Phone Directory of Insurance, Regulatory and Safety-Related Organizations

For address or fax information on any of these organizations, call the OII at 614-228-1593. For Web site addresses for many of these organizations, click here.

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety 202-638-5944
ACORD (Agency-Company Organization for Research and Development) 914-620-1700
Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety 202-408-1711
Alliance of American Insurers (Chicago, IL office) 312-782-7720
A.M. Best Company 908-439-2200
American Academy of Actuaries 202-223-8196
American Association of Crop Insurers 202-789-4100
American Association of Health Plans 202-778-3200
American Association of Insurance Services 630-595-3225
American Automobile Association 407-444-7000
American Bankers Association/Insurance Association 202-663-5163
American Council of Life Insurers 202-624-2000
American Health Care Association 202-842-4444
American Hospital Association 312-280-6000
American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters 610-644-2100
American Institute of Marine Underwriters 212-233-0550
American Insurance Association (Washington, DC) 202-828-7100
American Land Title Association 1-800-787-2582
American Prepaid Legal Services Institute 312-988-5751
Am. Society of Chartered Life Underwriters and Financial Consultants 610-526-2500
Arbitration Forums, Inc. 1-800-967-8889
Association of Ohio Life Insurance Companies (Faith Williams) 614-227-2374
Association of Professional Insurance Women (APIW) 203-329-0854
Automobile Insurance Plans Service Office (AIPSO) 401-946-2310
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association 312-440-5955
Captive Insurance Companies Association 612-928-4655
Casualty Actuarial Society 703-276-3100
Certified Auto Parts Association 202-737-2212
Cincinnati Insurance Board 513-533-1200
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud 202-393-7330
College of Insurance 212-962-4111
Consumer Federation of America 202-387-6121
CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters) Society 1-800-932-2728
Crop Insurance Research Bureau 913-338-0470
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 301-447-1000
Federal Insurance Administration 202-646-2771
Griffith Foundation for Insurance Education 614-341-2393
Health Insurance Association of America 202-824-1600
Health Insurance Association of America—Ohio Reps (Doug Freeman/Kurt Harden) 740-522-8425
Highway Loss Data Institute 703-247-1600
Independent Insurance Agents of America 703-683-4422
Independent Insurance Agents of Ohio 614-464-3100
Inland Marine Underwriters Association 212-233-7958
Institute for Business and Home Safety 813-286-3400
Insurance Accounting and Systems Association 919-489-0991
Insurance Board of Northern Ohio 440-887-3080
Insurance Committee for Arson Control 317-876-6226
Insurance Education Foundation 317-876-6046
Insurance Information Institute 212-346-5500
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 703-247-1500
Insurance Institute of America, Inc. 610-644-2100
Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society 913-768-4700
Insurance Research Council 610-644-2212
Insurance Services Office, Inc. (Media Relations) 201-469-2426
International Association of Special Investigative Units 410-933-3480
International Insurance Council 202-682-2345
Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association 860-688-3358
National Association of Health Underwriters 703-276-0220
National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters 312-853-0808
National Association of Independent Insurers 847-297-7800
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors 202-331-6000
National Association of Insurance Commissioners 816-842-3600
National Association of Insurance Women 918-744-5195
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies 317-875-5250
National Association of Professional Insurance Agents 703-836-9340
National Conference of Insurance Legislators 518-449-3210
National Council on Compensation Insurance 561-997-1000
National Fire Protection Association 617-770-3000
National Flood Insurance Program 301-731-5300
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 202-366-9550
National Insurance Consumer Helpline 1-800-942-4242
National Insurance Crime Bureau 708-430-2430
Arlington VA office 703-469-2200
National Lightning Safety Institute 303-666-8817
National Safety Council 630-285-1121
OHA: The Association for Hospitals and Health Systems 614-221-7614
Ohio Association of Health Underwriters (Bill Allen) 419-422-3545
Ohio Association of Health Plans 614-228-4662
Ohio Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (Dave Field) 614-221-1900
Ohio Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (James R. Silver) 330-345-2005
Ohio Automobile Insurance Plan 614-221-2596
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles 614-752-7700
License Plate/General Information 1-800-589-8247
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (General Information) 1-800-644-6292
Ohio Department of Insurance (Public Information) 614-644-3481
Consumer Hotline 1-800-686-1526
Ohio Department of Public Safety (Public Information) 614-466-4344
Ohio Emergency Management Agency 614-799-3695
Ohio FAIR Plan 614-839-6446
Ohio Insurance Guaranty Association 614-442-6601
Ohio Insurance Institute 614-228-1593
Ohio Legislative Service Commission 614-466-3615
Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Underwriting Assn. 614-436-4530
Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office 614-752-8200
Ohio State Highway Patrol (Public Information) 614-752-2792
DUI Hotline 1-800-472-2384
Highway Assistance 1-877-772-8765
Road/Weather Information Service 1-888-264-7623
Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio 614-239-1387
Property Claim Services 732-388-5700
Property Insurance Plans Service Office 617-371-4175
Reinsurance Association of America 202-638-3690
Risk and Insurance Management Society 212-286-9292
Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. 714-508-4920
Surety Association of America 202-463-0600
Underwriters Laboratories 847-272-8800
Urban Insurance Partners Institute 317-580-2599
US Department of Transportation—Auto Safety Hotline 1-800-424-9393
US Fire Administration 202-646-4623
Workers’ Compensation Research Institute 617-661-9274

The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association estimates 119 million Americans use cell phones. A phone survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from Nov. 2000– Jan. 2001 estimated that 54% of drivers usually have a phone in their vehicle. 73% of those drivers said they use the phone while driving. (Associated Press from Akron Beacon Journal, 7/24/01)

Ohio became one of the 36 states and two jurisdictions to approve the optional exclusions of terrorism risks in commercial insurance policies. Ohio approved the language submitted by the Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) to allow companies the option of excluding terrorism coverage. According to ISO, the following states approved ISO’s exclusion filing for general liability, commercial property, business owners, farm, crime, commercial inland marine, and boiler and machinery: AL, AZ, AR, CO, CT, HI, ID, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MN, MO, MT, NB, NV, NH, NM, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI and WY. Washington DC and Puerto Rico approved the filing as jurisdictions. (BestWire, 1/7/02)