Vertafore is a leading independent software and services provider focusedprimarily on the property and casualty ("P&C") insurance industry. Throughoutits more than thirty-year operating history, Vertafore has become the mission-critical management system and information source offering an unprecedentedcombination of products and services to more than 15,000 independent insuranceagencies, 300 insurance carriers, and 120,000 end users.