ASI

Associations, Societies and Institutes

ASI

http://www.abanet.org

American Bar Association

ASI

http://www.aiha.org

American Industrial Hygiene Association

ASI

http://www.aria.org

American Risk and Insurance Association

ASI

http://www.asse.org

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)

ASI

http://www.arbitrators.org

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators based in England

ASI

http://www.cpcusociety.org

Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU)

ASI

http://www.dri.org

Defense Research Institute

ASI

http://www.ebri.org

Employee Benefit Research Institute

ASI

http://thefederation.org

Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel

ASI

http://www.garp.com

Global Association of Risk Professionals

ASI

http://www.iasa.org

IASA

ASI

http://sail.uwaterloo.ca/~irr/home.html

Institute for Risk Research in Canada

ASI

http://www.starbase.ingress.com/ioma/index.html

Institute of Management & Administration (IOMA) – links to general business sources and more specific information

ASI

http://www.insurance-canada.ca/iic

Insurance Institute of Canada offers information about its associate and fellow designations

ASI

http://www.ifebp.org

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

ASI

http://www.ipma-hr.org

International Personnel Management Association

ASI

http://www.laborconsultants.com/watch.ntm

Labor Consultants of America

ASI

www.mcaa.org/labor/eeoc/eeocdocs.htm

Mechanical Contractors Association of America

ASI

http://www.scic.com

National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research (Society of CIC)

ASI

http://www.naic.org

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

ASI

http://www.naiw.org

National Association of Insurance Women’s web site

ASI

http://www.ncci.com

National Committee on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)

ASI

http://www.nonprofitrisk.org

Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s web site describes resources available through the organization

ASI

http://www.parma.com

Public Agency Risk Managers Association

ASI

http://www.riskinstitute.org

Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI)

ASI

http://www.primacentral.org

Public Risk Management Association

ASI

http://www.rims.org

Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)

ASI

http://www.shrm.org

Society for Human Resource Management

ASI

http://www.connectyou.com/ins/sir.html

Society of Insurance Research

ASI

http://www.sra.org

Society of Risk Analysis

ASI

http://www.altanet.org

Trial Lawyers of America

ASI

http://www.siia.org

Self Insurance Institute of America, Inc.

ASI

http://www.urmia.org

University Risk Management & Insurance Association

C

Careers and Jobs (RM & Insurance)

C

http://www.insurancerecruiters.com

“INS (Insurance National Search) is a professional association of a highly select group of over 35 insurance recruiting firms operating on a regional, national, and international basis.”

C

http://www.insfile.com

Insurance industry recruiting

C

http://www.jlnixon.com

“J. L. Nixon Consulting is a full service personnel consulting and executive search firm dedicated to the search and recruitment of professionals in the Insurance and Managed Care industry.”

C

http://www.kennedyinfo.com

“Since 1970, Kennedy Information has been the leading information source on management consulting and executive recruiting.”

C

http://www.kforce.com

“kforce.com is a revolutionary, interactive, online career management and recruitment resource for professionals and employers.”

C

http://www.questpro.com

QuestPro, Inc. - International Insurance Recruiting Specialists

C

http://riskmgtsearch.com

Harvard Aimes Group offers information about keeping skills current and general risk management wisdom

C

http://search.nytimes.com/classified/ads/
adgw.cgi?care

CareerPath.com

C

http://www.jobs.com/

Jobs.com

C

http://www.vaultreports.com/resume/post2/post.cfm

Job Board from Vault.com

C

http://www.hotjobs.com/

HotJobs.com

C

http://www.search-it-all.com/jobs.asp

Search-It-All: The Ultimate Job Searching Tool. 

C

http://www.kbic.com/Insurance.htm

Hot Jobs! - Insurance

C

http://www.careermosaic.com/cm/fortune/
fortune3.html

Employment Connection Database: International Search

C

http://ms.careerbuilder.com/scripts/MSH.exe

Career Builder Mega Job Search 

C

http://careers.wsj.com/

The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition

C

http://www.monsterboard.com

Monster.com 

C

http://www.nationjob.com

Nation Job Network

C

http://jobsonline.com

Jobs Online

C

http://brassring.com/

BrassRing.com

C

http://www.insuranceworks.com/bins/index.asp

InsuranceWorks.com

C

http://www.iiin.com/iiinjobs.html

Insurance Job Bank

C

http://www.nirassn.com/

Insurance Jobs by Insurance Recruiters

C

http://positionwatch.com/

IT Jobs at Positionwatch: Your best source for high tech careers 

C

http://ivillage.com/

iVillage.com:  The Women's Network -- busy women sharing solutions and advice

DPR

Disaster Planning References

DPR

http://hurricane.terrapin.com

“Hurricane Watch”

DPR

http://zephyr.meteo.mcgill.ca/gary/weatherpage.html

McGill University’s weather home page provides local and regional forecasts, satellite images and current conditions

DPR

http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov

National Weather Service’s Interactive Weather Information Network

DPR

http://www.fema.gov.fema.trop.htm

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Tropical Storm Watch

DPR

http://nws.mbay.net/elnino.ntml

U.S. National Weather Service’s San Francisco office providing information help to those near the Pacific Coast

DPR

http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/enviro/elnino.html

California’s Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)

DPR

http://www.coaps.fsu.edu.lib/elninolinks

El Niño Resource Center established by Florida State University

DPR

http://www.tor.ec.gc.ca/elnino

Environment Canada – El Niño information

DPR

http://www.factorymutual.com/contents.htm

Factory Mutual – in depth look at El Niño

DPR

http://www.neic.cr.usgs.gov

National Earthquake Information Center in Colorado

DPR

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/quakes/quakes.html

University of Edinburgh’s World-Wide Earthquake Locator

DPR

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-toa/el-nino/
home.html

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory’s “El Niño Theme Page”

DPR

http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/html_files/landslides/
usgsnoaa/index.html

U.S. Geological Survey – hazard outlook maps

DPR

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/quakes/quakes.html

University of Edinburgh’s World-Wide Earthquake Locator

DPR

http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/
poster101201b.pdf

FBI downloadable poster concerning suspicious mail procedures (in Adobe Acrobat format)

DPR

http://www.usps.com/news/2001/press/
pr01_1010tips.htm

US Postal Service web site dealing with suspicious mail procedures

DPR

http://www.dot.ca.gov/safety/biothreat10.14.01.asx

California Highway Patrol on biothreats. Originally designed for government employees working in mail rooms.

GOV

Governmental Agency Sites

GOV

http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/enviro/elnino.html

California’s Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)

GOV

http://gov.infospace.com/index/gov.html

Federal, state and most local elected officials in every city in the U.S. plus national white, business and yellow pages online and much more

GOV

http://www.epa.gov.ncea

National Center for Environmental Assessment

GOV

http://www.neic.cr.usgs.gov

National Earthquake Information Center in Colorado

GOV

http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov

National Weather Service’s Interactive Weather Information Network

GOV

http://www.tdi.state.tx.us

Texas Department of Insurance (other states can be found with similar web site addresses)

GOV

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html

Texas statutes (other states can be found with similar web site addresses)

GOV

http://www.fema.gov.fema.trop.htm

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Tropical Storm Watch

GOV

http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/html_files/landslides/
usgsnoaa/index.html

U.S. Geological Survey – hazard outlook maps

GOV

http://www.usia.gov.usis.html

U.S. Information Service

GOV

http://www.usitc.gov

U.S. International Trade Commission

GOV

http://nws.mbay.net/elnino.ntml

U.S. National Weather Service’s San Francisco office providing information help to those near the Pacific Coast

GOV

http://travel.state.gov

U.S. State Department – country-specific reports and traveler’s warnings issued by U.S. State Department

GOV

http://www.whitehouse.gov

White House

HR

Human Resources

HR

http://www.abanet.org/labor/home.html

American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law

HR

http://www.Benefitslink.com

Benefits Link

HR

http://www.globalnet.co.uk/~pmatthews/
DisabilityNet/About.html

DisabilityNet – World Wide Web service for disabled people and those interested in disability issues

HR

http://www2.echo.lu/echo/databases/en/emir.html

EMIRE – basic guide to employment laws in Europe

HR

http://www.Benefitnews.com

Employee Benefit News

HR

http://www.ifebp.org

International Foundation of Employment Benefit Plans

HR

http://www.ipma-hr.org

International Personnel Management Association

HR

http://www.laborconsultants.com/watch.ntm

Labor Consultants of America

HR

www.mcaa.org/labor/eeoc/eeocdocs.htm

Mechanical Contractors Association of America – summary of EEOC-related issues and legal decisions

HR

http://rbp.eeomas.com

RPB Associates – website dealing with equal employment opportunity and civil rights issues

HR

http://www.shrm.org

Society for Human Resource Management

HR

http://www.trainingnet.com

Training.Net with an online discussion forum on sexual harassment in the workplace moderated by trial attorneys and other legal experts

HR

http://www.Workforce.com

HR Trends & Tools for Business Results

I

Insurance

I

http://insurance.about.com

About.com guide to the insurance industry. “About.com is the leading network of niche vertical sites for users and marketers.”

I

http://insurance-info.com

Insurance Information sponsored by Compuwork.  Also has links to other related sources

I

http://news.propertyandcasualty.com/

Property and casualty information of all types

I

http://www.arbitrators.org

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators based in England

I

http://www.insurance.ca.gov

California Department of Insurance Home Page

I

http://www.insurancenewsnet.com

“Insurance NEWSNET.com is an online daily news service for insurance companies and professionals.”

I

http://www.insweb.com

Good starting point for insurance specific research.  Links include insurance companies, agents/brokers, service providers, reinsurers, professional organizations, industry information, etc.

I

http://www.irmcentral.com

Links to risk management and insurance sites

I

http://www.tdi.state.tx.us

Texas Department of Insurance (other states can be found with similar web site addresses)

I

http://www.toptenlinks.com/business/insurance.vote

Top Ten Insurance Sites

I

http://www.ultimateinsurancelinks.com

“Ultimate insurance links compliments of G. Barry Klein, CPCU, CLU”

I

http://www2.propertyandcasualty.com

“The Marketplace for Professionals in the Property and Casualty Industry”

Intl

International

Intl

http://www.royal-and-sunalliance.com/gid/

A global insurance directory

Intl

http://hurricane.terrapin.com

“Hurricane Watch”

Intl

http://www.newo.com/news.index.html

“News Resource” index

Intl

http://www.storm97.com

“Storm97 Hurricane Central”

Intl

http://americas.fiu.edu.main

Central & South America: Summit of the Americas provides customs information

Intl

http://www.terrorism.net

Counter-Terrorism page based in Canada

Intl

http://www.eiu.com/catalog/csdes.html

Country Risk Service – information to assist risk management in emerging countries. Includes political risk, economic policy risk, economic structure risk and liquidity risk.

Intl

http://travel.state.gov

Country-specific reports and traveler’s warnings issued by U.S. State Department

Intl

http://www2.echo.lu/echo/databases/en/emir.html

EMIRE – basic guide to employment laws in Europe

Intl

http://www.oanda.com/cgi-bin/ncc

Exchange rate calculator offered by Switzerland’s OANDA

Intl

http://www.insurancetranslation.com/

International insurance and translation issues

Intl

http://www.garp.com

Global Association of Risk Professionals

Intl

http://www.lloydsoflondon.co.uk

Lloyd’s of London

Intl

http://www.grmn.com/pages/default.asp

Global Risk Management Network

Intl

http://www.ft.com

London’s Financial Times

Intl

http://www.oecd.fr

Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Paris, France

Intl

http://www.exim.gov

U.S. Export-Import Bank

Intl

http://www.usitc.gov

U.S. International Trade Commission

Intl

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/quakes/quakes.html

University of Edinburgh’s World-Wide Earthquake Locator

Intl

http://www.worldbank.org

World Bank’s Web site

Intl

http://www.wto.org

World Trade Organization

L

Legal and Alternative Dispute Resolution

L

http://www.adr.org

American Arbitration Association

L

http://www.abanet.org/labor/home.html

American Bar Association (ABA) Labor and Employment Law

L

http://www.cpradr.org

CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (list of insurance companies that have agreed to resolve coverage disputes through ADR)

L

http://www.findlaw.com

FindLaw – Not as exhaustive as Lexis or Westlaw. Free site with hot links.

L

http://www2.conflictresolution.org/perc

Foundation for Prevention & Early Resolution of Conflict (PERC) offers information on accessing research, training and curriculum development on ADR.

L

http://www.andrewspub.com/index.htm

Latex Allergy Litigation

L

http://lawlinks.com/ar-main.htmt

LawLinks. Not as exhaustive as Lexis or Westlaw. Free site with hot links.

L

http://www.mediate.com

Mediation Information & Resource Center (MIRC) sponsors a program for organization to take a pledge to mediate and let clients and customers know by an icon on their web sites their preference for using ADR

L

http://www.nyper.com/nyper.html

NYPER Publications related to employment law

L

http://www.ombuds.org

Online Ombuds Office at the University of Massachusetts

L

http://www.adr.ca

Stitt Feld Handy Houston ADR Inc. - news and training page (Alternative Dispute Resolution)

L

http://www.sfhh.com

Stitt Feld Handy Houston ADR, Inc. (Alternative Dispute Resolution)

L

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html

Texas statutes (other states can be found with similar web site addresses)

L

Http://www.gettips.com

State laws and regulations concerning alcohol

L

Http://www.altanet.org

Trial Lawyers of America

P

Publications and News Services

P

http://www.businessinsurance.com

Business Insurance

P

http://www.claimsmag.com

Claim Magazine

P

http://www.riskandinsurance.com

Risk and Insurance

P

http://www.cnnfn.com

CNN Financial Network

P

http://www.Benefitnews.com

Employee Benefit News

P

http://www.hoovers.com

Hoover’s Business Reports

P

http://www.insure.com

Insurance News Network – more of a marketing site vs. research.  Information about sales and available insurance products.

P

http://www.ft.com

London’s Financial Times

P

http://www.nuco.com

National Underwriter

P

http://www.newo.com/news/index.html

News Resource

P

http://www.nyper.com/nyper.html

NYPER Publications related to employment law

P

http://home.earthlink.net/~bzalma/

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter

P

http://www.roughnotes.com

Publishers of the RoughNotes and PF&M

PD

Professional Development

PD

http://www.aria.org/aria.html

American Risk and Insurance Association has directory of academic programs in North America offering undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees in risk management and insurance

PD

http://www.insweb.com/educator/aicpcu-iia

Insurance Institute - ARM & CPCU designation descriptions

PD

http://www.insurance-canada.ca/iic

Insurance Institute of Canada offers information about its associate and fellow designations

PD

http://www.scic.com

National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, Society of CIC, Certified Risk Managers home page with links to other resources, course schedules and online registration. Offers information about CIC, CRM, and CISR designations.

PD

http://www.rims.org

Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) course schedules and online registration

R

Reference

R

http://wwwabalcn.com/home1.asp

American Bar Association (ABA) –  Lawyers Commun­ication Network

R

http://www.captive.com

Business to Business Insurance Exchange – location for exchanges of information and services related to insurance and risk management for self-insured’s, captives, RRGs, pools, etc.

R

http://www.insurancetranslation.com/Language_Perils/index.htm

Language Perils™ focuses on the terminology used in a wide variety of the world’s languages in insurance, reinsurance, risk management, employee benefits, healthcare, and related fields such as law and financial services.  Sponsored by MultiTech Communications, Inc.

R

http://www.insurancetranslation.com/Glossary_Agent/new.htm

Glossary Agent™ is an ever-expanding, unique compilation of links to online monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual glossaries of interest to professionals in insurance, reinsurance, risk management, employee benefits, healthcare, and related fields such as law and financial services. Sponsored by MultiTech Communications, Inc.

R

http://www.insurancetranslation.com

The corporate name is MultiTech Communications, Inc.  The Internet name is InsuranceTranslation.com, reflecting their mission as providers of foreign-language translation services to the insurance community and related industries.

R

http://www.riskinfo.com

Resources for Risk Management, Safety, and Insurance Professionals

R

http://www.dri.org

Defense Research Institute

R

http://www.rmisweb.com

An internet resource for risk management information systems

R

http://www.lcgroup.com/explanations/

A glossary of insurance coverage terms

R

http://www.riskbiz.com

Risk Biz Index

R

http://www.globalnet.co.uk/~pmatthews/
DisabilityNet/About.html

DisabilityNet – World Wide Web service for disabled people and those interested in disability issues

R

http://gov.infospace.com/index/gov.html

Federal, state and most local elected officials in every city in the U.S. plus national white, business and yellow pages online and much more

R

http://thefederation.org

Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel

R

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/organizations/hcra.html

Harvard Center for Risk Analysis

R

http://www.hoovers.com

Hoover’s Business Reports

R

http://www.rivint.com/ica/resources/index.html

Insurance & Planning Resources

R

http://www.imcstrategic.com/irms

Insurance and Risk Management Systems (IRMS) Group Web site

R

http://www.andrewspub.com/index.htm

Latex Allergy Litigation

R

http://beta.yahoo.com/headlines/current/news/
summary.html

Reuters News Summary

R

http://www.riskmail.org

RISKMail is an online forum for people with significant professional and/or research interests in the field of Risk Management and Insurance (RMI).

R

http://www.toptenlinks.com/business/insurance.vote

Top Ten Insurance Sites

RS

Rating Services

RS

http://www.ambest.com

A.M. Best – Free information as well as link to other sites

RS

http://www.dbisna.com

Dunn & Bradstreet

Tech

Technical

Tech

http://www.cnet.com

Check reviews and download free/demo/shareware/ freeware/Beta versions of all sorts of software

Tech

http://www.rmisweb.com

The internet resource for Risk Management Information Systems

Tech

http://software.ibm.com/year2000

IBM’s Year 2000 Technical Support Center

Tech

http://itpolicy.gsa.gov.mks/year2000

U.S. government’s Year 2000 information center

Tech

http://idirect.com/~mbsprog

Year 2000 Information Network