Career Information, Company Profiles and Contacts

Background on Insurance Underwriting Careers

From CollegeGrad.com

Opportunities in Insurance Careers

By Robert Schrayer.

Career Opportunities in Banking, Finance and Insurance

By Thomas Fitch

Vault Guide to the Top Insurance Employers

Provides specific information on what it is like to work in each company.

So you want to be an insurance agent

By Jeffrey Hastings

Careers in Insurance and Risk Management - 2009

From Wetfeet Press

10 Steps to Success: A Commonsense Guide to Building a Successful Insurance Business

By Daniel Fowler

Insurance Commander: How to Sell Property and Casualty Business Insurance

By Baxter Dunbar

Dictionary of Insurance Terms

By Baxter Dunbar

Life and Health Insurance License Exam Cram

By Bisys

Insurance for Dummies

Principles of Risk Management and Insurance

By George Rejda

A. M. Best Co

Covers life, health and property-casualty insurance companies. Gives extensive background and ratings of insurance companies. Not a bad place to learn who's who in the business.

Organizations

ACLI Directory

Produced by the American Council of Life Insurance, (202) 6l2-2000. Lists life insurers in the United States.

American Academy of Actuaries

1720 I Street, NW, 7th Floor, Washington DC 20006. Can provide you with facts about actuarial careers. American Society of Pension Actuaries, 4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 820, Arlington, VA 22203. Can provide you with facts about a good job info as an actuary.

Insurance Information Institute

A very comprehensive site for the industry.

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

An important regulatory body. Helps set limits on risk-taking on the asset side for insurance companies.

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents

Serves Independent Brokers

Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS).

The main society for risk managers. Check out their Roster of Membership. Call (212) 286-9292. Provides list of risk managers. Good for a job search in risk management.

Magazines and Newspapers (Online and Off)

Insurance News Network

A key online source of information about the insurance industry.

Insurance Journal

A leading online journal covering the industry.

National Underwriter

Wall Street Journal.

The most widely read business periodical in the world. And it's on the net! You must register for the net version. Great way to keep up with what's going on in the markets and the world. Following tombstones and ads is also a good way to see which banks are involved in what types of activity this year. You may also be interested in Careers.wsj.com.