Dictionary of Insurance Terms (Barron's Business Guides) (Vinyl Bound)

by Harvey W. Rubin (Author)

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Product Description
A valuable quick-reference fact-finder for agents, brokers, actuaries, underwriters, and ordinary consumers, this handbook defines approximately 4,500 key terms used in the insurance industry. Definitions apply to life, health, property, and casualty insurance, as well as to home owners’ and tenants’ insurance, professional liability insurance, pension plans, and individual retirement accounts. Purchase of insurance policies constitutes a major lifetime expenditure for the average consumer, and an important function of this book is to help non-experts understand what they need and exactly what they are buying when they purchase insurance. Author Harvey Rubin, a Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter, opens with an overview of the insurance industry that points out the many financial instruments available from insurance companies to businesses, professionals and average consumers. He devotes the remainder of this book to definitions, descriptions, and examples that translate technical insurance terminology into clear, comprehensible English. Here is an enlightening and accessible business guide that deserves a place on every home bookshelf. The New York Times calls this book “. . . helpful, particularly for employee benefit and retirement issues.”

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Product Details

• Vinyl Bound: 592 pages
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series, Inc.; 5th edition (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764138847
• ISBN-13: 978-0764138843
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,645 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 19 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.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	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.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Bryan D Lewis (Pasadena, CA United States) - 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?