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Insurance
 Websites presented in alphabetical order A.M. Best Company 
 Site of "a worldwide insurance-rating and information agency ... devoted to issuing in-depth reports and financial-strength ratings about insurance organizations." Includes ratings and analysis, and industry news and trends. Searchable. Registration (free) required. From the publisher of "Best's Key Rating" insurance guides. http://www.ambest.com/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Investing Last updated Feb 23, 2004 Climate Change: Insurance Issues
Summaries of various initiatives and proposals related to auto and homeowners insurance and climate change, mostly pertaining to risk management. Some of the topics include pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) auto insurance, regulatory initiatives, and global warming litigation. Also provides background about aspects of climate change of concern to insurance companies and descriptions of new products such as green building insurance coverage. From the Insurance Information Institute. http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/climatechange/ Topics: Automobiles, Environment, Investing Last updated Apr 7, 2009 Credit Default Swaps: The Next Crisis?
This March 2008 article discusses the possibility of financial crises involving credit default swaps (CDS), "insurance-like contracts that promise to cover losses on certain securities in the event of a default." Discusses history of CDS and the "potentially even wider ramifications nationwide than the subprime crisis" resulting from a meltdown in the CDS market. From Time magazine. http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1723152,00.html Topics: Investing Last updated Sep 22, 2008 Deposit Insurance
"Learn how deposit insurance works and whether the [Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation] FDIC insures your deposits." Features a guide to the types of investments that are FDIC-insured (for up to $100,000, generally, and to $250,000 for certain retirement accounts) and those that are not insured (such as mutual funds), a bank look-up tool, general investment tips (such as looking for "Not FDIC Insured" disclosure), and related consumer materials. From the FDIC. http://www.fdic.gov/deposit/ Topics: Finance, Investing, Money Last updated Jul 17, 2007 Earthquakes: Risk and Insurance Issues
This fact sheet addresses topics concerning insurance and earthquakes, which "in the United States are not covered under standard homeowners or business insurance policies." Topics include recent earthquake developments, the 10 most costly U.S. earthquakes (8 of the 10 were in California), characteristics of earthquake insurance, earthquake risk in U.S. regions, and related issues. From the Insurance Information Institute (III). http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/earthquake/ Topics: Geology, Investing Last updated Apr 20, 2009 Frequently Asked Questions for Deposit Insurance
Questions and answers about new "FDIC deposit insurance coverage of recovable trust deposits, effective September 28, 2008." FDIC deposit insurance was temporarily increased from $100,000 to $250,000 per depositor through December 31, 2009. Topics include how to file a complaint against a bank and which accounts are FDIC-insured. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/deposit/difaq.html Topics: Investing Last updated Nov 13, 2008 Insure.com
This site for "self-directed insurance shoppers" offers quotes from insurance companies. Information includes company address, policy information, benefit analysis, plan guidelines, premiums, the latest A.M. Best, Duff & Phelps, Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Weiss Research, Inc. ratings, and ability to apply online. Includes term life, life, auto, medical, Medicare, long-term care, homeowner and renter's, dental, disability, annuities, and travel insurance. http://www.insure.com/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Investing, Long-term Care, Senior Health Last updated Jun 12, 2004 LIFE [Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education]
LIFE "is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping consumers make smart insurance decisions to safeguard their families’ financial futures. The main topics we address in our educational efforts are life, disability, long-term care and health insurance." Each section includes descriptions and sources of various types of insurance coverage, and the site has calculators and a glossary. From an insurance trade organization. http://www.lifehappens.org/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Health, Investing, Long-term Care Last updated May 26, 2008 National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
NAIC is "is the organization of insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories. The NAIC provides a forum for the development of uniform policy when uniformity is appropriate." Its site features materials for consumers such as consumer alerts, links to state and jurisdiction websites, online fraud reporting, and news. Also provides an overview of NAIC advocacy activity. Some material available in Spanish. http://www.naic.org Topics: Investing Last updated May 9, 2007 National Insurance Crime Bureau
Website for this nonprofit organization that "partners with insurers and law enforcement agencies to facilitate the identification, detection and prosecution of insurance criminals." Features a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) search for unrecovered stolen and total loss vehicles, a list of auto theft hot spots in the United States, and other theft and fraud awareness publications. https://www.nicb.org/ Topics: Crime, Investing Last updated Nov 11, 2009 Questions and Answers about AIG
This brief Q&A centers on the 2008 crisis involving American International Group Inc. (AIG), "a global conglomerate that does business in 130 countries and jurisdictions. Its biggest business is insurance, including life, property and casualty, commercial, as well as retirement products." Explains reasons for the AIG crisis, including credit default swaps ("contracts that act like insurance by protecting investors against default in a range of assets"), mortgages, and investments. From the Wall Street Journal. http://blogs.wsj.com/wallstreetcrisis/2008/09/16/questions-and-answers-on-aig/ Topics: Investing Last updated Sep 22, 2008 Texas Watch
This consumer watchdog site provides information on "insurance, nursing home resident protection, patient protection and consumer law issues in legislative and regulatory activities." State and national issues include patient blacklisting by doctors, caps on medical malpractice damages, credit scoring, homeowner insurance, and online activism. http://www.texaswatch.org/TW/ Topics: Business & Consumer Law, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Investing, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.) Last updated Jul 2, 2008 |
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