Risk and Insurance Links

– Compiled by W. Jean Kwon (Updated May 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

Select Great Links

 

*      Risk and Insurance Schools in Asia Pacific by APRIA

*      Risk and Insurance Schools by ARIA

*      Santa Clara Law School - US, Canadian and English Insurance Organizations

*      Insurance-Finance.com by Makoto Okubo

 

 

 

 

Societies

 

*   Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA)
F 2012 Conference in Seoul, Korea (SungKyunKwan University)
F 2013 Conference in New York City (St. John’s University)

*   American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA)

*   European Group of Insurance Economists (EGRIE)

*   The Geneva Association

*   World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress (WREIC)
F 2010 in Singapore (concluded)
F 2015 in Europe (TBA)

*   Western Risk and Insurance Association (WRIA)

 

*   American Academy of Actuaries

*   American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries

*   Be an Actuary

*   Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS)
F CAS Research

*   Risk Theory Society

*   Society of Actuaries (SOA) (North America)
F Center for Actuarial Excellence (CAE) Program

*   Society for Risk Analysis, Europe

 

*   International Insurance Foundation

*   International Insurance Society

 

Journals and Magazines

 

Insurance Firm Rating Agencies

 

Consumer Protection

Insurance Industry Organizations

 

Interesting Risk and Insurance Sites

 

Microfinance- Microinsurance

 

Other Organizations

 

E-Libraries, Journals and Educational Institutions

 

 

 

 

Academic and Research Oriented Publications

 

*   Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance (by APRIA)

*   Journal of Risk and Insurance (by ARIA)

*   Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practices

*   Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Review

*   Journal of Insurance Regulation

*   Journal of Insurance Studies (by KIDI, Korea)

*   Journal of Insurance Issues (by WRIA)

*   Journal of Insurance and Risk Management (India)

*   Risk Management and Insurance Review

*   U.S. Library of Congress

 

 

 

Industry and Professional Oriented Publications

 

*   Best’s Review

*   Business Insurance
F Click here to go to Insurance Directory

*   Business Insurance by Business Week

*   Global Reinsurance

*   Insurance Day

*   National Underwriter

*   ReActions (UK)

*   Reinsurance

*   Ultimate Insurance Links

 

 

 

Professional Training Organizations

 

*   American College
F Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
F Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)

*   American Institute for CPCU/IIA
F Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
F Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and many others

*   CFP Board
F Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

*   Institute for Global Insurance Education (IGIE)

*   LOMA
F Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI)

*   Singapore College of Insurance

 

 

 

e-References

 

*   Law.com Law Dictionary

*   PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ e-library for Financial Services

 

 

 

Consumer Protection

 

*   National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds (US)

*   Insolvencies and Guaranty Funds (US) (III Summary)

*   US State Guarantee Funds

 

 

Insurance Firm Rating Agencies

 

*   A.M. Best Company

*   Duff and Phelps

*   Moody’s

*   Standard & Poor’s

*   Weiss Rating

 

 

Insurance Industry Organizations

 

 

 

*   Alliance of American Insurers

*   American Institute for CPCU (AICPCU)

*   American Insurance Association (AIA)

*   American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
F Private sector emergency management standards for terrorism insurance purchase

*   Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD)

*   Association of British Insurers

*   Association of Governmental Risk Pools (created in 1998)

*   Association of Insurance And Risk Managers (AIRMIC)

*   Association of Run-Off Companies

*   Bond Market Association

*   Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) (U.K.)

*   Chicago Mercantile Exchange

*   Comité Européen des Assurances (European Federation of National Insurance Associations)

*   Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

*   Fédération française des sociétés d'assurances (FFSA)

*   European Federation of Insurance Intermediaries (BIPAR)

*   Groupe Consultatif Actuariel Europeen

*   Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA)

*   Insurance Council of Australia

*   Insurance Information Institute (III) (U.S.)

*   International Risk Governance Council

*   Insurance Services Office (ISO)
F ISO’s Insurance Research Links

*   Insurance Taxation and Regulation Related Links

*   International Actuarial Association (IAA)

*   International Accounting Standards Board

*   International Federation of Risk and Insurance Management (Australia)

*   International Insurance Council (Washington, D.C.)

*   International Insurance Research

*   International Insurance Society

*   Institute for Business and Home Safety (formerly, formerly the Insurance Institute for Property Loss Reduction)

*   Institute of Risk Management (U.K.)

*   IslamiQ.com - Islamic Financial Solutions

*   Lloyd’s of London

*   Lloyd's Taxation Database

*   London Market Insurance Brokers Association (LMBC)

*   National Association of Insurance Women International (United States)

*   National Association of Managed Care Regulators (U.S.)

*   National Academy of Social Insurance (U.S.)

*   National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds (U.S.)

*   National Economic Research Associates

*   National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations (U.S.)

*   National Underwriter Company

*   Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

*   Reinsurance Association of America

*   Reinsurance information sites

*   Risk Conference.com

*   Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) (U.S.)
F Ask RIMS

*   Risk Management Reports

*   Securitization Laws in Different Countries

*   Singapore College of Insurance

*   Society of Insurance Research

*   Society of Risk Management Consultants

*   Social Security Programs Throughout the World

*   Statistical Abstract of the United States

*   World Federation of Insurance Intermediaries (WFII)

*   PTA Reinsurance Company (COMESA Re)

 

 

Interesting Risk and Insurance Sites (General)

 

 

Environment-specific

 

*    Asteroid Impact Effects – Link 1

*    Asteroid Impact Effects – Link 2

*    National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals

 

 

 

Natural Disaster Monitoring

 

*     U.S. National Weather Service: Severe Weather Reports

*     U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program

*     Worldwide Earthquake Activity in the Last Seven Days (from U.S. Geological Survey)

*     Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund

*     The Hurricane Insurance Information Center (U.S.)

*     Cat bond market information from Lane Financial, LLC

*     Contingency Analysis

*     Catastrophe Risk Evaluation and Standardizing Target Accumulations (CRESTA)

*     Dynamic Financial Analysis Links

 

 

Microinsurance and Microfinance

 

 

*    Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)

*    The MIX Market (Microfinance Information Exchange)

*    UNCDF Microfinance Distance Learning Program

*    Microfinance Management Institute (MFMI)

*    Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCA)

*    Virtual Library of Micro-credit

 

 

Other Organizations

 

 

*    Investment Company Institute (Mutual Fund Factbook)

*    International Financial Risk Institute
     F Also home of the Institute of the Chief Risk Officers