they can differ by line of business, program and region.

Do I need The Hartford's implementation guide to start?

No. It helps to share any companion guide or file layout you already have, but if you have none, ECOM can help gather the requirements from The Hartford and start from there.

What does The Hartford publish about EDI and integration?

The Hartford says its Download Program automates updating policy transactions and commission statements in an agency's management system. Source links are listed on this page; confirm current details with The Hartford.

What is not covered on this page about The Hartford?

Beyond the sources listed on this page, which documents and file layouts The Hartford accepts for your program, the versions it uses, the testing steps and any security or compliance requirements were not reviewed.

Can ECOM help connect with The Hartford?

Yes. Once The Hartford provides its requirements, ECOM can map, test and run the exchanges with your systems. This page is an integration guide and does not indicate a partnership with The Hartford.

Sources and accuracy

This guide summarizes publicly available information as of November 2026. The Hartford sets its own requirements and can change them at any time; your The Hartford implementation guide, partner portal or account contact is the authoritative source for your program.

Request The Hartford integration assistance

Tell us about your The Hartford program, documents and ERP. We will outline the connection, mapping and testing plan.