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Glossary of Insurance Terms. Merritt, 1997. Provides definitions, names, phrases, and acronyms used in the fields of insurance and risk management.

Baldwin, Ben G. The Complete Book of Insurance: The Consumer's Guide to Insuring Your Life, Health, Property and Income. McGraw-Hill, 1995. Discusses various types of insurance coverage, including disability, vehicle, life, and medical.

Bernstein, Peter L. Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. Wiley, 1996. A history of attempts to understand and use probability and risk. Discusses how risk calculations are used in many contexts, including insurance risk.

Cunningham, Robert M. The Blues: A History of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield System. Northern Illinois University Press, 1997. History of America's largest and oldest health insurers.

Dornstein, Ken. Accidentally, on Purpose: The Making of a Personal Injury Underworld in America. St. Martin's, 1998. Historical account of insurance fraud in America.

Raphael, Adam. Ultimate Risk: The Inside Story of the Lloyd's Catastrophe. Four Walls Eight Windows, 1995. An account of the financial troubles of the world's largest insurance company, Lloyds of London.

Vaughan, Emmett J., and Therese M. Vaughan. Essentials of Risk Management and Insurance. 2nd ed. Wiley, 2001. For the consumer, an introduction to the insurance industry and its products.

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