Electronic Information Resources N - Z

Contains a database of financial and demographic information on more that 5,000 insurance companies. This database is useful for many types of projects ranging from internal research to marketing.

Contains the NAIC Valuation of Securities Task Force valuations of reported insurer investments. The data on each security includes a quality rating and a value. (VOS is no longer available in print format.) 

Contains National Climatic Data Center periodical publications with a brief description of each publication, file naming conventions, and reading instructions. All Publication files are in Portable Document File (PDF) format. 

Contains the following information programs: Annual energy review
Business cycle indicators Economic conversion information exchange Full-time and part-time employment by major industry GAO reports and testimony Globefish statistics National income and product accounts New England economic indicators OMB mid-session review of fiscal year budget Personal income by source and earnings by major industry ummary of  ommentary on current economic conditions (Beige Book) Transfer payments
White House press releases, speeches and policy statements.

Presents the full set of national income and product accounts (NIPA's) from the most recent comprehensive revision (2002). Contained are summary tables that show the most frequently used NIPA series, 142 published NIPA tables, and tables showing unpublished detail. NAIP's show the nation's output (gross domestic product), the costs incurred and incomes earned in its production (gross domestic income), and their components.

Issued by the US Department of Commerce, NTDB contains current information about specific industries and countries worldwide. Updated monthly and compiled from numerous government sources.

The National Underwriter Software Library

Includes electronic publications from the National Underwriter. Includes Tax Facts 1 & 2, Advance Sales, Field Guide Proposals, Taxline FC & S Bulletins and more. The main screen allows you to select the products you want to use, then either open or search them! It also shows you what you have at a glance and what information is in each publication.

The BSSC is updating its educational materials to reflect the 2000/2003 editions of the Provisions. In addition, the BSSC is developing an updated version of an earlier FEMA guide to seismic-resistant design and construction for homebuilders as well as an updated version of an earlier BSSC publication, the Nontechnical Explanation of the NEHRP Recommended Provisions. These documents in combination with the BSSC educational materials will provide the resources needed to familiarize a large segment of the building community with the Provisions requirements

Government depository item 

A collection of substantive decisions rendered by OSHRC Administrative Law Judges and Commissioners.

Government depository item 

Contains decisions issued by the OSHRC about cases involving the alleged exposure of American workers to unsafe or unhealthy working conditions. The Commission is charged with ruling on cases forwarded to it by the Department of Labor when disagreements arise over the results of safety and health inspections performed by the Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Files appear in PDF format.

Published by the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) to provide its readers with information and statistics pertaining to Ohio's property/casualty insurance industry. In certain instances, other state and national information is also provided. 

CD ROM version is updated monthly (See ONLINE version also) Contains most of the data supplied to the NAIC in the annual filings of both Property/Casualty and Life/Health insurers (Schedule D, Schedule P and Schedule F - Reinsurance) for the previous five years, including quarterly filings. The interface allows the user to select and manipulate data to generate reports on one or more companies that can be downloaded to a spreadsheet. Typical applications: Report by line, by state.  

The book includes our analysis of insurance and risk management industry trends, dozens of statistical tables, an industry glossary, a database of industry associations and professional organizations, and our in-depth profiles of more than 300 of the world's leading insurance companies, both in the U.S. and abroad. 

Fully indexed with subject matter hyperlinks and in loose leaf format. A resource for anyone involved in financial management and accounting for property and casualty companies in the USA and Canada. Used as an official textbook by AICPCU's Insurance Institute, contains four years of updates, compiled by a team of over 40 industry experts  

• Registration requirements for each state
• Requirements for agents and brokers
• Requirements for purchasing group insurers
• Premium tax requirements
• Selected state bulletins, orders, and letters...and more.... 

The Kirschner’s Agent Source Book is the nation’s best selling insurancedirectory containing the most trusted listings of Insurance Companies and MGAs. Each regional edition contains a Risk Placement Index covering over 300 Risks, DOI, Bureaus, Associations, Series, exclusive SelectAgent and SelectAdjuster listings. Every edition includes a CD-Rom and Online access that contains all the information in the printed directory plus additional features in a fully searchable format.

• Detailed checklists for each type of risk defined by the OCC and the Fed.
• Clear methodology for using modern risk management tools.
• An introduction to quantitative risk management concepts.
• Sample interest rate risk management policy covering 12 separate issues.
• Sample credit risk policy covering credit risk in new loans, existing loans, counter parties, and depositories.
• In-depth discussion of how to manage liquidity risk, including a case study, sources for liquidity, and how to use liquidity gap reports.
• Clear examples and suggestions for using these tools and techniques.
• Compliance risk chapter covers 20 laws and regulations related to lending, securities, and deposits.
• A sample risk identification worksheet.
• Checklists that go from the general to the specific and let you compare your current policies and procedures to what our experts recommend.
• Unique matrixes that let you quickly determine if your risk in each key area is low, medium, or high.

S & P Ratings Direct Database

Includes worldwide insurer claims-paying ability ratings on over 900 domestic and international property/casualty, reinsurance, title, mortgage and bond insurers. Coverage of each company includes S & P rating, key financial data, balance sheet, income statement, lines of business, ratio report, and a company narrative. Please ask library staff for assistance www.ratingsdirect.com

This is a database of financial information covering more than three thousand non-life insurance risk carriers around the world, including all Lloyd's syndicates. Also included are company information in emerging markets, ratios, and ratings from key agencies such as Standard and Poor's, AM Best, Duff & Phelps, Moody's, IBCA and FIRI-ISAS. Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes (2006) : Forms and Appendicies . Aspen Publ. This CD ROM accompanies a 2 volume loose leaf binder that provides nsights gained from many years of litigation and dispute resolution experience to give you critical tools needed to prepare successful settlements:
• Sophisticated analysis of the law and its application
• Detailed planning of effective drafting techniques
• In-depth coverage of "hot issues," such as multi-party settlements and tax considerations
• Strategies for handling "special topics," such as tax and environmental concerns
• A time-saving library of model agreements on disk for a variety of disputes and jurisdictions
Extensive case citations

This book provides you with an organization system and the tools to efficiently develop persuasive slip and fall claims. The CD-ROM contains over 40 helpful forms, checklists, letters, and other resources. 
 

SSA Publications on CD-ROM (SSA 1.8/4 : 2001/1 0516-X-01)

Updated monthly, this CD-ROM contains the full-text of such Social Security Administration print publications such as the Social Security Handbook, Social Security Rulings and Acquiescence Rulings and POMS - Program Operations Manual System.  

Society of Maritime Arbitrators. Digets ofand Index of the Award Service. 1953 through May 2008. Volumes 1 throuhg 6.1

The digest has been produced on a CD-ROM which
contains digests of all prior awards in addition to the current
release; i.e., awards 1 through 4000.

Presents the full set of state income estimates prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

This is the electronic version of Statistical Abstracts, summarizing statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. The current year print edition is available in the liberal arts collection.

Significant economic indicators for business use, including analytical findings of the Office of Business Economics. The print version is shelved with liberal arts periodicals.  

It also includes charts, checklists, examples and dozens of sample documents and forms.

A guide to higher education in the United States.  This is a government depository item. 

Contains rules of the Road Study Aid, AUXNAV Study Guide & Instructor, Boat Crew Seamanship Manual, Nautical Chart Symbols, and Abbreviations & Terms. 

Contains the general and permanent laws of the United States. The print version is available in our Law Collection, and the database is available through LEXIS. 

 Lesson planning.
Audio-visual aids.

free resources available here – provide school decision-makers with valuable strategies for significantly reducing energy use in new and existing facilities. The Solutions toolkit includes everything your school district needs to get started on school energy savings.

Prepared as part of the Coast Guard's commitment to protecting and restorin natural resource with Coast Gauard facilities and commitment to the Greening of the Government as required in the Executive Order (E.O.) 13148.  

Information for immigrants to the United States.  Information is in both Englsih and Spanish.  

U.S. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. An implementation guide for juvenile holdover programs.(TD 8.8:J 98/CD)

Contains PDF files to assist with the stategic planning of steps necessary to design, develop and implement a new juvenile holdover program. Just as each program will be unique to the needs and resources of each jurisdiction, the specific planning process of each jurisdiction also will be unique. The tools contained on this disc provide examples and aid in this process.

Contains information on U.S. export statistics, both government and non-government shipments, of domestic and foreign merchandise (including non-monetary gold and silver) from the U.S. Customs Districts (the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), U.S. Foreign Trade Zones, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to foreign countries.xThisitemis updated on a monthly basis. The Davis Library also has the Historical Summary 1997 - 2001 on a separate CD.   

The International Trade Administration's U.S. Global Trade Outlook 1995-2000: Toward the 21st Century shows the increasing emphasis on the globalization of markets and the importance of world trade.

 Issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Other related and supporting budget publications, such as the Economic Report of the President, are included, which may vary from year to year.

U.S. Imports of Merchandise

Contains information on U.S. import statistics, both government and non-government shipments, of domestic and foreign merchandise (including non-monetary gold and silver) into the U.S. Customs Territory (the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), U.S. Foreign Trade Zones, and U.S. Virgin Islands from foreign countries. This item is updated on a monthly basis. The Davis Library also has the Historical Summary 1997 - 2001 on a separate CD.  

Violence on the Job discusses practical measures for identifying risk factors for violence at work, and taking strategic action to keep employees safe. Designed to engage a wide variety of workplace audiences, the DVD is based on extensive NIOSH research, supplemented with information from other authoritative sources.  
 

World of Natural Hazards

Published by Munich Re Group primarily for insurance specialists & engineers to provide an aid in day-to-day decision-making and planning of expert opinions in the subject area of natural hazards. It incorporates a wide range of innovative functions and specialist knowledge including:
a modular world map of natural hazards a worldwide catalog of catastrophes a country-by-country database with national statistics on hazards a glossary of important geoscientific and insurance terminology earthquake and storm scales with a unit converter for frequently used parameters
special themes of topical interest: climate change, El Nino and La Nina megacities consultancy and services provided by Munich Re's Geoscience Research Group