ARIA listserv announcements #30 - week of July 19, 2010
American Risk & Insurance Association
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Greetings ARIA members: Today’s listserv contains the following:
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Online Library will launch on July 24 Insurance Information Institute (III) Insurance Handbook free offer
- The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) University International Property & Casualty Insurance Summer School 2010 announcement
Wiley-Blackwell Online Library Wiley Online Library will be the new home for the Journal of Risk & Insurance and Risk Management & Insurance Review. This new service is built on the latest technology and designed with extensive input from the global scholarly community across the world and across the many subjects in which we publish. Featuring a clean and simple interface, this new online service will combine intuitive navigation, enhanced discoverability, expanded functionalities and a range of personalization options. 99.97% of all journal back content has already been successfully transferred to Wiley Online Library and new content is now being uploaded to both Wiley InterScience and the new platform. Wiley Online Library will completely replace the Wiley InterScience website and all content and licenses will be transferred to the new site to enable seamless access for users and subscribers. Journal home pages for all titles on Wiley Online Library will be improved and feature the option of customizable areas to share news, information and events.
Following the initial release, there will be an ongoing program of development which will include many additional features and new opportunities
for users to interact with the content. More information is available now at: www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/
Insurance Information Insurance’s Insurance Handbook
The Insurance Information Institute’s just released Insurance Handbook is a 196-page publication aimed at helping reporters, public policymakers, regulators, students, insurance company employees, and academics better understand how insurance works.
The Insurance Handbook begins with basic information on various types of insurance including auto, home, life, annuities, and long-term care. The publication also includes issue briefs which provide overviews of the
trends and developments shaping the insurance industry, from natural disasters to workplace safety. Moreover, the glossary section contains over 500 concise explanations of insurance-related terms, and the handbook’s directory lists a wide range of insurance
organizations, including national, state, and specialty associations. The III is offering a single print copy free of charge to
ARIA members. You can request a free copy by emailing madines@iii.org The print edition is available for sale for $20 per copy from http://www2.iii.org/store/
AAMGA The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) holds an annual educational session held September 26-October 1 at
Downing College
Cambridge University in
UK on a broad array of topics pertaining to US and international insurance industries. Complete details are contained in this year’s brochure and registration materials.
http://www.aamga.org/files/
The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) is the wholesale insurance community’s international trade association. Founded in 1926, the AAMGA today represents over 500 corporate members and is respected as the leader in and voice of the wholesale and excess and surplus lines insurance industry. Membership in the AAMGA is highly selective and, therefore, the managing general agents admitted to the ranks are those who annually subscribe to a Code of Ethics and demonstrate the highest standards of excellence, experience, integrity and insurance company representation. Headquartered in suburban Philadelphia, PA, the non-profit Association and its University Foundation provide substantive benefits and service to its members throughout the year.