By 1978, the shape of the opportunity had narrowed in the best possible way. CDL was no longer simply close to computing; it was moving toward the specific demands of insurance.

The vertical market decision matters because it becomes a pattern for the next fifty years. Rather than making technology in the abstract, CDL would keep returning to the working reality of brokers, insurers, policy data, rating logic, and customer journeys.

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