How it works

From a public IC roster to a fast, verifiable check.

ffide doesn't replace the Insurance Commission's registry. We mirror it, make it searchable, and link every license back to its source PDF so consumers can confirm an agent before they sign.

1

The IC publishes a roster

The Insurance Commission of the Philippines publishes the list of licensed agents as a PDF at insurance.gov.ph. New rosters drop irregularly — sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly.

2

We import it as soon as it appears

Our daily check on insurance.gov.ph picks up new publications. The PDF gets parsed; every row becomes a license entry tied to a professional and a company. We capture the IC document date and the IC record number per row so every entry on ffide cross-references back to the exact published file.

3

Search finds the right person

Search by name, IC record, or company. The matcher tokenises your query — "atienza r" matches "Randolph Edlagan Atienza" without you needing the exact order or spelling.

4

Verify, then verify the verification

Every profile shows the freshness of the most recent IC roster confirmation in a colour-banded pill. Each license card links directly to the source PDF so you can cross-check what we show against what the IC actually published.

What ffide is not

  • Not a registry. The registry is the Insurance Commission. ffide reflects it.
  • Not a marketplace. We don't take referral fees, recommend agents, or rank by anything other than what the IC publishes.
  • Not a guarantee. A license being on the IC roster confirms accreditation — it doesn't vouch for character, judgment, or fit. Verification is the floor, not the ceiling.
  • Not real-time. Updates happen when the IC publishes a new roster. Between rosters, a license could lapse without ffide knowing — which is why the freshness indicator and direct IC link exist.
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