Associations

Australia - National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) - Site offers consumer advice, news, information on legislation, course handbook, and a broker lookup service.
www.niba.com.au/

Caribbean - Insurance Association of the Caribbean, Inc. (IAC) - Non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion and growth of the Caribbean insurance industry.
www.iac-caribbean.com/

Danish Insurance Association - Site offers a lot of English content, including a detailed overview of the insurance market in Denmark, statistics, and the Association's annual report. [Danish, English]
www.forsikringenshus.dk/

Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange - Property and casualty insurance for rural electric utilities in 40 states.
www.federatedrural.com/

France - Fédération Française des Sociétés d'Assurances - Professional organization of the French insurance industry. Offers news, publications, market structure and results, member list, and subscriber directories. [several documents available in English]
www.ffsa.fr/

Insurance Industry Association for Benchmarking (IIAB) - Targets specific information about the effectiveness of management processes in the insurance industry.
iiab.org/

International - Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) - Facilitates the development and use of standards for the insurance and related financial services industries. Site includes overview of insurance standards, forms, and coverage of ongoing ACORD activities.
www.acord.org/

International - Insurance Accounting and Systems Association (IASA) - Promotes the study and development of modern practices and procedures applicable to insurance accounting and systems.
www.iasa.org/

International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics - Also known as The Geneva Association. It researches the growing economic importance of world-wide insurance activities. Site includes research papers, events, and links.
www.genevaassociation.org/

MicroInsurance Centre - Created to promote and provide resources for associations between insurance carriers and microfinance institutions (MFIs). Includes details of associations offering insurance in the developing nations.
www.microinsurancecentre.org/

National Association of Surety Bond Producers - NASBP professionals specialize in providing surety bonds for construction and other commercial purposes to companies and individuals needing the assurance offered by surety bonds.
www.nasbp.org

Trin. - Association of Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Companies (ATTIC) - Promotes and encourages the development of an insurance industry suitable to the needs of the community.
www.attic.org.tt/

United Kingdom - The Association Of British Insurers (ABI) - Trade association for the UK's insurance industry, representing around 400 companies. Site includes insurance overview for the UK, organisation activities, issues, news, and consumer information.
www.abi.org.uk/

USA - - Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP) - Dedicated to promoting regulatory competence and awareness for the improvement of regulatory compliance within the insurance industry.
www.aicp.net/

USA - New York - Federation of New York Insurance Professionals - Organization of several associations of insurance professionals from various areas throughout the state. Member associations represent a cross section of insurance and related industries.
www.fnyip.com/