Product Description

Books in Barron's pocket-sized Business Dictionaries series list thousands of specialized terms alphabetically and present concise definitions. The authors of books in this series are recognized authorities in their fields. Newly updated editions reflect new technologies, their business applications, and recent business trends. This book defines more than 4,200 insurance terms that should be understood by agents, brokers, actuaries, underwriters, personnel professionals dealing with employee-benefit programs, and consumers who need to understand the insurance policies they plan to buy. Terminology covers life, health, property, and casualty insurance, as well as retirement plans. This new, heavily updated edition has been expanded with approximately 200 new terms, and updatings of many other terms to reflect the current state of the insurance industry.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #645813 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Vinyl Bound
• 573 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780764112621
• Condition: USED - LIKE NEW
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From the Inside Flap
(back cover)
“. . . helpful, particularly for employee benefit and retirement issues.”
—The New York Times

About the Author
Harvey W. Rubin, Ph.D., holds the Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company Endowed Chair at Louisiana State University--Shreveport, where he is Professor of Finance. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter.

Customer Reviews

Slightly incomplete
For general knowledge of insurance terms I guess this is an adequate dictionary and nevertheless needed for understanding insurance terms. I find however that being IN the insurance business as a newcomer and needing to have all my insurance words defined, this dictionary lacks many terms used, at least on the Life insurance side of it, so leaves me grasping for other sources and references to find these words which should be defined in this dictionary in the first place.

Excellent reference book
This is an American based book but covers every imaginable insurance term, in every sector of the finance/insurance industry. It not only provides definitions of terms but broadley defines the cover provided under different types of insurance. This is a must for any professional in the financial services/insurance industry as a great reference.

Thick Junk
I have been in the insurance industry 15 years and just decided to buy this as an addition for my work desk. I rarely open the book, however, anytime I go to look up a coverage definition it is not listed. This book is of NO use to me. Not really sure who would use this.............a person who hands out maps at the Auto Club who may need to look up a word or two?