Information Guides -- Insurance
The following pages provide resources on the insurance industry. Before you begin researching the industry, be aware that most information is focused on one of the major lines of insurance:
- personal or commercial
- life/health or property/casualty
Although some insurance carriers and industry reports cover all lines, your search results will be more successful once you specify which line you are interested in.
For more information on common terms in the industry, a good place to start is David G. Sayles Insurance Services Dictionary of Insurance Terms.
This information guide is broken down by the following:
- News & Trends, including journals, e-resources, and news aggregators
- Careers in Insurance, including ratings, analyst reports, associations, industry certifications, and career guides
For information on locating company information, review Company Information - The Basics.
And if you think insurance is all about actuarial tables and claims rates... check out University of Connecticut Law Library's collection of insurance fiction!
