Plunkett's Insurance Industry Almanac, 2005: The Only Complete Reference to the Insurance and Risk Management Industry

The insurance industry is rebounding from its poor financial results of a few years ago. Better risk management, higher premiums and increased use of underwriting information systems have led the way. Meanwhile, the insurance industry is increasingly globalized as cross-border investments and acquisitions continue at a rapid pace. Risk management consulting and analysis has become more sophisticated. In addition, a large number of related services and technologies have a major influence on the insurance and risk management business. These services include e-commerce, call centers and information technologies. This carefully-researched book (which includes a database of leading companies on CD-ROM) is a complete insurance market research and business intelligence tool-- everything you need to know about the business of insurance and risk management, including: 1)Property & Casualty insurance; 2)Life Insurance; 3)Personal Lines; 4)Specialty Lines; 5)Annuities; 6)Reinsurance; 7)Health Insurance; 8)Globalization of the insurance industry, including our profiles of the world’s leading international insurance firms; 9)Insurance brokerage; 10)Risk Management; 11)Consulting; 12)Significant trends in insurance information technologies; 13)Risk analysis, call centers and other support services; 14)Online insurance trends; 15)Underwriting trends; 16)Insurance industry software.