Insurance Bookshelf ~ must reads
May 9, 2008 by Be Safe Insure
Filed under Planning

1. Insurance for Dummies
For Dummies
An empowering read. Like all dummy books: informative while engaging & entertaining – even though about insurance…
2. The Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry 2007-2008: Dig Into the Financials That Drive Insurers
BookSurge Publishing
Illustrated, easy-to-read handbook that takes an exhaustive look at today’s insurance business environment.
3. Principles of Risk Management and Insurance (10th Edition) (Principles of Risk Management and Insurance)
Addison Wesley
Provides an excellent overview of Insurance and Risk management. Highly recommended.
4. Dictionary of Insurance Terms
Barrons Educational Series
Valuable quick-reference fact-finder of approx. 4,500 insurance keywords. Good for agents, brokers, actuaries, underwriters + consumers
5. Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance
Wiley
Allows student to come away w good sense of how insurance works & where it fits into an individual’s financial plan.
6. Inside the Minds: The Insurance Business–Industry Leaders on Managing Risks, Ensuring Investments, and Protecting Assets (Inside the Minds)
Aspatore Books
An industry primer – good for those serving the insurance vertical. Recommended as high level introduction.
7. New Life Insurance Investment Advisor: Achieving Financial Security for You and your Family Through Today’s Insurance Products
McGraw-Hill
One of the few books that discussed Life Insurance from a financial investment perspective. Highly recommended.
8. Missed Fortune 101: A Starter Kit to Becoming a Millionaire
Business Plus
Discusses taxes, IRAs, 401(K), building home equity, and obtaining life insurance as ingredients to wealth creation.
9. Risk Management
10. National Underwriter
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