• Actuarial organisations
• Other organisations
• Company sites
• Academic sites
• Other information resources
• Publications

Actuarial organisations

• Casualty Actuarial Society
  The Casualty Actuarial Society is the professional body for actuaries working with property, casualty and similar risk exposures in the US.

Other organisations

• American Risk and Insurance Association
  Professional association for insurance and risk management. Site includes information on events, journals, education and research.
• Association of British Insurers
  The trade body for the UK insurance industry. Site in three sections: free, subscription-only and members-only. The free section includes press and media information and a section on insurance employment and vacancies containing 'useful information on the insurance industry, the jobs it offers and how you can join'. Also a search facility providing member company details. The subscription-only section contains additional market statistics, daily press summaries, company circulars, newsletters and a Web directory of related organisations. The members-only section provides further information of a more confidential nature. Some sections limited to members or subscribers.
• Association of Insurance and Risk Managers
  UK organisation for all professionals practising or responsible for insurance and risk management.
• British Insurance Brokers Association
  Represents both the consumer and the professional insurance broker. Site includes news, glossary of terms and facility to search for a broker by area or type of insurance.
• Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
  What loss adjusters do. Site includes facilty to search for a loss adjuster.
• Chartered Insurance Institute
  Professional and educational organisation for the insurance and financial services industries. Site includes information on qualifications, training courses and careers. Library section includes pages of links and online library database.
• European Insurance and Reinsurance Federation
  Represents the common interests of European insurers
• Institute of Risk Management
  Aims to promote excellence in the practice of risk management. Site includes information on education, qualifications, conferences and seminars
• Insurance Institute of London
  Aims to raise the levels of professional knowledge of those working in insurance in London, to assist members in their career development and to support the work of the CII. Site includes information on courses and events and lecture scripts for downloading.
• International Underwriting Association of London
  Organisation for international commercial insurers and reinsurers. Site includes information, news, press releases, events.
• LIMRA International
  A member-owned organization, dedicated to meeting the marketing information needs of companies involved in marketing annuity, disability, health, life, mutual fund, and retirement savings products. Site includes information on conferences and events, publications, news and links.
• Loss Prevention Council
  Now part of the Building Research Establishment. Provides consultancy, testing and information services on construction and fire expertise.
• National Association of Bank and Insurance Customers
  A UK-based independent non-profit group for consumer and commercial users of bank and insurance services. The site has built up a sizeable body of information as a result of queries and problems raised by customers over the past 10 years. Covers: how things should work, why they sometimes go wrong and what customers can do as a result, who to talk to, where to complain if things don't get fixed.
• Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
  Has sections of information open to the public but most is restricted to RIMS members
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  Professional body that represents, regulates and promotes chartered surveyors and technical surveyors. Site includes information on research, careers, government and media affairs, publications and advice for property owners. Includes facility to search for surveying firm.

Company sites

• A M Best
  Independent financial strength ratings and basic company profiles for more than 5,000 insurance companies.
• Lloyd's of London
  A brokered market comprising 122 underwriting syndicates. Site includes information about Lloyd's, market information, a market finder for insurance intermediaries, press releases, publications and pictures of the Lloyd's building for downloading.

Academic sites

• University of Nottingham Centre for Risk and Insurance Studies
  Encourages interdisciplinary insurance-related research within the University, and acts as a clearing house for such work at a national level.

Other information resources

• Building Cost Information Service
  Information on UK building costs, tender prices and building maintenance.
• eRisks.com
  Provider of strategic solutions for enterprise risk management in banks, property & casualty insurers, energy companies and non-financial corporations.
• Insurance services network
  Offers information on the insurance market in over 50 countries together with news articles and (subscription only) online access to the international Insurance research letter.
• International insurance factbook
  Information about the industry around the world.
• RAMP (Risk Analysis and Management for Projects) website
  A framework within which risks can be managed effectively and financial values placed upon them. Developed by the Institution of Civil Engineers, and the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries.

Publications

• Variance
  Peer-reviewed journal published by the Casualty Actuarial Society to disseminate work of interest to casualty actuaries worldwide