III - Insurance Information Institute

DIRECTORIES

	A.M. BEST COMPANY INC.

	Ambest Rd. Oldwick, NJ 08858 phone: 908-439-2200 Web: http://www.ambest.com Rating organization and publisher of reference books and periodicals relating to the insurance industry.

	AIR WORLDWIDE CORPORATION

	131 Dartmouth Street Boston, MA 02116 phone: 617-267-6645 fax: 617-267-8284 Web: http://www.air-worldwide.com Risk modeling and technology firm that develops models of global natural hazards, enabling companies to identify, quantify and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophic events.

	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE SERVICES

	1745 S. Naperville Rd. Wheaton, IL 60189-8132 phone: 630-681-8347 or 800-564-AAIS fax: 630-681-8356 Web: http://www.aaisonline.com/ Rating, statistical and advisory organization, made up principally of small and medium-sized property/casualty companies.

	CONNING RESEARCH AND CONSULTING, INC.

	One Financial Plaza Hartford, CT 06103-2627 phone: 860-299-2000 Web: http://www.conning.com Research and consulting firm that offers a growing array of specialty information products, insights and analyses of key issues confronting the insurance industry.

	EQECAT

	475 14th Street, 5th Floor Suite 550 Oakland, CA 94612-1900 phone: 510-817-3100 Web: http://www.eqecat.com Provider of products and services for managing natural and man-made risks. Provides innovative catastrophe management solutions for property and casualty insurance underwriting, accumulation management and transfer of natural hazard and terrorism risk.

	FITCH CREDIT RATING COMPANY

	One State St. Plaza New York , NY 10004 phone: 212-908-0500 or 800-75Fitch fax: 212-480-4435 Web: http://www.fitchratings.com/ Assigns claims-paying ability ratings to insurance companies.

	HIGHLINE DATA LLC

	One Alewife Center, Suite 460 Cambridge, MA 02140 phone: 877-299-9424 Web: http://www.highlinedata.com/ An information and data services company comprised of two principal product lines: National Underwriter Insurance Data Services and Highline Banking Data Services.

	IDAHO SURVEYING & RATING BUREAU, INC.

	1871 South Cobalt Point Way Meridian, Idaho 83642 phone: 208-343-5483 fax: 208-895-8059 Web: http://www.isrb.com Email:info@isrb.com Operations: Property Insurance Rating Organization

	INSURANCE ADVISORY BOARD C/O THE CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BOARD

	1919 North Lynn Street Arlington, VA 22209 phone: 571-303-3000 fax: 571-303-3100 Web: http://www.insuranceadvisoryboard.com Membership organization of senior executives committed to sharing insights and strategies for addressing common challenges in the life and property/casualty (general) insurance markets.

	INSURANCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (A DIV. OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CPCU)

	718 Providence Rd., PO Box 3025 Malvern, PA 19355-0725 phone: 610-644-2212 fax: 610-640-5388 Web: http://www.ircweb.org Email:irc@cpcuiia.org Provides the public and the insurance industry with timely research information relevant to public policy issues affecting risk and insurance.

	ISO

	545 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07310-1686 phone: 800-888-4476 fax: 201-748-1472 Web: http://www.iso.com Provider of products and services that help measure, manage and reduce risk. Provides data, analytics and decision-support solutions to professionals in many fields, including insurance, finance, real estate, health services, government and human resources.

	MARSHALL & SWIFT/ BOECKH

	2885 S. Calhoun Road New Berlin, WI 53151 phone: 262-780-2800 or 800-809-0016 fax: 262-780-0306 Web: http://www.msbinfo.com Building cost research company providing data and estimating technologies to the property insurance industry.

	MISSISSIPPI STATE RATING BUREAU

	P.O. Box 5231 Jackson, MS 39296-5231 phone: 601-981-2915 fax: 601-981-2924 Web: http://www.msratingbureau.com

	MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE

	99 Church St. New York, NY 10007 phone: 212-553-1658 Web: http://www.moodys.com Global credit analysis and financial information firm.

	NATIONAL INDEPENDENT STATISTICAL SERVICE

	3601 Vincennes Rd., PO Box 68950 Indianapolis, IN 46268 phone: 317-876-6200 fax: 317-876-6210 Web: http://www.niss-stat.org National statistical agent and advisory organization for all lines of insurance, except workers compensation.

	NORTH CAROLINA RATE BUREAU

	P.O. Box 176010 Raleigh, NC 27619-6010 phone: 919-783-9790 fax: 919-719-7400 Web: http://www.ncrb.org Email:rfe@ncrb.org

	PROPERTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANA

	(Independent Rating Bureau) 433 Metairie Road, Suite 203 Metairie, LA 70005 phone: 504-836-7980 fax: 504-831-3444 Web: http://www.pial.org Email:jdeutsch@pial.org

	RAND INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL JUSTICE

	1776 Main St., PO Box 2138 Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138 phone: 310-393-0411 fax: 310-451-6979 Web: http://www.rand.org/centers/icj Organization formed within The Rand Corporation to perform independent, objective research and analysis concerning the civil justice system.

	RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

	7015 Gateway Blvd. Newark, CA 94560 phone: 510-505-2500 fax: 510-505-2501 Web: http://www.rms.com Provides products and services for the quantification and management of catastrophe risk associated with natural perils as well as products for weather derivatives and enterprise risk management for the property/casualty insurance industry.

	SOCIETY OF INSURANCE RESEARCH

	631 Eastpointe Drive Shelbyville, IN 46176 phone: 317-398-3684 fax: 317-642-0535 Web: http://www.sirnet.org Stimulates insurance research and fosters exchanges among society members on research methodology.

	STANDARD AND POOR'S RATING GROUP

	55 Water St. New York, NY 10041 phone: 212-438-1000 Web: http://www.standardandpoors.com Monitors the credit quality of bonds and other financial instruments of corporations, governments and supranational entities.

	WARD GROUP

	11500 Northlake Dr., Suite 305 Cincinnati, OH 45249-1662 phone: 513-791-0303 fax: 513-985-3442 Web: http://www.wardinc.com Management consulting firm specializing in the insurance industry.