§387.323 Electronic filing of
surety bonds, trust fund agreements, certificates of insurance and
cancellations.
(a) Insurers may, at their option and in
accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in paragraphs
(a) through (d) of this section, file forms BMC
34, BMC 35, BMC 36, BMC 82, BMC 83, BMC 84 BMC 85, BMC 91, and BMC 91X electronically, in lieu of using the prescribed printed
forms.
(b) Each insurer must obtain authorization
to file electronically by registering with the FMCSA.
An individual account number and password for computer access will be issued
to each registered insurer.
(c) Filings may be transmitted
online via the Internet at: http://fhwa-li.volpe.dot.gov/ or via American Standard
Code Information Interchange (ASCII). All ASCII transmission must be in
fixed format, i.e., all records must have the same number of fields and
same length. The record layouts for ASCII electronic transactions are described
in the following table:
ELECTRONIC
INSURANCE FILING TRANSACTIONS
|
Field Name
|
Number of Positions
|
Description
|
Required
F=filing
C=cancel
B=both
|
Start field
|
End field
|
|
Record type
|
1 Numeric
|
1 = Filing
2 = Cancellation
|
B
|
1
|
1
|
|
Insurer number
|
8 Text
|
FMCSA Assigned Insurer Number (Home Office) With
Suffix (Issuing Office), If Different, e.g. 12345-01.
|
B
|
2
|
9
|
|
Filing type
|
1 Numeric
|
1 = BI & PD
2 = Cargo
3 = Bond
4 = Trust Fund
|
B
|
10
|
10
|
|
FMCSA docket number
|
8 Text
|
FMCSA Assigned MC or FF Number, e.g. MC000045
|
B
|
11
|
18
|
|
Insured legal name
|
120 Text
|
Legal Name
|
B
|
19
|
138
|
|
Insured d/b/a name
|
60 Text
|
Doing Business As Name If Different From Legal Name
|
B
|
139
|
198
|
|
Insured address
|
35 Text
|
Either street or mailing address
|
B
|
199
|
233
|
|
Insured city
|
30 Text
|
|
B
|
234
|
263
|
|
Insured state
|
2 Text
|
|
B
|
264
|
265
|
|
Insured zip code
|
9 Numeric
|
(Do not include dash if using 9 digit code)
|
B
|
266
|
274
|
|
Insured country
|
2 Text
|
(Will default to US)
|
B
|
275
|
276
|
|
Form code
|
10 Text
|
BMC-91, BMC-91X, BMC-34, BMC-35, ETC.
|
B
|
277
|
286
|
|
Full, primary or excess coverage
|
1 Text
|
If BMC–91X, P or E = indicator of primary or
excess policy;
1 = Full under (d) All registered insurers agree to furnish
upon request to the FMCSA a duplicate original of any policy (or policies) and
all endorsements, surety bond, trust fund agreement, or other filing.
[66 FR 49873, Oct. 1, 2001]
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