Dictionary of Insurance Terms (Barron's business guides) [Paperback]

W.Harvey Rubin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0812037723 | ISBN-13: 978-0812037722 | Publication Date: December 31, 1989

Books in Barron's pocket-sized Business Dictionaries series list thousands of specialized terms alphabetically and present concise definitions. The authors of all books in this series are recognized authorities in their special fields. Newly updated editions reflect new technologies and recent business trends. This volume 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 and heavily updated Fourth Edition has been expanded with approximately 200 new terms, and updatings of many other terms to reflect the current state of the insurance industry.

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". . . helpful, particularly for employee benefit and retirement issues."
--The New York Times --This text refers to the Vinyl Bound edition.

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. --This text refers to the Vinyl Bound edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 371 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S. (December 31, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812037723
• ISBN-13: 978-0812037722
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #905,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slightly incomplete, August 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dictionary of Insurance Terms (Barron's Business Guides) (Vinyl Bound)

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.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Thick Junk, October 23, 2001

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Bryan D Lewis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dictionary of Insurance Terms (Barron's Business Guides) (Vinyl Bound)

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?

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference book, August 31, 2000

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H Craig (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dictionary of Insurance Terms (Barron's Business Guides) (Vinyl Bound)

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.