Welcome to the resource for IT professionalsand managers in the insurance and financial industries. In this newmagazine from The National Underwriter Co., you'll find solutionsfor your hardware, software and network needs with monthly updates,product reviews and in-depth reports from experts in thefield.

cover stories:
Doin' the HIPAAHop
The first HIPAA deadline is a little more than a year away.Compliance is mandatory. Resistance is useless. Help is on theway.

feature stories:
EDI: Amen
EDI is how most carriers arehandling HIPAA compliance. But is it a stairway to Heaven -- or aroad paved to Hell?

Promises,Promises
Web services are clearly the future of the Internet forinsurance. Where are they today? How should you prepare fortomorrow?

departments/columns:
Tech Update
The latest insurance technology news and information.

• Who's Zooming Whom
  Partnerships, alliances, and trysts
• Who's Using What
  Product purchases and deployments

Stats Watch
Nolan discovers significant differences in how large and smallcarriers think about technology.

Top Techs
This Month:
Unitrin's Roger Buss and Republic's Glennon Headley

Cases in Point:

• InServeCorp./Instec
  Is sudden growth good newsor bad news?
• Cardiff Software/FutureVisionTechnologies
  If at firstyou don't succeed -- try another software solution

Trends andTechnology
It's not about having the most technology, it's about having --and using smartly -- the right technology.

SoundingLine
Carriers are discovering that onlineinsurance sales are a pipe dream.

the regulars:
Editor's Note

Advertiser Index

End User