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

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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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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“. . . helpful, particularly for employee benefit and retirement issues.”
—The New York Times --This text refers to an alternate Vinyl Bound edition.

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Product Details

• Vinyl Bound: 531 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.; 3rd edition (July 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812033795
• ISBN-13: 978-0812033793
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,858,290 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?