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BoB Reporting Reporting of a text file containing all vehicles insured by the insurance company at the time the file is created. This file is referred to as a Book of Business (BOB) file. This file should be reported to the DC IVS weekly.   Commercial Vehicles Vehicles that are registered to a business or entity.   Data Element Information fields used in insurance information records within a text file.   DC IVS District of Columbia Insurance Verification System.   DC IVS Website The main website of the DC IVS. Each insurance company will be required to register on the DC IVS website prior to testing. Insurance company contact information will be maintained on the website account. Insurance companies can view reports and FTP information through their DC IVS website account. DC IVS guides and documents such as frequently asked questions will be available on the DC IVS website.   DC Vehicles Vehicles that are registered in the District of Columbia.   Decryption Error File A Hard error file. This file will be generated if a PGP decryption error occurs.   Effective Begin Date The date coverage was added for the vehicle. There should not be any time out of force between the effective begin date and the transmission date. If the vehicle had any time out of force, then the effective date coverage was resumed or reinstated should be reported.   Effective End Date The future expiration/renewal date of the current policy term.   Error File A Soft error file. This file will be generated if the overall format of the BOB file is correct, but there are specific rows which contain errors. Only the rows which contain errors will be returned in the error file.   First Name The first name of the primary policyholder.   FTP File Transfer Protocol. FTP is a standard network protocol used to exchange files over the Internet. It is used to transfer text files to the DC IVS FTP server by insurance companies.   FTP Account An FTP account that is created by the DC IVS team for each insurance company. The username and password to access the insurance company’s DC IVS FTP account will be provided following registration.   Functional Contact Functional contact is required for the insurance company’s DC IVS web account. The contact at the insurer that deals with functional aspects of insurance reporting. This will be the primary contact.   Hard Error This error causes rejection of the insurance company’s entire file transmission.   Insurance Company NAIC number Number assigned to each insurance company by the NAIC. The NAIC number uniquely identifies the insurance company that is reporting and is a required data element in the text files.   Last Name/Organization Name The last name of the primary policyholder or the name of the organization.   NAIC The National Association of Insurance Commissioners.   OK File If there are no errors in the BOB file submitted by the insurer, and OK file will be generated and placed in the insurance company’s BOB_outbound FTP folder.   Personal Vehicles Vehicles that are registered to an individual.   PGP Pretty Good Privacy. PGP is a technique that is used to encrypt files. Public PGP keys are exchanged between the insurance company and the DC IVS team. Insurance companies encrypt text files being sent to the DC IVS with the DC IVS public key. The DC IVS will encrypt return files with the insurance company public key.   Policy Number The unique number assigned by the insurance company to the policy.   Reject Error File A Hard error file. This will be generated if the DC IVS can not read the BOB file or if the BOB file is improperly formatted and the whole file is being rejected.   Secret Question The Secret Question and the Answer provide enhanced security especially in a scenario where username and password are being shared among multiple people within same organization. The answer to the secret question will also be required to reset a forgotten password.   Soft Error This error causes only the rejection of certain rows within the file. The overall file format sent by insurance company is okay, but some of the rows have errors. The error rows are returned to the insurance company.   Technical Contact The contact at the insurer that deals with the technical aspects of the data exchange between the DMV and the insurer.   VIN A Vehicle Identification Number, commonly abbreviated to VIN, is a unique serial number used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles. Prior to 1981, there was not an accepted standard for these numbers, so different manufacturers used different formats. Since 1981, VINs consist of 17 characters which do not include the letters I, O, or Q (to avoid confusion with numerals 1 and 0).   Web Login Login user name and password that you will use to access the DC IVS website. This user name and password will be activated after your registration is approved by DMV. Once activated, you will be able to change your password by going to the account information section.