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Editor's Note: A law passed during the waning days of the 2005 legislative session required all insurance agencies operating in Florida to apply for licensure or registration by October 1, 2006.

This is not the article we originally envisioned writing when the editors and publisher of Claims convened for our editorial calendar planning session six months ago. At the time, even though very

For years, we've been beating the drums for policy administration replacement, almost talking ad nauseam--but the message finally is coming through," says Stephen Forte, senior research analyst in the

Taking care of business. For insurance companies, taking care of business means acquiring, servicing, and keeping policyholders. It means making it as easy as possible for policyholders and intermedia

Regulation comes in many forms for insurers, which can raise the price tag of compliance. However, technology eliminates redundancies and reduces the expense brought on when the business side must ans

You realize you're a veteran of the legislative process when you can remember when the Democrats held the majority in the House and Senate and the use of a computer system to track bills was still in

The new year brings an exciting new design to Tech Decisions along with new, timely columns and departments and other enhancements we're phasing in here and in upcoming issues. We also begin 2007

At The Whitehorn Financial Group, we sell a lot of insurance, but we're really in the business of giving advice. We focus on just one type of client: architects and engineers--the so-called design professionals. The core of our market