Here is a list of the best Insurance books, some I have read myself, some that I did research on, and all have great reviews!
- The End of Insurance As We Know It: How Millennials, Insurtech, and Venture Capital Will Disrupt the Ecosystem (2019)
- If I Were You: The Complete Guide To Thriving In The Insurance Industry (2019)
- Understanding the Insurance Industry – 2018 Edition: An overview for those working with and in one of the world’s most interesting and vital industries. (2018)
- Insurance for Dummies (2009)
- How Any Agent Can Escape the Price Battlefield: Insurance Sales Secrets – 20 Years of My Best Secrets for Winning New Business Outside of Price, Coverage, or a Value Pitch (2019)
- Insurance Agency Optimization: A Proven Step-by-Step Guide to Market Domination (2019)
- Property and Casualty Insurance Concepts Simplified: The Ultimate ‘How to’ Guide for Agents, Brokers, Underwriters, and Adjusters (2018)
- Insurance: Concepts & Coverage: Property, Liability, Life, Health and Risk Management (2012)
- Understanding the Insurance Industry 2017 Edition: An overview for those working with and in one of the world’s most interesting and vital industries. (2017)
- Money. Wealth. Life Insurance.: How the Wealthy Use Life Insurance as a Tax-Free Personal Bank to Supercharge Their Savings (2014)
- The Digital Life Insurance Agent: How to Market Life Insurance Online and Sell Over the Phone (2016)
- Dictionary of Insurance Terms (Barron’s Business Dictionaries) (2013)
The End of Insurance As We Know It: How Millennials, Insurtech, and Venture Capital Will Disrupt the Ecosystem (2019)
Change is coming to insurance. The tradition-bound P&C industry is on the cusp of the most radical change since the invention of the automobile.
If I Were You: The Complete Guide To Thriving In The Insurance Industry (2019)
As the insurance industry enters the digital age, agencies are getting disrupted by all of the technological advancements and change. This book shows agents how to look into the chaos and find opportunity in a new landscape of being an insurance professional.
Understanding the Insurance Industry – 2018 Edition: An overview for those working with and in one of the world’s most interesting and vital industries. (2018)
An Overview for Those Interested In the Insurance Industry. A.M. Best Company publishes Understanding the Insurance Industry annually explain how the insurance industry operates, generates revenue and provides opportunities for people of a wide range of talents and interests.
Insurance for Dummies (2009)
Now updated — your guide to getting the best insurance policy Are you intimidated by insurance? Have no fear — this easy-to-understand guide explains everything you need to know, from getting the most coverage at the best price to dealing with adjusters, filing claims, and more.
How Any Agent Can Escape the Price Battlefield: Insurance Sales Secrets – 20 Years of My Best Secrets for Winning New Business Outside of Price, Coverage, or a Value Pitch (2019)
In How Any Agent Can Escape the Price Battlefield, Ben Page shares his proven step-by-step method for winning more quality clients BEFORE any talk of price, coverage, service, or value pitch. This isn’t theory, it’s the result of a 20-year quest to sell more insurance inside of his agencies.It also is NOT what you’d expect.
Insurance Agency Optimization: A Proven Step-by-Step Guide to Market Domination (2019)
was written by a multi-line insurance agency owner, for multi-line insurance agency owners. It was written to help agency owners understand that they are not alone. The reality is almost nobody who owns an insurance agency ever planned on owning an insurance agency. Once upon a time I was a highly successful salesperson, or sales manager, or corporate executive or somebody special in some other field.
Property and Casualty Insurance Concepts Simplified: The Ultimate ‘How to’ Guide for Agents, Brokers, Underwriters, and Adjusters (2018)
This book details key property and casualty concepts rarely discussed or found in print; rather they are often left to be “discovered” over time. These important concepts are now written down for all insurance practitioners to easily access.
Insurance: Concepts & Coverage: Property, Liability, Life, Health and Risk Management (2012)
RISK IS UNCERTAINTY AS TO LOSSRISK IS OMNIPRESENT AND ALL PERVASIVEINSURANCE PROTECTS AGAINST THE ECONOMIC LOSS CAUSED BY RISKThis book provides an actionable approach to the functions of the insurance industry in an easy to use examination of property, liability, life and health insurance coverages plus information on the basics of a risk management program.
Understanding the Insurance Industry 2017 Edition: An overview for those working with and in one of the world’s most interesting and vital industries. (2017)
An Overview for Those Interested In the Insurance Industry. A.M. Best Company publishes Understanding the Insurance Industry annually explain how the insurance industry operates, generates revenue and provides opportunities for people of a wide range of talents and interests.
Money. Wealth. Life Insurance.: How the Wealthy Use Life Insurance as a Tax-Free Personal Bank to Supercharge Their Savings (2014)
America’s elite have been using cash value life insurance to stockpile wealth for centuries. Used correctly, it is better described as a personal bank on steroids, and a financial bunker for tough times. To be clear, this book is not about the typical garbage peddled by most insurance agents.
The Digital Life Insurance Agent: How to Market Life Insurance Online and Sell Over the Phone (2016)
In the history of selling life insurance, the most exciting, profitable time to be doing it is right now. The advances in technology and the shifts in consumer behavior and psychology have redefined what it means to build a successful, long-term life insurance business. The Digital Life Insurance Agent is the essential guide for life insurance agents of all skill levels to transition into the digital age.
Dictionary of Insurance Terms (Barron’s Business Dictionaries) (2013)
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Best Insurance Books Reviewed & Ranked
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Insurance Statistics Yearbook 1990/1997 (1999 Edition).
Author(s): OECD
ID: 2149990, Publisher: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, Year: June 1999, Size: 1 Mb, Format: pdf
Life insurance /
Author(s): S.S. Huebner, Kenneth Black, Jr.
ID: 3336687, Publisher: Prentice-Hall,, Year: c1982., Size: 68 Mb, Format: pdf
Modelling Unemployment Insurance: A Survey
Author(s): Paola Potestio
ID: 3204665, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2022, Size: 2 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are truly hot items according to The New York Times, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.