Research Guides: Risk Management and Insurance: Professional Resources

Professional and Trade Organizations

A.M. Best Company
Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the insurance industry. Policyholders refer to Best's ratings and analysis as a means of assessing the financial strength and creditworthiness of risk-bearing entities and investment vehicles.
Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.)
The mission of the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) is to improve public understanding of insurance—what it does and how it works.
International Risk Management Institute (IRMI)
IRMI is the primier authority in providing expert advice and practical strategies for risk management, insurance, and legal professionals.
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is the U.S. standard-setting and regulatory support organization created and governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories.
Risk and Insurance Management Association (RIMS)
As the preeminent organization dedicated to advancing the practice of risk management, RIMS, the risk management society™, is a global not-for-profit organization representing more than 3,500 industrial, service, nonprofit, charitable and government entities throughout the world.
Society for Risk Analysis
The Society for Risk Analysis is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, scholarly, international society that provides an open forum for all those who are interested in risk analysis.
Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (CPCU)
The Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters is a community of credentialed property and casualty insurance professionals who promote excellence through ethical behavior and continuing education.

Ohio Department of Insurance

News and resources for the public, insurance agents and companies. The mission of the Ohio Department of Insurance is to provide consumer protection through education and fair but vigilant regulation while promoting a stable and competitive environment for insurers.

Ohio Insurance Institute

Franklin University, the insurance industry, and the State of Ohio are partnering to groom the next generation of insurance professionals.

Insuring Ohio's Futures
Provides links to information for anyone curious about entering a career in insurance. Whether you are a college freshman, looking for a mid-career change, military veteran, or just want to look at job postings, the Insuring Ohio's Futures site is a great starting point.

The Institutes

The Institutes are the leader in delivering proven knowledge solutions that drive powerful business results for the risk management and property casualty industry.

The Institutes knowledge solutions include the CPU Designation Program, associate designation programs in areas such as claims, risk management, underwriting, and reinsurance; introductory and foundation programs; online courses; research; custom solutions; assessment tools; and continuing education courses.

The Institutes

InVEST

InVEST, a school-to-work insurance program, teams with college educators to provide a useful insurance curriculum for students. With the help of InVEST liaisons (insurance professionals), students have the opportunity for job shadow days, internships or even careers after graduating from InVEST.

InVEST

The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation

The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, education organization, was founded in 1947 at The Ohio State University to promote the study and teaching of risk management and insurance (RMI). Today the Foundation supports college and university RMI programs nationwide, provides risk management and insurance education programs for K through 12 students, and offers basic principles seminars and workshops for public policymakers.

Griffin Insurance Education Foundation

Shlomo Benartzi: Saving for tomorrow, tomorrow

It's easy to imagine saving money next week, but how about right now? Generally, we want to spend it. Economist Shlomo Benartzi says this is one of the biggest obstacles to saving enough for retirement, and asks: How do we turn this behavioral challenge into a behavioral solution?

Shlomo Benartzi uses behavioral economics to study how and why we plan well for the future (or fail to), and uses that to develop new programs to encourage saving for retirement.