Insurance

Insurance Information Institute   http://www.iii.org/individuals
Information about insurance issues surrounding your home, business, auto, and more.

Yahoo! Insurance Center    http://insurance.yahoo.com/
Consumer oriented features, articles and Websites relating to auto, life & health, and home & renters insurance.

Glossary of Insurance Terms    http://www.iii.org/media/glossary/
Hundreds of terms related to the insurance industry. Glossary entries include acronyms and cross-references. Browsable and searchable. From the Insurance Information Institute (III).

insure.com - The Consumer Insurance Guide    http://www.insure.com/
This site is full of information for people interested in insurance of most kinds. Categories covered are Annuities, Auto, Business, Health, Home, and Life. Choose a state for specific news, guides, and sites. Includes the Standard & Poor's Insurance Company Guide with financial strength ratings, Duff & Phelps claims-paying ability ratings, and insurance information sources on the Internet.

U.S. Census Bureau: Health Insurance Data     http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins.html
Medical insurance--who has it and who doesn't? Reports and statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey and other figures, covering various periods from the late 1980s on.

California Department of Insurance (CDI)    http://www.insurance.ca.gov/docs/FS-Consumer.htm
This site lets you compare basic liability and standard premiums for automobile and homeowners insurance with some limitations. You can also run a License Status Inquiry by agent, broker, or insurance company. It contains general information on companies (financial reports, but no ratings), rate filings, links to other insurance related entities, the Insurance Code, and information on disaster assistance and insurance fraud.

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