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Contents<br />

<strong>Insurance</strong> Basics ..............................................................................1<br />

Overview 1<br />

Auto <strong>Insurance</strong> 3<br />

Homeowners <strong>Insurance</strong> 5<br />

Business <strong>Insurance</strong> 10<br />

Life <strong>Insurance</strong> 16<br />

Annuities 19<br />

Long-Term Care <strong>Insurance</strong> 22<br />

Disability <strong>Insurance</strong> 24<br />

<strong>Insurance</strong> Topics ........................................................................... 27<br />

Captives <strong>and</strong> Other Risk-Financing Options 29<br />

Catastrophes: <strong>Insurance</strong> Issues 32<br />

Cellphones <strong>and</strong> Driving 34<br />

Climate Change: <strong>Insurance</strong> Issues 35<br />

Credit Scoring 39<br />

Earthquakes: Risk <strong>and</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> Issues 43<br />

Financial <strong>and</strong> Market Conditions 45<br />

Flood <strong>Insurance</strong> 47<br />

<strong>Insurance</strong> Fraud<br />

The Liability System <strong>and</strong> Medical Malpractice<br />

50<br />

<strong>Insurance</strong> Issues 52<br />

Microinsurance 54<br />

No-Fault Auto <strong>Insurance</strong> <strong>and</strong> Other Auto Liability Systems 55<br />

Regulation 57<br />

Reinsurance 60<br />

Residual Markets 62<br />

Terrorism Risk <strong>and</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> 69<br />

Workers Compensation 73<br />

Glossary ......................................................................................... 78<br />

Directories ...................................................................................128<br />

Property/Casualty <strong>Insurance</strong> Industry Organizations 128<br />

Life/Health <strong>Insurance</strong> Industry Organizations 132<br />

Financial Services Industry Organizations 134<br />

Agents <strong>and</strong> Brokers 141

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