1. A method for processing communications between a travel insurer and a travel service provider, comprising the steps of: receiving, at a data processor, itinerary data in a first messaging format corresponding to a consumer travel itinerary; mapping, at the data processor, the itinerary data in the first messaging format to data fields corresponding to a second messaging format; converting, at the data processor, the itinerary data in the first messaging format to itinerary data in a second messaging format based on the mapping; and transmitting, from the data processor, the itinerary data in the second messaging format to a rating and issuance engine.