|
| Web Sites by Topic |
|
|
|
RiskWorld |
| Internal Web Sites |
| Contact Mary Bryant, RiskWorld staff, e-mail bryant@tec-com.com. |
|
|
| Alternative Risk Transfer Insurance Strategies (ARTIS) |
| Artis targets the "unbundled" alternative risk transfer insurance market and provides custom-designed alternative programs. Artis seeks existing and start-up accounts that have low-to-medium risk characteristics with better-than-industry average loss experience. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.artisgroup.com/ |
| A.M. Best Company |
| A.M. Best Company, The Insurance Information
Source, offers comprehensive, quality data to insurance professionals.
Founded in 1899, A.M. Best became the first company in the world to
report on the financial condition of insurance companies. The company
strives to perform a constructive and objective role in the insurance
industry towards the prevention and detection of insurer insolvency.
A.M. Best provides quantitative and qualitative evaluations of insurance
companies. Its Best's Ratings have become the industry's standard
measure of insurer financial performance.
Since its inception almost a century ago, A.M. Best's philosophy of providing customers with timely, accurate, and comprehensive insurance information has remained constant. A.M. Best's thorough analysis and interaction with company management provides insight into the financial conditions and future objectives of the industry and therefore strengthens Best's knowledge of the industry. By taking a proactive role in the companies that they rate, A.M. Best encourages prudent management practices, therefore improving the industry's solvency and strength. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.ambest.com/ |
| American Agrisurance |
| American Agrisurance is a leading provider of crop insurance, offering solutions for risk protection and marketing security including crop revenue coverage. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.amag.com/ |
| American College |
| The American College is an independent, accredited, nonprofit educational institution providing graduate and professional distance education on a self-study basis to individuals seeking career growth in the fields of financial services and insurance. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.amercoll.edu/ |
| American Governmental Risk & Insurance Program |
| AMGRIP, Inc., a leader in governmental insurance since 1983, provides brokers with a wide array of products including primary and excess property, casualty coverage for individual public entities, and reinsurance programs for governmental pools and trusts. AMGRIP specializes in programs for insuring public entities. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.amgrip.com/ |
| American Institute for CPCU and Insurance Institute of America |
| The American Institute for CPCU and Insurance Institute of America are nonprofit organizations offering education, certification, publications, and research reports to businesses and individuals in risk management and property and liability insurance. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.aicpcu.org/ |
| American Risk and Insurance Association Newsletter |
| The American Risk and Insurance Association newsletter is provided in Adobe's portable document format (pdf). (Posted July 1999.) |
| http://www.aria.org/newsletter.htm |
| America's Flood Services |
| America's Flood Services provides ALL of the services and insurance products needed to identify flood zone risks and to get complete flood coverage. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.amflood.com/ |
| AMI Risk Consultants, Inc. |
| AMI Risk Consultants, Inc. is a property/casualty actuarial, risk management consulting and software development firm. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.amirisk.com/ |
| AonLine |
| AonLine, an integrated suite of risk management tools and resources, helps corporate executives manage risk more productively. AonLine connects your staff to an interactive environment that helps you to work more productively through on-demand access to your company's proprietary risk and insurance data, as well as a host of collaborative "groupware" tools that streamline workflow. It also better manages the cost of risk with real-time perils and geo-political alerts, live financial ratings and other key data at your fingertips, for faster, more informed decision-making, and promotes the value of risk management through improved communications and processes that keep everyone on your staff and employees at large up-to-date on standards and procedures. (Posted August 2000.) |
| https://www.aonline-aon.com/ |
| ARIAWeb- the American Risk and Insurance Association |
| ARIAWeb is the official web site of the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA). (Posted July 1999.) |
| http://www.aria.org/ |
| Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association |
| The Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA) was created in 1997 to provide a means for academic/scholars and practitioners primarily in the Asia-Pacific region with an interest in research to share ideas and to engage in collaborative research for the ultimate benefit of the insurance industry. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.scicollege.org.sg/apria.htm |
| Averbeck Company Insurance Brokers |
| Averbeck is an insurance brokerage firm specializing in risk management
consulting, with emphasis on property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, financial resources and surety
bonds. The company serves a wide range of industries, including construction, manufacturing, institutional and financial. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://averbeck.com/index.html |
| Brady Risk Management |
| Brady Risk Management is an insurance and financial risk management firm that pursues ordinary opportunities through its knowledge and expertise, to design and implement unique risk management solutions for it's clients and prospective clients. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.bradyrisk.com/ |
| Business Insurance Magazine |
| Readers of Business Insurance magazine (BI) include executives responsible for corporate risk management and employee benefits programs, insurers and reinsurers, brokers, consultants, managed care executives, attorneys and others. One online department provides late-breaking news items posted every Friday before the Monday issue date for the magazine. Other online departments include selected articles from BI, a listing of industry meetings and events, stock listings, and other information. |
| http://www.businessinsurance.com/ |
| Canadian Petroleum Insurance Exchange (CPIX) |
| CPIX is a stakeholder owned organization providing worldwide risk and insurance solutions for the Canadian energy industry. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.cpix.com/ |
| Captive.Com, LLC |
| At Captive.Com, risk managers, captive owners, association members, students, and anyone with an interest in alternative risk transfer can meet with colleagues, ask questions of the finest experts in the field, and find the resources they need. The objective of captive.com is to become the principal gateway for the insurance and alternate risk industry to do business and to serve as an information resource center. Their vision is that insurance companies of all types, captive and traditional, will have access to learning environments and programs of excellence for their insureds. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.captive.com/ |
| CARME Consultants Group |
| CARME provides professional consulting, technical and training services in the area of risk management, safety, loss control engineering, security and environmental protection. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.carmeus.com/ |
| Casualty Actuarial Society |
| The Casualty Actuarial Society is a professional membership organization for the purposes of advancing the body of knowledge of actuarial science applied to property, casualty, and similar risk exposures; establishing and maintaining standards of qualification for membership; promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct and competence for the members; and increasing the awareness of actuarial science. The Society's activities in support of these purposes include communication with those affected by insurance, presentation and discussion of papers, attendance at continuing education seminars and workshops, collection of a library, research, and other means. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.aria.org/casdesc.htm |
| Certificate Management Solutions |
| Certificate Management Solutions is the premiere company for indexing, tracking, and issuing certificates of insurance by means of technically advanced software for companies ranging from startup to Fortune 500. CMS' highly qualified and expert staff assesses the needs of its customer and tailors their level of services to meet those needs, enhancing the customer's abilities to ensure compliance. The indexing of bonds, licenses, contracts, and other documents is also available. (Posted June 2000.) |
| http://www.certificatesolutions.com/ |
| Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society |
| The CPCU Society is the leading professional organization in property and casualty insurance in the United States. More than 28,000 insurance professionals who have attained the prestigious Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation are members of the Society. The CPCU Society is dedicated to meeting the needs of professionals who have earned the CPCU designation, so that they may serve others in a competent and ethical manner. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://cpcusociety.org/ |
| ChoicePoint Inc. |
| ChoicePoint is a trusted source and leading provider of decision-making information that helps reduce fraud and mitigate risk. The company has grown from the nation's premier source of data to the insurance industry into the leading provider of decision-making intelligence to businesses, individuals and government. Through the identification, retrieval, storage, analysis and delivery of data, ChoicePoint serves the informational needs of the property and casualty market, life and health market, and businesses, including Fortune 1000 corporations, asset-based lenders and professional service providers, and federal, state and local government agencies. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.choicepointinc.com/ |
| College of Insurance |
| The College of Insurance, located in New York City, offers insurance education in actuarial science, risk management, and financial management for graduate and undergraduate students. (Posted October 1999.) |
| http://www.tci.edu/ |
| Collegiate Risk Management and Insurance Programs in the United States and Canada |
| Information for this document was gathered through a survey of collegiate risk management and insurance education. The study was conducted as part of the strategic planning activities of the American Risk and Insurance Association. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.aria.org/rmiprograms.html |
| Crawford & Company |
| Crawford & Company is an independent provider of diversified services to insurance companies, self-insured corporations and governmental entities. A few of the many services provided are claims management, loss adjustment, healthcare management; risk management services, class action administration, and risk information services. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.crawfordandcompany.com/ |
| C-Risk |
| C-Risk is an independent risk management consulting firm that provides risk management services to the construction industry. C-Risk helps clients to better understand the inherent risks and exposures of construction operations. The firm educates and advises clients on the emerging trends in the construction industry, e.g., design-build, wrap-ups, roll-ups, and assists clients in making more informed decisions in the evaluation of their risk transfer, risk financing and risk management alternatives. C-Risk helps clients realign their focus in order to integrate their short-term goals with their long-term strategic risk management initiatives. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.C-Risk.com/ |
| Department of Risk Management and Insurance, J. Mack Robinson College of Business |
| The Department of Risk Management and Insurance offers quality programs in studies related to risk management and insurance, actuarial science, personal financial planning, and law and ethics. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.rmi.gsu.edu/ |
| ECS Inc. |
| ECS is an underwriting manager providing integrated environmental risk management solutions to business and industry worldwide. ECS meets the diverse needs of its customers through insurance, risk control and claims management. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.ecsinc.com/ |
| Encore |
| Encore focuses on the entertainment business, specifically risksfor the film, video, music, and theatrical stage industries as well as the ancillary support businesses that have evolved to support the entertainment industry. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.encoreinsurance.com/ |
| Enterprise Insurance and Finance |
| Enterprise was formed to help large corporations and insurance companies manage complex corporate risk. The company is uniquely positioned to deliver the resources required for the emerging financial insurance and reinsurance businesses, not only in the U.S., but also on a global basis. Enterprise has created a flexible, client-driven approach for structuring risk transfer solutions. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.enterprisere.com/ |
| Environmental Services Group |
| This specialized business unit was developed to provide risk management, consulting and insurance brokering services to companies involved in the management of environmental related risk. With an emphasis on the environmental risk management process, ESG works with clients to identify and evaluate environmental exposures. The next step is to assist the client in evaluating and implementing risk transfer/control options. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.esg-team.com/ |
| Envision Technology Solutions |
| Combining the expertise of professionals in the fields of insurance, risk management, information technology and client support, Envision Technology Solutions has developed some of the most advanced risk management systems available today. The systems are ideal for TPAs, agencies, brokers and risk management departments for companies of every size and in every industry segment. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.envision-ts.com/ |
| Export Insurance Services, Inc. |
| Export Insurance Services, Inc. is an insurance brokerage specializing in commercial credit, export credit and political risks insurance for domestic and international trade and finance. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.exportinsurance.com/ |
| Florida State University's Department of Risk Management and Insurance |
| The Department is comprised of three program areas: Risk Management/Insurance, Real Estate, and Business Law. Undergraduate degree programs are offered in Risk Management/Insurance and Real Estate, and a doctoral degree program is offered in Risk Management/Insurance. The Business Law curriculum is a non degree service program, serving all students in the College of Business. All areas of the Department also maintain courses in the College of Business' MBA program. The Department is dedicated to providing high-quality education, meaningful applied and theoretical research, and being involved in a wide range of public service and outreach programs comprising both instruction and research on state, national, and international levels. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.cob.fsu.edu/rmi/ |
| Geneva Association |
| The Geneva Association is a unique world organisation formed by some 80 Chief Executive Officers of the most important insurance companies in Western Europe, the United States and Japan. Its main goal is to research the growing economic importance of world-wide insurance activities in the major sectors of the economy. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://genevaassociation.org/ |
| Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice |
| Founded by the Geneva Association in 1973, this prestigious journal
publishes papers which both improve the scientific knowledge of the insurance industry and stimulate constructive dialogue between the industry and
its economic and social partners. Each issue of The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice is devoted to a relevant topic of contemporary interest. Major topics include: Bank Assurance, Financial Services (regulation and management), New Perspectives in the Welfare State, Developments in the Health Sector, Technological Issues etc. Published quarterly, this international journal is essential reading for academics and researchers in insurance and their colleagues in the insurance industry, and other professionals who are searching for a deeper insight into the strategic options for their sector. It bridges the gap between these two groups, highlighting converging zones of interest and helping them to find a common direction. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=1018-5895 |
| Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory |
| The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory (GPRIT), sponsored by the Geneva Association, strives to publish high quality papers that advance understanding of individual and firm behavior under uncertainty. The editors view the journal as an economics journal focused on risk and insurance (rather than the reverse). Although most of the papers published are theoretical, GPRIT also publishes empirical and/or experimental research if it tests competing theories and thus expands understanding of insurance economics. The journal is especially interested in new and innovative ideas. The topic area of `risk and insurance' is viewed rather broadly and the editors encourage papers from related disciplines. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.wkap.nl/aims_scope.htm/0926-4957 |
| GenSource Corporation |
| GenSource Corporation offers a comprehensive set of fully-integrated systems for administering insurance-related claims and managing risk, including workers' compensation, non-occupational disability, property and casualty claims. The company has more than 20 years of experience in the claims administration and risk management industries. GenSource's most recent products are GenDIS™, a non-occupational STD/LTD disability claims administration system; GenCOMP for Windows™, the Windows version of our award-winning workers' compensation claims administration system; and Webstract™, which allows information from any of our claims administration systems to be accessed via the internet. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.gensourcecorp.com/ |
| GeoRisk |
| GeoRisk is focused on an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to risk management. The company's mission is to provide public and private "stakeholders" with innovative state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary solutions for managing natural and man-made risks worldwide. Risk management is a multi-disciplinary field by nature with a wide range of application. GeoRisk is intentionally modeled that way from the very beginning. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.georisk.com/ |
| Georgia State University's Department of Risk Management and Insurance |
| The Department of Risk Management and Insurance at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business offers quality programs in studies related to risk management and insurance, actuarial science, personal financial planning, and law and ethics. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.rmi.gsu.edu/ |
| Georgia State University Center for Risk Management and Insurance Research |
| Established in 1969, the Center for RMI Research studies and disseminates information trends and issues in the broadly defined areas of insurance and risk management. Recent studies include insurer insolvencies, catastrophe risk management, insurance deregulation, international trade in insurance, derivatives, and studies of the health insurance market nationally and in Georgia. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://rmictr.gsu.edu/ctr/ |
| Global Association of Risk Professionals |
| The Global Association of Risk Professionals
(GARP) is a not-for-profit, independent organization of financial risk
management practitioners and researchers. GARP was founded by a group of
risk managers from banks who felt that the financial risk management
profession should extend beyond the risk control departments of
financial institutions. GARP is now a diverse international association
of professionals from a variety of backgrounds and organizations who
share a common interest in the field.
GARP's mission is to serve its members by facilitating the exchange of information, developing educational programs, and promoting standards in the area of financial risk management. GARP members discuss risk management techniques and standards, critique current practices and regulation, and help bring forth potential risks in the financial markets to the attention of other members and the public. GARP seeks to provide open forums for discussion and free access to information such as events, publications, consulting and software services, jobs, Internet sites, etc. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.garp.com/ |
| Global Risk Management Network |
| The Global Risk Management Network provides news, views and information for risk, insurance and reinsurance professionals, updated each working day. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.grmn.com/pages/default.asp |
| Graf Insurance Services, Inc. (GIS) |
| GIS was formed to address cargo risk management and liability concerns of importers and exporters, as well as domestic and international trading companies and transportation intermediaries. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.grafinsurance.com/ |
| Griffin Communications, Inc. |
| Griffin Communications, Inc. publishes practical, quality reference publications on issues of vital importance to risk managers and insurance professionals. See also Warren, McVeigh & Griffin, Inc. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.griffincom.com/ |
| Health Risk Management |
| HRM is a medical information and health plan management company doing business throughout the U.S. and internationally. They have delivered programs that link scientific evidence-based medicine, quality health care, and effective medical risk management. HRM values the individual patient and believes that when the right medical decision is made, optimal outcomes follow. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.hrmi.com |
| HNI Insurance and Financial Services |
| HNI offers business insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance and financial services. In addition, they are one of the country's largest providers of transportation insurance for truckers and fleet owners. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.hni.com/default.asp |
| HSLI |
| HSLI's services include multi-line claims administration, risk management, safety engineering, and consulting to help industries, such as parish governments, school boards, construction, manufacturing, to achieve cost-effective protection of their resources. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.hsli.com/ |
| Illinois State University's Katie School of Insurance |
| Established in 1991 within the College of Business, Katie Insurance School provides a program of excellence in insurance and risk management that is recognized by all constituents for high academic standards, highly motivated and productive graduates, and quality research and service. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://gilbreth.cob.ilstu.edu/katie/ |
| Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. |
| The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA), the nation’s oldest (est. 1896) and largest independent agent association, represents more than half of all the independent insurance agencies in the United States. IIAA provides advocacy, business tools, and media visibility to its members. IIAA's web site offers information for its members, consumers, insurance industry professionals, and the media. (Posted November 1999.) |
| http://www.independentagent.com/ |
| Insurance & Technology |
| An on line magazine that reports on the innovative use of technology to solve the business challenges at life, health, property-and-casualty, reinsurance and multi-line insurance companies. It provides senior-level insurance executives with information strategies, applications, and tools to help them perform more productively, profitably and competitively. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.insurancetech.com |
| Insurance Educational Association |
| The Insurance Educational Association is a member sponsored organization with its roots in sharing knowledge that reach back to 1876 with the Fire Underwriters' Association in San Francisco. It is supported by the insurance industry with an annual membership that provides insurance companies with input and access to the educational services offered by IEA. IEA is dedicated to developing, providing and promoting the highest quality professional education to meet evolving educational needs in insurance, risk management, and affiliated products and services. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.iea.to/ |
| Insurance Fraud Research Register (IFRR) |
| The Insurance Fraud Research Register (IFRR) is an annotated bibliography of published articles and working papers that deal with the general topic of insurance fraud. Additional facts about the IFRR are also available. Submission of new references is encouraged. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.ifb.org/IFRR/ifrr.asp |
| Insurance Information Institute |
| Founded in 1960, the Insurance Information Institute is recognized by the media, governments, regulatory organizations, universities and the public as a primary source of information, analysis and referral concerning insurance. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.iii.org/home.html |
| Insurance News Network |
| INN provides factual and unbiased consumer information about auto, home and life insurance, including insurance company ratings. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.insurancenewsnet.com/default.asp |
| Insurance Research Council |
| The Insurance Research Council is an independent, nonprofit firm founded and supported by leading property-casualty insurance organizations. The Council's purpose is to provide timely and reliable research to all parties involved in public policy issues affecting risk and insurance, but the Council does not lobby nor take legislative positions. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.ircweb.org/ |
| Insurance Technical Services (ITS) (Worldwide) |
| ITS specializes in tailored service for all risk, boiler and machinery, general liability, and builders risk contracts with a strong emphasis on Chemical, oil and gas; power generation and utilities; heavy manufacturing; construction risks; casualty/environmental; and marine surveys. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.its-worldwide.com/ |
| Insure.com |
| Since insure.com began pioneering the
delivery of online insurance information to consumers in early 1995, the
writers, editors, and programmers at insure.com have worked together to
develop the most comprehensive and user-friendly insurance resource on
any platform.
By combining newspaper-style reporting with a wealth of up-to-date resource information, insure.com has become a unique and powerful consumer tool. Consumers consistently turn to insure.com for highly researched and unbiased reporting on the latest news in the insurance industry. (They do not sell insurance.) Insure.com employs its own editorial team who provides national coverage of major events in the industry. New articles are added daily. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.insure.com/ |
| InsureNewMedia |
| Launched in 1999, InsureNewMedia is a specialty technology risk management practice focused exclusively on the rapidly changing risk and coverage environment. A division of Gaston & Associates, Inc., created to fill the gap and address the unique coverage needs related to e-commerce and technology development, InsureNewMedia provides all forms of professional liability insurance to small and medium-sized technology firms. (Posted December 2004.) |
| http://www.insurenewmedia.com/ |
| InsWeb |
| InsWeb is a free service that lets you compare insurance quotes from leading insurance companies to find the best rates available. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.insweb.com |
| International Risk Management Institute, Inc. |
| International Risk Management Institute, Inc.
(IRMI), was founded in 1978
to research important risk and insurance issues and to provide information to
business, legal, risk management, and insurance professionals. To maintain
objectivity and avoid conflicts of interest in its research, IRMI does not
offer insurance sales, consulting, expert witness, underwriting, or similar
services. IRMI's product line addresses virtually all facets of risk management and commercial lines insurance. The Commercial Lines Library analyzes general liability, umbrella liability, business auto, motor carrier, commercial property, inland marine, commercial crime, D&O liability, E&O liability, employment practices liability, and malpractice liability insurance. The IRMI Risk Management Library addresses risk financing and the alternative market, contractual risk transfer, workers compensation law, safety, and claims management. Other IRMI books and references focus on insurance coverage case law developments, specific risk management techniques and practices, risk and insurance developments and trends, and risk management for specific industries. The references comprising these libraries are available in various printed and electronic formats, both individually and in sets. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.irmi.com/ |
| JMC Risk and Insurance Management |
| Provides a full range of risk management services, including in-depth analysis of risks and potential financial loss; feasibility analysis of self-insurance and other risk financing alternatives; analysis of safety and loss control programs and provide loss control services; cost containment services; and preparation of risk management policies and manuals. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://rampages.onramp.net/~riskmgmt/ |
| Journal of Risk Finance |
| The Convergence of Financial Products and Insurance (JRF) focuses on risk finance, both as an emergent risk management paradigm and a systematic framework in which insurance and capital markets approaches to risk converge. The Journal offers practical research and strategies on the pricing, allocation and distribution of risk for managers of financial institutions and corporations. JRF’s mission is to link end-users of financial products and insurance with the suppliers who provide structured risk solutions in this marketplace. Articles are welcome in the four broad areas of securitization, derivatives and structured products, insurance and capital structure/credit arbitrage, as well as the role of modeling for risk intermediation and alternative risk transfer within a financial institutions setting or in a capital budgeting and corporate finance context. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.aria.org/NewsPosts/jofriskfin.htm |
| Journal of Risk and Insurance |
| The Journal of Risk and Insurance, the Journal of The American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA). Full online access to the Journal is now available to all ARIA members. In order to access the online Journal of Risk and Insurance, the reader must be a member. (Posted July 1999.) |
| http://www.aria.org/jri.htm |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
| In a world where markets change in
nanoseconds, knowledge is a source of competitive advantage.
Knowledge@Wharton is an Internet-based guide through this volatile
environment.
Knowledge@Wharton is a bi-weekly online resource that offers the latest business insights, information and research from a variety of sources. These include analysis of current business trends, interviews with industry leaders and Wharton faculty, articles based on the most recent business research, book reviews, conference and seminar reports, links to other web sites and so on. The web site presents information in layers so that users can pursue their interests to whatever depth they wish. An in-depth searchable database of related articles and research abstracts allows access to information through simple mouse clicks. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/ |
| Knowledge Digest |
| This online source for original content and links to business intelligence on the World Wide Web serves the risk assessment and risk management needs of life insurance professionals and the financial services industry. The digest provides the insurance industry easy access to information that includes legislative initiatives, technological advances, and product developments. Also see news release. (Posted June 2000.) |
| http://www.knowledgedigest.com/ |
| Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education |
| The Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE) is a non-profit organization designed to address the public's growing need for information and education on life, health, and disability insurance. LIFE also seeks to remind people of the important role agents perform in helping families, businesses, and individuals find the insurance products that best fit their needs. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.life-line.org/ |
| Life Office Management Association (LOMA) |
| Founded in 1924 by U.S. and Canadian insurers, LOMA is an international association through which more than 1,250 insurance and financial services companies from over 60 countries engage in research and educational activities to improve company operations. Its members are involved in life and health insurance, managed care, annuities, pensions, banking, bancassurance, securities, and other financial services areas. Through its staff and network of industry volunteers, our association serves a large and influential group of companies. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.loma.org/ |
| London Insurance Insider |
| The London Insurance Insider is an independent insurance journal devoted primarily to the London market. The site carries news, commentaries, and analysis on Lloyd's and the London markets, the U.S., Europe, and Bermuda. The site is undergoing reconstruction, and the updated version is planned to be up and running by mid-September. The new site will include all existing features plus IVIS international insurance stocks data. (Posted July 1999.) |
| http://www.lii.co.uk |
| Long Term Care Insurance Wiz.com |
| In addition to offering free insurance quotes for long term care, life, health, nursing home, and disability insurance and providing alternatives for estate planning, this site defines and explains the risks associated with each of them. (Posted June 2000.) |
| http://www.longtermcarewiz.com/ |
| Louisiana State University's Risk Management and Insurance Program |
| Courses are offered at undergraduate and graduate levels in risk management and insurance (RMI). RMI will soon be offered as a concentration within the finance department. Offers internships and a mentorship program to prepare students for careers in the industry. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://rmi.lsu.edu/ |
| Marsh Inc. |
| Marsh Inc. creates and delivers risk solutions and services that make clients more successful. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.sedgwick.com/home/homepg.nsf |
| McManamey, Brettler & Associates |
| MBA provides risk management and insurance services to life science and high technology industries. MBA has developed specific insurance programs to state biotechnology associations, agricultural biotechnology, and technology incubators. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.mbaus.com/ |
| Minnesota Center for Integrated Risk and Insurance Research |
| MCIR is a non-profit research center located in the Industrial Relations Center of the University of Minnesota. The center provides seminars, forums, and research for the broad insurance community, including financial services, human capital and financial risk management. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.csom.umn.edu/mcir/ |
| Monarch Management Corporation |
| Monarch Management Corporation is a general insurance agency dedicated to providing a portfolio of specialized insurance products to the student insurance marketplace, including student accident, student athletic, student health, special risks and catastrophic liability programs. In addition to marketing student insurance nationwide, Monarch provides management services to selected insurance producers, insurance companies and third party administrators in an effort to customize its innovative insurance programs. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.mmc-ins.com/ |
| For more than 25 years, Mynd has provided technology solutions to the insurance and financial services industries: from mainframe to client/server to e-business applications and web-based systems. Its solutions include the RISKMASTER software family for risk management claims; RISKMASTER/World™, a Windows-based risk management information system, and its new browser-based system RISKMASTER.net™; and Global Risk Systems, a tool for implementing and optimizing business risk strategies that covers traditional insurance and loss data, as well as enterprise risk management data. Contact Mynd's corporate headquarters at P.O. Box Ten, Columbia, SC 29202, USA, telephone (803) 333-4000, or at numerous locations worldwide. (Posted October 2000.) |
| http://www.mynd.com/ |
| Mystic Insurance Intermediaries, Inc. |
| Mystic Insurance Intermediaries, Inc. was founded in 1985 to serve the merger, acquisition, divestiture and reinsurance needs of insurance organizations and insurance industry investors. Mystic has established a reputation for integrity, experience and innovation in structuring and negotiating reinsurance transactions, actuarial valuations, due diligence reviews, acquisitions or divestitures for insurance companies. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.emystic.com/ |
| National Council on Compensation Insurance |
| NCCI is a shared-services organization committed to the collection, management, and distribution of information that serves and adds value to the workers compensation industry and all of its stakeholders. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www5.ncci.com/ncciweb/ |
| National Risk Services Inc. |
| NRS provides audit and inspection services to insurance companies nationwide. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.natrisk.com/ |
| Near North National Group |
| Provides worldwide insurance brokerage, risk management and financial services to a diverse group of Fortune 1000 corporations and organizations in specialized fields such as construction, energy, entertainment, healthcare, real estate, sports, venues, gaming, and fine arts. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.nnng.com/ |
| Office of Risk and Insurance Management (ORIM) |
| ORIM provides various risk management services for state departments, such as safety training, claims adjusting and insurance consulting. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.orim.ca.gov/ |
| Pacific Financial Products, Inc. (PFP) |
| PFP's strength lies in its ability to assess the default risks of corporate and sovereign credits and structured finance transactions. Using credit default swaps, PFP focuses almost exclusively on investment grade, single name risks and assumes default risk on a diversified portfolio of investment-grade corporate credits, sovereign entities, and structured finance transactions. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.pfp.pacificlife.com |
| PENCO |
| PENCO specializes in developing and administering cost-effective risk management solutions that fit the needs of the public. PENCO has the people with the skills, experience and dedication to design and service risk management needs through risk financing or conventional insurance. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.penco.com |
| Professional Liability Agents Network (PLAN) |
| PLAN is a select group of insurance agencies specializing in risk management and loss prevention programs for architects, engineers, environmental consultants, accountants and lawyers. PLAN is a nonprofit organization covering the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico with more than 50 member firms. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.plan.org/ |
| RiskINFO |
| Provides resources for risk management, safety, and insurance professionals. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.riskinfo.com/ |
| Risk & Insurance |
| Risk & Insurance is a magazine aimed at key decision-makers in the fields of risk management and insurance. Articles are designed to supply readers with the inside track on trends and events in risk management, insurance, reinsurance, alternative risk transfer, self-insurance, and benefits. Additionally, special reports are featured that examine the latest developments in workers’ compensation, managed care, captives and other alternative insurance vehicles, and risk and insurance management technology. The magazine is published monthly, and semi-monthly in April (when two special editions are published focusing on the Risk and Insurance Management Society’s annual RIMS conference) and October. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.riskandinsurance.com/ |
| Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. |
| RIMS, a leading association for risk management founded in 1950, serves its member entities by proactively providing the highest quality products, services, and information to manage all forms of business risk. The RIMS web site includes selected articles from the society's magazine, Risk Management, and a message board for posting requests and comments concerning risk management. (Posted March 2000.) |
| http://www.rims.org/ |
| Risk and Insurance Papers at Economics WPA |
| The Economics WPA service (provided by the Economics Department of Washington University), is devoted to the free distribution of working papers in economics. There are 22 subject areas, along with a test posting area, a meetings area, an area for programs, and an area for data. Other areas are added when demand dictates. Most papers are available for viewing via PostScript and Acrobat viewers. (Posted November 1995.) |
| http://econwpa.wustl.edu/ri/months.html |
| Risk and Insurance Teaching Archive |
| Access teaching notes, course syllabi and reading lists for courses in risk and insurance and related topics. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.aria.org/teach.html |
| Risk International Services Inc. |
| Provides an integrated program of risk management services, including enterprise risk management analysis, alternative risk financing options, insurance program management including submissions, replacement and renewals, self-insurance programs, "captive" insurance companies, broker competition and safety training. Clients' cost of risk has been reduced consistently over the years. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.riskinternational.com/ |
| Risks Ltd. |
| For nearly two decades, Risks Ltd. has worked to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions to the management of operational risk in such areas as: controlling fraud and white collar crime; internal controls assessment and design; crisis management and business recovery planning; "year 2000" exposure analysis; new system and product risk analysis; controls integration for mergers, acquisitions, and privatisations; managing operational risk in capital markets operations; insurance coverage analysis and design; and risk financing studies. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.risksltd.com/ |
| Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| The USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) administers the federal crop insurance program, which helps farmers survive a major crop loss. The agency also provides training to farmers to help them acquire the risk management skills needed to compete and win in the global marketplace. RMA also helps makes information on risk management more accessible to farmers and educators by funding the National Ag Risk Education Library, a powerful resource developed by the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota. (Posted January 2000.) |
| http://www.rma.usda.gov/ |
| Risk Management & Insurance Review |
| An academic journal, started in 1996 and published by the American Risk and Insurance Association, Inc., the Review focuses on practical issues affecting risk management and insurance. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.aria.org/rmir.htm |
| RISKMail Discussion Forum |
| RISKMail's primary purpose is to provide an online forum for people with significant professional and/or research interests isn the field of Risk Management and Insurance (RMI). (Posted July 1999.) |
| http://riskmail.lsu.edu/ |
| Risk Report.com |
| The Risk Report.com offers timely information on a wide range of information relevant to risk contracting and capitation. In addition to regular updates about managed care news and legislation, readers will find current information on Medicare, pharmaceutical utilization and pharmacy risk, benchmarking, outcomes and quality measurement data, as well as case studies of risk contracts, illustrations of successful disease management programs and an extensive list of related links. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.TheRiskReport.com/ |
| Risk Retention Reporter |
| Specialists in the use of risk retention groups (RRGs) and purchasing groups (PGs) which provide commercial insureds alternative ways of meeting liability insurance needs. This web site serves as a resource center for insurance buyers and insurance professionals. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.rrr.com/ |
| Risk Theory Society |
| The Society is a self-administered organization within the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) whose purpose is to foster research into topics in risk theory and risk management. The main function of the Society is an annual meeting where papers that have been distributed to members in advance of the meeting are presented and discussed critically. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.aria.org/rts/ |
| RMIS.com |
| RMIS.com provides subscription- based access to over 10,000 resources of interest to professionals involved in insurance and risk management. (Posted July 1999.) |
| http://www.rmis.com/ |
| Social Service Risk Management Group |
| The Social Service Risk Management Group has successfully adapted corporate risk management techniques to meet the unique needs of nonprofit educational, religious and charitable organizations across the nation. The Group provides risk management consulting and resources in conjunction with insurance brokerage services. Their ultimate goal is to prevent losses and, in turn, reduce operating and insurance-related costs, increasing funds for the programs and services an organization provides. Regardless of an organization's mission, whether it is to give children a safe haven, provide shelter for battered women or improve living conditions for individuals with disabilities, the Social Service Risk Management Group can help build the foundation for success. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.soc-risk.com/ |
| Society of Actuaries |
| (Posted August 2000.) http://www.soa.org/ |
| Southern Risk and Insurance Homepage |
| The Southern Risk and Insurance Association (SRIA) homepage is intended to be an informational resource for members of SRIA and any parties intererested in the organization. (Posted July 1999.) |
| http://www.terry.uga.edu/sria/ |
| Structured Trade Group LLC |
| The Structured Trade Group specializes in mitigating financial risks for companies involved in international trade or those that have international investments. These companies encounter various types of risk, including commercial [insolvency and non-payment] and political risks [acts by governments, including confiscation of assets and currency inconvertibility]. The group's expertise lies in structuring, arranging and syndicating complex commercial and political risks. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.structuredtrade.com/ |
| Systems Engineering Australia Pty Ltd (SEA) |
| A comprehensive risk assessment service to the insurance and re-insurance industry that draws upon a 20-year experience in the effects of natural hazards on the built environment. SEA's engineering and scientific expertise and analysis tools can address the complex areas of numerical modelling, statistical modelling, data analysis, as well as building standards and strength. (Posted January 2000.) |
| http://www.uq.net.au/seng/ins_risk.htm |
| TecnoRisk LLC |
| TecnoRisk LLC was established to develop a software program for marine risk management, claims administration and safety and loss prevention. The company is a unique blend of marine insurance and risk management expertise coupled with software engineering expertise. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.tecnorisk.com/ |
| Temple University's Department of Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare Management |
| Today’s global economy requires executive decision makers who are able to handle the growing responsibilities of managing the total risk of the firm in a multi-national setting. At Temple, students are prepared for this challenge. Temple University has long maintained a distinguished tradition of educating the nation’s finest risk, insurance, and healthcare systems professionals. With over 300 undergraduate majors and graduate students, the program is one of the largest of its kind in the world. Undergraduate (BBA) and graduate (M.S., MBA, and Ph.D.) degrees are offered in Actuarial Science, Healthcare Management, and Risk Management and Insurance. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.sbm.temple.edu/~rmidept/ |
| Tennant Risk Services |
| Tennant Risk Services is a wholesale underwriting manager and broker that provides wholesale market alternatives to agents and brokers in the underwriting and placement of specialty insurance. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.tennant.com/ |
| University of Calgary's Risk Management, Insurance, and Employee Benefits Program |
| The success of two insurance programs established in Alberta Colleges led to the introduction of an expanded English language program at the university level. In January 1990, a market assessment conducted by The Advisory Group of Calgary recommended that The University of Calgary offer an insurance concentration in its Bachelor of Commerce program. The first in English-speaking Canada, the University of Calgary initiated a Chair and program in Insurance and Risk Management. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.ucalgary.ca/MG/inrm/ |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HHS is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves, through more than 300 programs. The department provides the greatest number of grants in the U.S. and is the nation's largest health insurer through its Medicare program, which is administered by the Health Care Financing Administration. (Posted September 2000.) |
| http://www.hhs.gov/ |
| Warren, McVeigh & Griffin, Inc. |
| Founded in 1968, Warren, McVeigh & Griffin, Inc. provides independent risk management consulting services to corporations and public entities. See also Griffin Communications, Inc. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.griffincom.com/ |
| Weiss Ratings Inc. |
| Weiss Ratings is the source for accurate ratings that you can rely upon to make sound, informed financial decisions. They offer a complete line of products designed to direct consumers and business professionals alike toward safe investment and insurance options while avoiding unnecessary risks that could lead to financial losses. (Posted August 2000.) |
| http://www.weissratings.com |
| Western Risk and Insurance Association |
| The primary goals of the Western Risk and Insurance Association are to promote education and research in the field of Risk Management and Insurance. (Posted July 1999; updated August 2000.) |
| http://wria.org/ |
 |
|