Resources for the Insurance Management Industry

Because it is an aim of the Association to serve the insurance management industry as a comprehensive resource for all its needs, we have compiled an index of websites and relavent articles that may be useful to members and non-members alike.

Industry-Related Websites

Insurance Publications
A.M. Best Worldwide Insurance Directory
Agency Ideas
Agent & Broker
Business Insurance
Insurance Journal
Risk & Insurance
Roughnotes

Insurance Resources
About.com
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Insurance Industry Internet Network
Insurance Information Institute
Insurance Services Office
Insurancesurf.com
Insure.com
PropertyAndCasualty.com
Ultimate Insurance Links

Professional Organizations
American Insurance Marketing and Sales Society
American Risk & Insurance Association
Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
Federation of Insurance Women of Texas
International Risk Management Institute
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Society of Certified Insurance Counselors
Society of Chartered Prop/Cas Underwriters (CPCU)
Society of Insurance and and Financial Professionals

  (Formerly Society of Charted Life Underwriters)

Agents Associations
American Association of Managing General Agents
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Professional Insurance Agents

State Insurance Departments



State Legislatures
Texas Legislature Online


Articles Authored by AAIMCo Members



Anti-Money Laundering for Insurance: Hands-On Challenges
for Life Insurers

The Journal (journal of the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals); April 30, 2006

by Nick Mallouf, CPA, CISA

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Banks and Insurance Agencies: Mortal Enemies or Strategic Partners?
The Regulator (journal of the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society)

by Nick Mallouf, CPA, CISA

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Calculating Agency Value

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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Clustering Revisited

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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Confidentiality / Trade Secrets
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas Webcast; November 2006

by Thomas M. Braniff, JD, CPCU

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Dispute During Mergers and Acquisitions

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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Divorce and Agency Value: Separating Goodwill

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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Does Your Agency Have What It Takes To Partner With A Bank?
The Insurance Record; April 24, 1997

by Roger E. Thomas, CIC

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Arbitration, But Were Afraid To Ask (International, Federal and Florida)
February 11, 2008

by Steven A. Stinson, JD, LIM, CPCU, AIC, AAI

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Figuring Your Agency's Worth
Texas Insuror; January/February 1993

by Roger E. Thomas, CIC

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HIPAA - Privacy & Security
The Interpreter (journal of the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association)

by Nick Mallouf, CPA, CISA

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How Increased Litigation Costs Impact Insurance Consumers
The Regulator (journal of the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society); May 2001

by Nick Mallouf, CPA, CISA

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International Compliance - I
The Interpreter (journal of the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association)

by Nick Mallouf, CPA, CISA

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International Compliance - II
The Interpreter (journal of the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association)

by Nick Mallouf, CPA, CISA

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Internal Audit as Key Compliance Resource
The Interpreter (journal of the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association)

by Nick Mallouf, CPA, CISA

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Jambalaya: A Series Concerning Issues of Management and Leadership

by Michael G. Manes  |   View Manes' Profile

(1) Join Me For Some Jambalaya!

(2) Bradshaw, Toms, O’Neal, and Delahoussaye – A Good Fit!

(3) The Real Side of Life and Strategic Planning

(4) "It Ain’t Easy Being a Customer Anymore!"

(5) "Because I Said So…" or "One, Two, Three" - Tough Positive Management!

(6) Leadership is Like Pornography - Improving Leadership Performance!

(7) Maximize Good and Minimize Bad – The Needed Revolution in Risk Management!

(8) The Rubik’s Cube, A Significant Challenge - Designing Effective Surveys




Managing Expense Ratios

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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Maturing Producers Through Staged Compensation Plans

by Al Diamond

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Mergers and Acquisitions

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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Mold Outbreak
The Regulator (journal of the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society);
January 2002

by Nick Mallouf, CPA, CISA

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The Origin of Dimenished Agency Value

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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Perpetuation Perplexities

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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Pirates of the Expirations: Ownership, Trade Secrets and Other Perils
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research; Fall/Winter 2004

by Thomas M. Braniff, JD, CPCU and Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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Principles of Leadership

by Fred C. Dent, Jr.

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Sarbanes Oxley for the Rest of Us? A Look at the
NAIC Model Audit Rule

The Journal (journal of the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals)

by Nick Mallouf, CPA, CISA

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Sarbanes Oxley Implementation Challenges Companies
The Journal (journal of the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals)

by Nick Mallouf, CPA, CISA

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Staffing Smart

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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Successfully Going Broke

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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The Valuation Quest

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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What is an Agency Worth?

by Roy L. Phillips, CIC, CISR, AAI, CPIA

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