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ACORD Names Student Winner For Data Challenge
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ACORD announced today that University of Connecticut graduate student Manasa Ramaka won the ACORD Student Challenge 2025 and a $5,000 prize for using large language models to generate and validate underwriting data fields from five leading pet insurers. Two runners-up each received $2,000, and all finalists receive ACORD Connect 2026 passes plus one year of industry mentorship. ACORD said the projects will inform future ACORD Data Standards for pet insurance.
Key Points
- 1Applied LLMs to generate and validate underwriting data fields across five major pet insurers
- 2Addresses standardization need as pet insurance premiums exceeded $21 billion worldwide in 2024
- 3Informs ACORD Data Standards development, enabling structured underwriting inputs and improved interoperability
Scoring Rationale
Official ACORD announcement with practical implications for standards; useful but focused on a niche pet-insurance use case.
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