SOURCE | PURPOSE | FEATURES | UPDATES | SCOPE & COVERAGE | SPECIAL NOTE |
S&P's RATINGS ONLINE See Library Staff | Find international insurance company results | Insurance company results and profiles of insurance
regulatory environment in 56 countries | Daily | P/C,
Worldwide | Best when researching for non-US company data;
Limited number of US companies covered. Single use online account.
See a Davis Librarian for help. |
| A.M. BEST'S(CD-ROM & ONLINE BUS. REFERENCE
CENTER) See Library Staff | View in-depth profile of insurance company
operations and profitability | Online equivalent to Best's Reports (US &
International); P/C & L/H Loss Reserves; P/C & L/H by State
by Line | CD ROM monthly; Online daily | n/a | Greater detail on US industry than
internationally |
INS. ANALYST
PRO (CD-ROM & ONLINE) | Analyze US
insurance market | Annual statement data for L/H & P/C insurance
companies | CD ROM Monthly; Online daily. | US L/H and
P/C insurance companies | n/a |
INSURANCE PERIODICALS INDEX (ONLINE) | Search insurance
topics | Abstracts of articles from
insurance industry press | Monthly | 1983 - 1998 | Contains in-depth
insurance thesaurus |
IAC-INSITE
(ONLINE) | Search business, market and
company Information | General business, trade
press & industry newsletters | Daily | 1983 - PRESENT | http://www.iac-insite.com/ |
| WALL STREET JOURNAL.
(PROQUEST; ONLINE) | Read in-depth business news
stories | Extensive coverage of
business & industry news | Daily | 1989 - PAST MONTH | n/a
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NEW YORK TIMES
(
PROQUEST; ONLINE) | Read in-depth general &
world news stories | Extensive coverage of world
affairs, including business features | Monthy | 1989 - PAST MONTH | n/a |
ABI-INFORM
(PROQUEST; ONLINE) | View stories from business
journals | Full-text of articles from
more than 300 periodicals | Monthly | 1987 - PAST MONTH | Includes most major
insurance journals |
LEXIS/NEXIS
INSURE LIBRARY
(ONLINE-ACADEMIC PURPOSES ONLY) See Library Staff | Use INSURE for researching
insurance case law & insurance industry news | Contains case law and
statutes (US, UK, Canada, France, Australia), litigation reporters,
law journals and insurance industry news; permits Shepardizing | Daily | 1993 - PRESENT | Recent additions:
Mealey's Litigation Reports and Andrews Publications Legal
Newsletters
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