Frequently Asked Questions
The Institutes' librarian suggests where to find information and statistics on the insurance business.
- Can you recommend an insurance dictionary?
- Who are the largest property-casualty insurance companies?
- What coverages do insurers provide?
- Where can I find statistics on the property-casualty insurance business?
- Where can I find statistics on health insurance?
- Where can I find statistics on life insurance?
- Where can I find insurance employment statistics and projections?
- Who conducts automobile safety tests and conducts research?
- What publications and organizations provide insurer ratings and benchmarking?
- Who can help me change jobs?
- Where can I find information about the current state of workers compensation?
- Where can I find summaries of insurance laws?
- Where can I find licensing study material?
Can you recommend an insurance dictionary?
Insurance Words and Their Meanings:
A Glossary of Insurance Terms (18th edition, 2003)
Rough Notes Company
11690 Technology Drive
P.O. Box 1990
Carmel, IN 46032-4900
www.roughnotes.com
Glossary of Insurance and Risk Management Terms
(10th edition, 2006)
International Risk Management Institute
Suite 1450
12222 Merit Drive
Dallas, TX 75251-2276
www.irmi.com
LOMA's Glossary of Insurance and Financial Services Terms (2002)
LOMA Education and Training Division
Suite 600
2300 Windy Ridge Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339-8443
www.loma.org
Who are the largest property-casualty insurance companies?
Best's Aggregates & Averages (Property-Casualty edition) (annual)
A.M. Best Company
Ambest Road
Oldwick, NJ 08858
www.ambest.com
What coverages do insurers provide?
www.ultimateinsurancelinks.com
The Insurance Almanac (annual)
Underwriter Printing & Publishing Company
50 East Palisade Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
www.insurepub.com
The Insurance Marketplace: The Directory of Nonstandard and Specialty Lines (annual)
Rough Notes Company
11690 Technology Drive
P.O. Box 1990
Carmel, IN 46032-4900
www.insurancemarketplace.com
Where can I find statistics on the property-casualty insurance business?
The Fact Book (annual)
Insurance Information Institute
110 William Street
New York, NY 10038
www.iii.org and www.iii.org/media/hottopics
Best's Aggregates & Averages (Property-Casualty edition) (annual)
A.M. Best Company
Ambest Road
Oldwick, NJ 08858
ISO
545 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310-1686
www.iso.com
Where can I find statistics on health insurance?
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
South Bulding, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004
www.ahip.org
Where can I find statistics on life insurance?
Life Insurers Fact Book (online)
American Council of Life Insurers
101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Ste. 700
Washington, DC 20001-2135
www.acli.com
Where can I find insurance employment statistics and projections?
The Fact Book (annual)
Insurance Information Institute
110 William Street
New York, NY 10038
Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America
127 S. Peyton Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.iiaba.org
Occupational Outlook Handbook (annual)
Office of Publications
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
2 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Room 4110
Washington, DC 20212
Who conducts automobile safety tests and conducts research?
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
1005 North Glebe Road, Ste. 800
Arlington, VA 22201
www.hwysafety.org
National Transportation Safety Board
Highway Division
490 L'Enfant Plaza SW
Washington, DC 20594
www.ntsb.gov
What publications and organizations provide insurer ratings and benchmarking?
Best's Key Rating Guide (Property/Casualty edition)
A.M. Best Company
Ambest Road
Oldwick, NJ 08858
Ward's Insurance Results (Property-Casualty)
Ward Group
11500 Northlake Drive, Suite 305
Cincinnati, OH 45249-1662
www.wardinc.com
TheStreet.com Ratings
15430 Endeavor Drive
Jupiter, FL 33478
www.weissratings.com
Who can help me change jobs?
UnderwritingJobs.com
www.underwritingJOBS.com
Where can I find information about the current state of workers compensation?
Issues Report (online)
NCII Holdings, Inc.
901 Peninsula Corporate Circle
Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.ncci.com
Where can I find summaries of insurance laws?
Analysis of Workers' Compensation Laws (annual)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20062-2000
www.usachamber.com
Automobile Insurance Laws: A Summary of Selected State Laws and Regulations Relating to Automobile Insurance (annual)
American Insurance Association
1130 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
www.aiadc.org
FC&S Licensing, CounterSigning & Surplus Lines Laws: For the 50 States, District of Columbia, Territories & Possessions (annual)
National Underwriter Company
505 Gest Street
Cincinnati, OH 45203-1716
www.nuco.com
Where can I find licensing study material?
Kaplan Financial
30 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2500
Chicago, IL 60606
www.kaplanfinancial.com
Prometric
www.prometric.com
State insurance department web sites