Other insurance forums

[broberts1963]

Are there other insurance forums that I could visit? Quite honestly, this one goes days without new postings and seems to me not to be very vibrant. I participate in other financial planning/investment forums that have multiple new postings each day and when one posts a new question there are always some responses the same day.

Thanks

[SurplusFuss]

... "not very vibrant" ... Well, this IS the insurance industry. (Just kidding!)

SILA has a forum which seems relatively active compared to this one. Only catch is you have to be a member of SILA first.

Otherwise, this is the only forum of which I'm aware.

Blogs, on the other hand... there are dozens of insurance blogs with active discussions, depending on the topic. There are a couple at the National Underwriter. NAPSLO has one and so does the Washington Surplus Lines Association.

Sorry I don't know of other forums, though.

[LadyBroker]

What is the address for the NAPSLO blog?

[SurplusFuss]

I think it's:

http://napslo.blogspot.com/

[abtoe]

InsuranceQuestions.Com is relatively new, currently less traffic than IJ but more user friendly and detailed, all free and open to the public, has great insurance terms dictionary, free insurance job postings, and allows no advertising.

The insurance industry definately needs a good public forum for people to exchange information. Why ISO or CPCU Society or some other group of so called insurance "professionals" hasn't already done that is beyond me. Hats off to anyone that succeeds in getting that established.

[scott]

I've just started a forum for consultants - insurance and otherwise - that takes a different approach from most. I require that members use their real names as screen names. No anonymous postings. Members stand behind what they say. My hope is that there will be real value exchanged and real relationships formed between colleagues.

I've long been amazed at the vitriol that is spread on forums. I dare say most of the ad hominem attacks would not take place in the "real world" where everybody knows your name.

If there is interest in such a forum for insurance professionals I'd be glad to start it and host it.

Of course, Insurance Journal could do the same by removing anonymity.

[SuretyInsider]

Here is a link to the Surety Bond Forums.

[Norcalinsurance]

There is a website run by a guy named Glen. It's a nicely laid out forum called American Insurance Broker. The link is:
http://www.americaninsurancebroker.com/

Although I do post on their occasional, it is very inactive, even compared to IJ's forum. There are a ton of posts and a lot of great information on there though. You should check it out. My screen name there is califarmer.

Good luck.