Abstract: A system for registering insurance transactions and communicating the insurance transactions to a home office computer, preferably on a nightly basis. The system includes a plurality of communications interfaces and portable computers assigned to respective insurance agents, each of the portable computers including a display screen, data storage element for holding insurance information pertaining to a plurality of insurance customers, a computer processor, and a manual input unit. Each of the portable computers is programmed to receive queries from its respective insurance agent and, in response to the queries, to display agent-selected portions of the insurance information. Each of the portable computers is further programmed to receive agent transaction information from its respective insurance agent and to register the agent transaction information for subsequent transmission to the home office computer.