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This is by no means an exhaustive list of insurance
resources, merely a list the library has put together to help our membership and
the public in general. We are not responsible for any information found on
websites outside of our own. While we will try to maintain a current list, there
is always the possibility that links will change or no longer work. If this is
the case please let us know. If you have questions, you're welcome to
contact us.
General Regulations/State
Regulators
The National
Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has a lot of regulatory
information ( www.naic.org).
To link to a specific
state insurance department, you can go to:
http://www.naic.org/state_web_map.htm
Massachusetts Insurance
Laws
Laws can be found on the
web at:
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/index.htm
You can either link to a specific
chapter or section, if
you know the citation, or you can simply search the laws using keywords.
Massachusetts
Insurance Regulations
Regulations can be found on the Division of Insurance’s Website
at:
www.mass.gov T o find the
regulation in which you are interested you scroll
through the citations.
Historical Massachusetts
Regulations
The Secretary of State's
Office keeps the official historical record of the regulations in effect as of a
particular time.
They are the only
legally recognized entity that can provide the requester with a certified copy
of the regulation as
of a certain date for
legal/court purposes. Their phone number is
617-727-9136.
Massachusetts Mandatory Health
Benefits
You can find a list of the mandatory Benefits
(such as infertility treatments, prosthetic hair, and more) on the division of
insurance website:
www.mass.gov
Massachusetts Auto
Insurance
The two main sources of Massachusetts Auto Insurance Information
are the Automobile Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts (AIB):
www.aib.org
which has auto insurance rates and manuals and
copies of the standard auto insurance policies
and the Commonwealth
Auto Reinsurers (CAR):
www.commauto.com
which provides information on experience
rating and plans of operations.
The Massachusetts Trial Court Law
Libraries have compiled some information on the new managed competition
regulations:
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/2008/02/new-auto-insurance-rates.html
The Division of insurance also provides a
link for estimating the rate for insuring your vehicle under the new managed
competition:
http://www.autoratecompare.doi.state.ma.us/
Auto Insurance Company Codes
Massachusetts auto insurance company codes
can be found on the Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers website:
http://www.commauto.com/aboutcar/documents/membership/codenumbers.asp?Sort=CoNo
New York auto insurance company codes can be
found on the New York Department of Insurance Website:
http://www.ins.state.ny.us/dmvindex.htm
New Jersey auto insurance company codes can
be found on the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission website:
http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Vehicle/InsuranceCompanyCodes.htm
Financial
Stability Ratings
Financial stability
ratings are an important factor to look at when deciding on an insurance
company. The ratings
indicate how likely a
company is to stay in business in the future and how financially able they would
be to pay any claims you would make.
There are five main companies that give financial stability ratings.
I think that you can get Best’s, Moody’s, and S&P without a subscription
(you might have to register but I believe it is free)
A.M. Best
( http://www3.ambest.com/ratings/advanced.asp)
Fitch
( www.fitchratings.com
)
Moody's
( http://www.moodys.com)
Standard and Poors
(http://www2.standardandpoors.com)
Weiss
(also known as The Street.com)
(http://www.weissratings.com/)
Consumer
Complaints
The NAIC can provide information on consumer
complaints if you're researching an insurance company:
www.naic.org/cis
General Facts and Statistics
Insurance Information Institute
The Insurance
Information Institute keeps facts and statistics and various hot topics for
insurance
on their website,
www.iii.org
Online Glossaries
Among other
features, Insure.com provides an online insurance glossary:
http://www.insure.com/articles/interactivetools/glossary/glossary.jsp
International Risk
Management Institute
http://www.irmi.com/
International Risk
Management Institute, an insurance publisher, has a lot of insurance information
available for free on
their website including expert commentary and newsletters on insurance topics.
Rough Notes
http://www.roughnotes.com
Rough Notes (a journal
geared especially toward producers) offers their journals online.
Insurance Journal
http://www.insurancejournal.com/
Insurance Journal, a
general insurance publication, also offers their journal for free online.
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