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The CII Library is a specialist library dedicated to insurance, risk and related financial services. It is the largest library of its kind in the UK and one of the largest in the world. Subjects covered include all branches of insurance, risk management, loss prevention, civil liability, shipping, aviation, pensions, investment and other financial services. The collection is international, with extensive holdings from all parts of the world in addition to a large collection of UK material that includes virtually everything ever published in the UK on insurance.


Library stock

Books and pamphlets. 20,000 textbooks, reports, collections of conference papers etc.

Periodicals. 1,000 journals, newsletters and magazines.

Corporate serials. Annual reports, DTI returns, press releases etc.

Reference materials. Directories, company and market research, risk statistics, policy wordings, supervisory authority reports.

Legal sources. Statutes, statutory instruments, law reports, directives, rule books.

Study materials. Coursebooks, examination reports, syllabuses, handbooks.

Audiovisual materials. Audio and video cassettes on individual examination subjects and other aspects of insurance.

Computer based materials. Training programs, databases and other electronic resources.

Historical materials. Six centuries of insurance publishing and a unique collection of policy documents and other ephemera.


Library publications

In print. A select list of recent acquisitions, published every two months in the CII Journal.

Sources of insurance history. A guide to the historical collections. Free to members, £5 to non-members.

The CII authority file. The CII authority file provides a controlled indexing vocabulary of around 3000 insurance and related terms, with a complete network of "see" and "see also" references. Available in end-user or MARC21 format. Electronic only (text file). £300 plus VAT for single users, network prices on application.

The CII classification scheme. The second edition of the CII classification scheme has been developed specifically for use in an automated environment. Covering insurance and related subjects, it contains approximately 1700 class numbers plus an introduction. Approximately 150 pages. Print version £100, UK postage free. Electronic version (Microsoft Word 97) £100 plus VAT for single users, network prices on application.

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