Governance update
Process and Standards Group (PSG)
The PSG last met in August to consider outcomes from its annual project prioritisation exercise. A programme of activity was agreed with the Group and accepted by the SaGE at its September meeting.
More detail of the last PSG meeting and full minutes can be found here, for those who have access. The Group next meets in November; this will be a hybrid session, with Criterion hosting the in-person element at its Edinburgh offices.
Standards Technical Architecture Group (STAG)
Criterion will continue to liaise with the STAG on the technical direction of Standards, and how the emergence and adoption of new technologies will shape their future.
There have been no recent meetings with the group and no further meetings are planned.
Standards projects
Occupation Codes List Update
Supporting industry adoption of the revised occupation codes standard used in quotations and new business processes.
Update Implementation Group
An issue was highlighted caused by differing capitalisations between the V3.1 Customer list and the Version 2.0 Occupations that appear in the V3.1 Combined list. These changes have been published.
Future Milestones - Q3 2023
- A further meeting will be arranged for December 2023 to review current development plans.
Group Risk Quotes and Placement
Project to develop Standards for Group Risk Quotes (GRQ); similar Re-Pricing and Rate Review processes; and Placement.
The GRQ Standards technical development to deliver JSON and OpenAPI Standards for GLA for New Business, Rate Review and Re-Pricing has begun with the Draft A Standards expected to be published in Q4 2023.
Some analysis for the Placement process has been carried out internally and a workshop took place with the Working Group.
Future Milestones - November
- Continue technical development of the GRQ Standards for GLA New Provider, Rate Review and Repricing for Request and Response;
- Continue analysis for GRQ Placement for GLA;
- Arrange further workshop to discuss updated Placement Process diagram with Working Group;
- A Domain Model has been developed to identify Data Groupings which will also be discussed with the Working Group.
Protection Policy Retention
Develop standards supporting communication to advisers and other distributors of events in relation to protection policies that might put at risk continuing cover.
Progress
- Working Group meeting to review outcomes from Events questionnaire and agree event scope.
- Commenced development of Business Requirements Document for review by Working Group.
Future Milestone - November
- Continue to develop Business Requirements Document for review by Working Group.
BAU Change Requests
Ongoing activity in relation to maintenance of current Standards via change management process.
Progress
- Budget 2023 impact analysis continues;
- Publication of Group Risk Mid Term Accounting v1.1 with 2 Change Requests;
Future Milestone - November
- Seek approval of revised Publication and Change Policy, at the PSG meeting in November
- Continue with detailed impact analysis of potential Budget 2023 changes, incorporating any outcomes from Autumn Budget Statement due 18 November 2023
