ACORD 148: Electronic Data Processing Section
ACORD 148 is the Electronic Data Processing Section. It organizes equipment, media or data, interruption-related requests, and the environment and controls around computer systems.
What it is
ACORD 148 is the Electronic Data Processing Section. It organizes equipment, media or data, interruption-related requests, and the environment and controls around computer systems.
Prepare a current inventory and confirm ownership, location, value, backup practices, and recovery arrangements with the people responsible. Keep coverage requests distinct from the policy terms eventually offered.
When it's used
- A market requests a separate EDP application section.
- A technology inventory or operating environment has changed.
- A producer is reviewing computer-related property and recovery exposures.
Section-by-section walkthrough
Named insured and policy information
Producer, insured, and basic policy details, matching the attached ACORD 125.
Review check: Match the account and applicant section.
Coverage summary
Limits and deductibles across the EDP categories: owned equipment, leased equipment, equipment in transit, media and data, and extra expense or business interruption.
Review check: Separate each requested coverage category.
Equipment schedule
Each scheduled item with manufacturer, model, serial number, and value.
Review check: Verify equipment identity, ownership, and values.
Premises information
Construction type, protection class, number of stories, and year built for the buildings where the equipment lives.
Review check: Identify the actual premises.
Protection and environment
Where the computer room sits, fire suppression, alarms, and exposure questions such as flood and earthquake.
Review check: Describe the actual environment and safeguards.
Risk management questions
Backup procedures, disaster recovery arrangements, warranty status, and how equipment ships when it moves.
Review check: Confirm backup and recovery practices with the responsible team.
Additional interests
Lessors and lenders with an interest in the equipment.
Review check: Identify lessor and lender interests.
Signatures
Producer and insured signatures and dates.
Review check: Obtain required authorized signatures.
In Relay
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Common errors
- Mixing owned and leased equipment.
- Recording intended backups as a tested practice.
- Assuming cyber and EDP policies have interchangeable coverage.
Common questions
Does cyber insurance make the EDP application unnecessary?
Review the account's exposures and actual policies. The products can address different losses and conditions, so one product name does not establish that the other is redundant.
What recovery information is useful?
Identify the systems and data involved, actual backup practices, restore testing, dependencies, and expected recovery needs. Avoid filling control answers from a generic IT policy alone.
Related forms
Form references
- ACORD Forms Portal: current forms and authorized access
- ACORD-authored Forms Index, May 2024 (historical form names)
Confirm the form edition and requirements with the market receiving the submission.
Part of the Relay ACORD form library. Updated 2026-07-11. See how we source content.
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