INSURANCE AGENT

ASSOCIATIONS

The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers
701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, #750
Washington, DC 20004-2608
(202) 783-4400
Web site: http://www.ciab.com
The professional association for commercial insurance agents.

Independent Insurance Agents of America
127 South Peyton Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 221-7917
Web site: http://www.independentagent.com
In addition to providing information to agents, this group has a Young Agents Program.

The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research
P.O. Box 27027
Austin, TX 778755
(800) 633-2165
Web site: http://www.scic.com
Offers a broad selection of continuing education and professional development programs.

National Association of Insurance Women (International)
P.O. Box 4410
Tulsa, OK 74159
(800) 766-6249
Web site: http://www.naiw.org
The National Association of Insurance Women is a professional organization for women in the insurance industry. The association provides education, networks, and career information to its members.

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents
400 North Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 836-9340
Web site: http://www.pianet.com
This association has news and information about insurance agents and the insurance industry, and follows federal insurance legislation.

WEB SITES

Canada Career Consortium
http://www.careerccc.org/careerdirections
This site gives good descriptions of jobs and of personality traits for individuals seeking them. Some of the details are specific to Canada.

Insurance News Net
http://www.insurancenewsnet.com
This Web site offers current news and commentary from the insurance world.

Michigan Occupational Information System
http://www.mois.org/scripts/104.HTM
This site provides brief synopses of various careers.

Mutual of Omaha
http://www.mutualofomaha.com/careers
Highlights some job openings and the accompanying duties and qualifications at one of the country's largest insurance companies.

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2002-03 Edition
http://www.bls.gov/oco
This Web site, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, contains detailed information on hundreds of occupations.

BOOKS

Career as a Life Insurance Agent. Research No. 40, Career Research Monographs. Chicago: The Institute for Research, 1996.

Detailed information covering all aspects of being an insurance agent.

Introduction to Life Underwriting. Dearborn, MI: Dearborn Publishing Company, 1991.

A textbook for a self-study course.

Walsh, James. What Do You Mean, It's Not Covered? Santa Monica, CA: The Merritt Company, 1995.

A detailed review of insurance policies and what is and is not covered.

PERIODICALS

American Agent and Broker
330 North Fourth Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
(314) 421-5445
Web site: http://www.agentandbroker.com
American Agent and Broker is a monthly magazine for insurance agents and brokers. Its aim is to help insurance professionals sell more products and services and operate their business more profitably.

Thompson's World Insurance News
62 Frankdale Avenue
Toronto, ON M4J 4A2
Canada
(416) 461-6365
Web site: http://www.thompsonsnews.com
Thompson's World Insurance News is Canada's number one provider of insurance news, offering both a print and online version to insurance professionals.