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Helpful Websites
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WEBSITES & PHONE NUMBERS OF POTENTIAL INTEREST (Please notify me if any of these links/numbers do not work, or if you find other links I should add to this list) |
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What/Who Is It? |
Address or Phone |
What You Can Do Here |
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A.M. Best Company |
www.ambest.com |
Get a financial rating for your insurer. |
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AccuQuote |
www.accuquote.com |
Obtain prices for, and purchase, various life insurance products. |
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American Institute for CPCU |
www.aicpcu.org |
Sign up for CPCU exams |
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Burnham Review Materials |
www.burnhamsystem.com |
Offers high-quality study materials for CPCU and other exam series. |
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CPCU Society |
www.cpcusociety.org |
Find out more about the CPCU Society. |
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Duff & Phelp’s |
www.dcrco.com/PRODUCTS/P_INS.HTM |
Get a financial rating for your insurer. |
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Equifax Insurance Consumer Center |
800-456-6004 |
Get a copy of your CLUE (Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange) report. This report is FREE if an insurer denies you coverage because of your CLUE report. You can otherwise obtain your record for a fee. |
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Findlaw.com |
www.findlaw.com |
Research national and state laws and cases. |
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Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas |
www.iiadallas.org/ |
Find out about the local trade organization |
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Insurance Day |
www.insuranceday.com |
International insurance news |
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Insurance Fraud Coalition |
www.insurancefraud.org |
Learn more about insurance fraud and efforts to prevent it. |
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Insurance News Network |
www.insure.com |
Obtain news and information about the insurance industry. |
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International Risk Management Institute |
www.irmi.com |
Read a variety of risk management and insurance publications and opinions. (Good place to work on research papers!) |
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Moody’s |
www.moodys.com |
Get a financial rating for your insurer. |
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Pick-a-Prof |
www.pick-a-prof.com |
Research grade distributions and feedback for UNT professors. |
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Quickquote |
www.quickquote.com |
Get quotes on life insurance and annuity products. |
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Reinsurance Association of America |
www.reinsurance.org |
Information on reinsurance |
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Risk & Insurance |
www.riskandinsurance.com |
Insurance news periodical. |
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RiskWeb |
www.riskweb.com |
Research on insurance and risk management, including a discussion forum for professionals. |
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Standard & Poor’s Insurance Ratings Service |
www.ratings.standardpoor.com/insurance |
Get a financial rating for your insurer |
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Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) |
www.tdi.state.tx.us
800-252-3439 (Consumer Helpline) |
Download/order publications, research agents & insurers, find out about job opportunities with the TDI, etc. |
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TDI’s Auto Rate Guide |
www.tdi.state.tx.us/consumer/auto.html |
Find out typical rates for hypothetical drivers in your county. |
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TDI’s Homeowner Rate Guide |
www.tdi.state.tx.us/consumer/rghome.html |
Find out typical rates for hypothetical homeowners in your county. |
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Texas Workers Compensation Commission |
www.twcc.state.tx.us |
Find out about workers compensation benefits, rights, laws, etc. |
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UNT Financial Services Center |
www.coba.unt.edu/firel/ufsc |
Learn more about the UNT Financial Services Center |
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UNT Insurance Club |
www.coba.unt.edu/firel/ICLUB |
Get information about club activities and the insurance program |
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Weiss Research |
800-289-9222 |
Get a financial rating for your insurer |